Ismat Chughtai is an Indian Urdu-language writer. Best known for such short-stories as Lihaaf (1942) and Chu Mui (1952), she also wrote other works including novels and non-fictional essays.[1][2] Chughtai's unfinished autobiography Kaghazi Hai Pairahan was published posthumously.
Short stories
editShort story collections
editNovels
edit- Ziddi, 1941
- Tehri Lakeer, 1943
- Saudai, 1964
- Ajeeb Aadmi, 1970
- Ek Qatra Khoon, 1975 [4]
Novellas
edit- Masooma, 1961
- Dil ki Duniya, 1966
- Jungli Kabootar, 1970 [4]
Children novellas
edit- Teen Anarhi, 1988
- Naqli Rajkuman, 1992 [3]
Plays
editNon-fiction
edit- Bachpan, an essay first published in Saqi [3]
- Hum Log, a collection of essays [4]
- Fasadat aur Adab
- Chirag Jal Rahe hain, a personal narrative about Krishan Chander
- Dozakhi, an essay about her brother Azeem Baig Chughtai
- Mera Dost Mera Dushman, a piece about Manto
- Kaghazi hai Pairahan, 1988 (Unfinished autobiography)[3]
Miscellaneous and collections
edit- Yahan Se Wahan Tak, Society Publishers, 1981 - autobiography
- A Chughtai Collection, Sama Publishing, 2005. ISBN 969-8784-16-0.
- The Heart Breaks Free/The Wild One, South Asia Books, 1993.
- Terhi Lakhir (The Crooked Line), New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1995.
- Quilt and Other Stories, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1996
- Ismat Chughtai: Shaksiyat aur Fan by Jagdish Chander Wadhawan, 1996, Delhi.
- Lifting the Veil, Penguin, 2001.
- My Friend My Enemy: Essays, Reminiscences, Portraits, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 2001.
- Kaghji Hai Pairahan (Memoir), Rajkamal Prakashan, 2004. ISBN 8171789676.
- Ismat Chughtai; Tr. by M. Asaduddin (2012). A Life in Words: Memoirs. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-670-08618-4.
- Muthakhib Afsanay (Selected Stories), Audible, 2015.
References
edit- ^ Kumar Das, Sisir (1 January 1995). History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. Sahitya Akademi. p. 348. ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9.
- ^ Mahmood, Rafay (6 March 2014). "Ismat Apa Kay Naam: The Shahs take the stage". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Bano, Farhat (2013). "The emergence of feminist consciousness among Muslim women the case of Aligarh" (PDF). University of Calcutta. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via Shodhganga.
- ^ a b c d e ASADUDDIN, M. (1993). "Alone on Slippery Terrain: Ismat Chughtai and Her Fiction". Indian Literature. 36 (5 (157)): 76–89. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23339708.