Saadat Hasan Manto

Saadat Hasan Manto (1912–1955) ko Urdu sahitya ke nider aur sachche lekhakon mein gina jaata hai. Unhone samaj ke un hisson par likha jin par log baat karne se katrate the. Manto ki dastaan sirf unki kahaniyon mein hi nahi, balki unki zindagi mein bhi jhalakti hai. Unhone partition ka dard khud saha tha jab unhe Bombay (Mumbai) chhod kar Lahore jaana pada, ek aisi jagah jahan unka man shayad poori tarah nahi lag paya. Toba Tek Singh unki un aakhiri kahaniyon mein se ek thi, jo unhone apni maut se kuch waqt pehle likhi. Unki bhasha theth aur sachchi hoti thi, bina kisi banawat ke. Aam insaan ki choti se choti uljhan ko Manto apne shabdon mein dhaal dete the, aur yahi wajah hai ki aaj tak unki kahaniyan humare dilon mein zinda hain.