The Crooked Line
Ismat Chughtai, the most provocative and rebellious among women writers in Urdu, wrote voluminously until she was…
August 4th, 2015
How Long Can A River Be Held Back By A Dam?
When I saw that tiny collection with her name on the spine on a public library…
To Be A Gentle Coloniser
In a letter she wrote to me in response to my translation of her story ‘Do…
Woman
Woman…woman…woman… Very good, disloyal, loyal, this and that, and god knows what else. In every country…
My Gori
Ismat Chughtai needs no introduction. Born on 15 August, and with a name that implies infallibility, Ismat…
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