Ismat and Ayaan
Ismat Chughtai and Ayaan Hirsi Ali might have had drastically different approaches to critiquing the faith…
2015
The Free Radical
Ismat Chughtai reformulated the discipline of female writing and the role and social positioning of the…
The Crooked Line
Ismat Chughtai can’t simply be pigeonholed as a women’s writer. To do so is to disregard…
How Long Can A River Be Held Back By A Dam?
One of Indian literature’s most radical and important voices, Ismat Chughtai broke the confines of language…
To Be A Gentle Coloniser
Translating Ismat Chughtai’s work is a task fraught with danger, writes Tahira Naqvi. It’s not just…
Woman
By Ismat ChughtaiWoman…woman…woman… Very good, disloyal, loyal, this and that, and god knows what else. In…
My Gori
Madhuja Mukherjee finds her favourite Ismat character in this photo essay.Ismat Chughtai needs no introduction. Born…
Five Ridiculously Funny Things on the Internet Right Now
By Moumita Ghosh and Jyotika Mansata 1. Bhai teaches Geography If you thought the mace-shaped locket…
Be My Rail Gaadi
Films like Neeraj Ghaywan’s ‘Masaan’ give one hope for the future of the film industry. It…
Where Reason Ends
Harper Lee’s much-anticipated ‘Go Set A Watchman’ might not measure up to the masterpiece it was…