List of works by Ismat Chughtai

Ismat Chughtai is an Indian Urdu-language writer. Best known for such short-stories as Lihaaf (1942) and Chu Mui (1952), she also wrote other works including novels and non-fictional essays.^[1]^[2] Chughtai's unfinished autobiography Kaghazi Hai Pairahan was published posthumously.

Short stories

Dheet, a soliloquy
Kafir, her first short story
Gainda
Khidmatgaar ^[3]
Lihaaf, 1942 ^[3]

Short story collections

Kaliyan, 1941
Choten, 1942
Ek Baat, 1945
Chhui Mui, 1952
Do Haath, 1955 ^[4]
Badan ki Khushboo, 1979
Amarbel, 1979
Thori si Paagal, 1979
Aadhi Aurat Aadha Khwaab, 1986 ^[3]

Novels

Ziddi, 1941
Tehri Lakeer, 1943
Saudai, 1964
Ajeeb Aadmi, 1970
Ek Qatra Khoon, 1975 ^[4]

Novellas

Masooma, 1961
Dil ki Duniya, 1966
Jungli Kabootar, 1970 ^[4]

Children novellas

Teen Anarhi, 1988
Naqli Rajkuman, 1992 ^[3]

Plays

Fasadi, 1938 ^[3]
Shaitan ^[4]
Intikhab, 1939
Dhani Bankein, 1955 (A collection of six radio dramas)
Dozakh, 1960
Tanhai ka Zehr, 1977 ^[3]

Non-fiction

Bachpan, an essay first published in Saqi ^[3]
Hum Log, a collection of essays ^[4]
Fasadat aur Adab
Chirag Jal Rahe hain, a personal narrative about Krishan Chander
Dozakhi, an essay about her brother Azeem Baig Chughtai
Mera Dost Mera Dushman, a piece about Manto
Kaghazi hai Pairahan, 1988 (Unfinished autobiography)^[3]

Miscellaneous and collections

Yahan Se Wahan Tak, Society Publishers, 1981 - autobiography
A Chughtai Collection, Sama Publishing, 2005. ISBN 969-8784-16-0.
The Heart Breaks Free/The Wild One, South Asia Books, 1993.
Terhi Lakhir (The Crooked Line), New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1995.
Quilt and Other Stories, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1996
Ismat Chughtai: Shaksiyat aur Fan by Jagdish Chander Wadhawan, 1996, Delhi.
Lifting the Veil, Penguin, 2001.
My Friend My Enemy: Essays, Reminiscences, Portraits, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 2001.
Kaghji Hai Pairahan (Memoir), Rajkamal Prakashan, 2004. ISBN 8171789676.
Ismat Chughtai; Tr. by M. Asaduddin (2012). A Life in Words: Memoirs. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-670-08618-4.
Muthakhib Afsanay (Selected Stories), Audible, 2015.

References

^ Kumar Das, Sisir (1 January 1995). History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. Sahitya Akademi. p. 348. ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9.
^ Mahmood, Rafay (6 March 2014). "Ismat Apa Kay Naam: The Shahs take the stage". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Bano, Farhat (2013). "The emergence of feminist consciousness among Muslim women the case of Aligarh" (PDF). University of Calcutta. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via Shodhganga.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ASADUDDIN, M. (1993). "Alone on Slippery Terrain: Ismat Chughtai and Her Fiction". Indian Literature. 36 (5 (157)): 76–89. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23339708.

[Das1995-1] Kumar Das, Sisir (1 January 1995). History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. Sahitya Akademi. p. 348. ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9.

[rafay-2] Mahmood, Rafay (6 March 2014). "Ismat Apa Kay Naam: The Shahs take the stage". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

[bano-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Bano, Farhat (2013). "The emergence of feminist consciousness among Muslim women the case of Aligarh" (PDF). University of Calcutta. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via Shodhganga.

[Asaduddin-4] ASADUDDIN, M. (1993). "Alone on Slippery Terrain: Ismat Chughtai and Her Fiction". Indian Literature. 36 (5 (157)): 76–89. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23339708.

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