Ismat Chughtai
Urdu short story writer whose frank portrayal of female sexuality, especially lesbianism, in Lihaaf (The Quilt) resulted in an obscenity trial. She remains one of the most important feminist voices in Urdu literature.
Works
- The Quilt
- The Crooked Line
- LihaafA controversial story exploring desire and transgression within Indian domesticity through a quilt
- Terhi LakeerA woman navigates marriage, passion, and social convention in early twentieth-century India
- A Chughtai Collection
- Heart Breaks Free
- Wild One
- Tedhi LakeerA woman defies social conventions by pursuing her own happiness against family pressures
- Ajeeb Aadmi
- Chotein
- One Step