LAHORE: Intellectuals, writers and the civil society activists on Sunday paid rich tributes to short story genius Saadat Hasan Manto, who kept raising voice against extremism, terrorism, double ...

January 18 was Manto’s 64th death anniversary and it should be noted that Manto has been experiencing something of a renaissance for quite a few years. Manto’s best short stories like ‘Toba Tek Singh’ ...

I first read Saadat Hasan Manto as a teenager and the spirit of what I’m writing now was etched on my memory in those years. I was too young to understand the intricacies of his stories but I enjoyed ...

Local literary circles have declared 2012 as the year to celebrate Saadat Hasan Manto’s genius. The grand master of Urdu fiction, Intezar Hussain writes that this year of celebration, “Provides an ...

Conceived and performed by Ashwath Bhatt, Ek Mulaqat Manto Se is a solo act that reflects on the good, the bad and the controversial life and time of writer Saadat Hasan Manto. Bhatt, who has been ...

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's movie Manto too begins with a story which will make you crave to know 'what next?' And then enters the man himself, just as his loving wife Rasika Dugal is reading his story out ...

“Here lies buried Saadat Hasan Manto in whose bosom are enshrined all the secrets and art of short story writing. Buried under mounds of earth, even now he is contemplating whether he is a greater ...

The first pictures from Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer Manto, a film on the life of the celebrated writer, are out. Directed by Nandita Das, the film is currently under pre-production. Nawazuddin ...

Nandita Das is directing the biopic about writer Saadat Hasan Manto. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor HP is getting into the content business with Manto, a theatrical feature that marks the first time ...

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's movie Manto too begins with a story which will make you crave to know 'what next?' And then enters the man himself, just as his loving wife Rasika Dugal is reading his story out ...