Saadat Hasan Manto

Saadat Hassan Manto (Urdu: ‏‏سعادت حسن منٹو‎; Saʿādat Ḥasan Maṅṫō; 11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a British Indian-born Pakistani short story writer of the Urdu language. He is best known for his short stories, "Bu" (Odour), "Khol Do" (Open It), "Thanda Gosht" (Cold Meat), and "Toba Tek Singh".Manto was also a film and radio scriptwriter and a journalist. He published twenty-two collections of short stories, one novel, five collections of radio plays, three collections of essays, and two collections of personal sketches.Manto was tried for obscenity six times; thrice before 1947 in British India, and thrice after independence in 1947 in Pakistan, but never convicted. Some of his works have been translated in other languages.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 11, 1912
Birth place	Punjab Province (British India) , Ludhiana district , Samrala , Presidencies and provinces of British India
Date of death	January 18, 1955
Place of death	Pakistan , Punjab Pakistan , Lahore

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