ISMAT CHUGHTAI

Aug. 21, 2018

Google dedicated a Doodle to Ismat Chughtai, an Urdu writer, on her 107th birth anniversary.

About:

  • Ismat Chughtai (1911 – 1911) was an Indian Urdu language writer who championed free speech, social liberation, and gender equality through her writing.

  • Her key works:
    • Some of her best-known works are Lihaf (The Quilt), Chu Mui (Touch-me-not), Gainda (Marigold) etc.

    • Her unfinished autobiography Kaghazi Hai Pairahan was published posthumously.

    • She also wrote the screenplay for Bollywood movies like Ziddi, Arzoo and Garam Hawa.



  • Awards and Honour: Padma Shri (1976).

Source : Google

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