About the author:
Ismat chughtai is one of the famous Urdu writers in India. Chughtai wrote novels, plays, travelogues etc. But her most remarkable achievement lays in short story form. Lihaaf is her well known work and she is known by everyone for that work. Ismat Chughtai is one of the prominent writers who wrote about the living experience which she experienced in the society in which she lived. She uses the themes and characters of her stories from the sphere she knew intimately—the Muslim families of Agra, Aligarh and Bareily. She was born in 1911 in Uttar Pradesh at a place called Badun, associated with the memory of Gautama Buddha. Her father, Qasim Beg Chughtai, was a judicial magistrate who served at different capacities as Agra, Kanpur, Luknow and late in princely state of Mewar. She was known for her story “Lihaaf’, which was famous in India because it was the first short story which talked about the lesbian and homosexual relationship.
Ismat chughtai is one of the famous Urdu writers in India. Chughtai wrote novels, plays, travelogues etc. But her most remarkable achievement lays in short story form. Lihaaf is her well known work and she is known by everyone for that work. Ismat Chughtai is one of the prominent writers who wrote about the living experience which she experienced in the society in which she lived. She uses the themes and characters of her stories from the sphere she knew intimately—the Muslim families of Agra, Aligarh and Bareily. She was born in 1911 in Uttar Pradesh at a place called Badun, associated with the memory of Gautama Buddha. Her father, Qasim Beg Chughtai, was a judicial magistrate who served at different capacities as Agra, Kanpur, Luknow and late in princely state of Mewar. She was known for her story “Lihaaf’, which was famous in India because it was the first short story which talked about the lesbian and homosexual relationship.
Many short story writers have represented the caste system, partitions, women’s problems etc. Ismat chughtai is also one of the writers in the progressive movements inIndia.
Her stories contributed for the betterment of the society. She pointed out the evils in the society. Her short stories concentrated on women issues, partition of India, development of political parties in India, communal relationships etc. Researcher in this work studies some of her short stories to know the status of women during early nineteenth century in India. The short stories the researcher studies are Gainda, The Quilt, The wedding suit, The homemaker, Touch –me-not, Sacred duty, Tiny’s Granny, Mother –in-law, Roots.
Her stories contributed for the betterment of the society. She pointed out the evils in the society. Her short stories concentrated on women issues, partition of India, development of political parties in India, communal relationships etc. Researcher in this work studies some of her short stories to know the status of women during early nineteenth century in India. The short stories the researcher studies are Gainda, The Quilt, The wedding suit, The homemaker, Touch –me-not, Sacred duty, Tiny’s Granny, Mother –in-law, Roots.
Theme:
Gender inequality
Female sexuality
Middle class gentility
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