was an Urdu writer, famous for his short stories, Boo, Khodo, cold meat and famous Toba Tecsingh.
Along with being a storyteller, he was film and radio screenwriter and journalist.
In his short lifetime he published two short stories collections, a novel, five collections of radio drama, three collections of compositions and two collections of personal drawings.
Writing mainly in Urdu, he produced 22 collections of short stories, a novel, five series of radio plays, three collections of essays and two collections of personal sketches. His best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.
He is best known for his stories about the partition of India, which he opposed, immediately following independence in 1947
Manto was tried six times for alleged obscenity in his writings; thrice before 1947 in British India, and thrice after independence in 1947 in Pakistan, but was never convicted.
He is acknowledged as one of the finest 20th-century Urdu writers and is the subject of two biographical films: the 2015 film Manto, directed by Sarmad Khoosat and the 2018 film Manto, directed by Nandita Das.
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