Manto

Manto’s Birth Anniversary Observed On 11th May

Sana MehmoodMay 11, 2024

ISLAMABAD: The birth anniversary of Sa’adat Hasan Manto – renowned Urdu story, film, radio scriptwriter and journalist – was observed on Saturday (11th May). Manto was born in 1912 in a Muslim Kashmiri family of Paproudi village (Ludhiana) that settled in Amritsar. His father Khawaja Ghulam Hasan, a session judge, migrated to Lahore with family […]

Manto died on 18th of Jan 1955

News DeskJanuary 18, 2024

KARACHI: Sa’adat Hasan Manto, who was born on 11th May, 1912 (in Paproudi Village, Ludhiana District of the Eastern Punjab, in a Muslim family) and died on 18th Jan 1955, produced the kind of bold chef-d’œuvres that many believe was meant for the people of next century. Manto dared to write about the taboos to expose the […]

Manto died on 18th of Jan 1955

News DeskJanuary 18, 2023

KARACHI: Sa’adat Hasan Manto, who was born on 11th May, 1912 (in Ludhiana) and died on 18th Jan 1955, produced the kind of bold chef-d’œuvres that many believe was meant for the people of next century. His writings plunged him into trouble a number of times. In India and later in Pakistan he was charged […]

Manto was born today 108 years ago

News DeskMay 11, 2020

KARACHI: Saadat Hasan Manto, who was born on 11th May, 1912 (in Ludhiana) and died on 18th Jan. 1955, produced the kind of bold chef-d’œuvres that many believe was meant for the people of next century. Manto dared to write about the taboos in order to expose the darker side of the society setting the […]