Biography
Ismat Chughtai (21 August 1915 – 24 October 1991) was an Indian Urdu novelist, short story writer, liberal humanist and filmmaker. Beginning in the 1930s, she wrote extensively on themes including female sexuality and femininity, middle-class gentility, and class conflict, often from a Marxist perspective. With a style characterised by literary realism, Chughtai established herself as a significant voice in the Urdu literature of the twentieth century, and in 1976 was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
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GenderFemale
Birthday1915-08-21
Deathday1991-10-24 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceBudaun, India
ReligionIslam
CitizenshipsDominion of India, British Raj, India
Also Known AsIsmat Chugtai, عصمت چغتائی, इस्मत चुग़ताई
AwardsPadma Shri in literature and education, Filmfare Awards
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