Saadat Hasan Manto Age, Death, Biography, Wife, Family, Facts & More
Saadat Hasan Manto Age, Death, Biography, Wife, Family, Facts & More
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Real Name | Saadat Hasan Manto |
Nickname | Manto |
Profession | Writer, Playwright and Author |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 170 cm** in meters**- 1.70 m** in feet inches**- 5â 7â** |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**- 60 kg** in pounds**- 132 lbs** |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 11 May 1912 |
Birth Place | Paproudi village, Samrala, Ludhiana, Punjab, British India |
Date of Death | 18 January 1955 |
Place of Death | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Age (at the time of death) | 42 Years |
Death Cause | Multiple organ failure due to excessive alcohol consumption |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Taurus |
Nationality | Indo-Pakistan (Before India's partition- Indian; after India's partition- Pakistani) |
Hometown | Samrala, Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
School | Not Known |
College/University | Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |
Educational Qualification | Post Graduate |
Family | Father- Ghulam Hasan Manto (a judge of local court) Mother- Sardar Begum Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known |
Religion | Islam |
Hobbies | Reading, Writing, Travelling |
Controversies | He faced trial for obscenity both in India and Pakistan- 3 times in India (under section 292 of the Indian Penal Code before 1947) for his writings (âDhuan,â âBu,â and âKali Shalwarâ) and 3 times in Pakistan (as per the Pakistan Penal Code after 1947) for his writings (âKholDo,â âThanda Gosht,â and âUpar Neeche Darmiyaanâ). However, he was fined only in one case. |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Food | Gajjar Ka Halwa (an Indian sweet dish made of carrots) |
Favourite Pen | Sheaffer |
Favourite Destination | Bombay (now, Mumbai) |
Girls, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Wife/Spouse | Safia Deen (Later, Safia Manto) ![]() |
Marriage Date | Year, 1936 |
Children | Son- Arif (died in his infancy) Daughters- Nighat Manto, Nuzhat Manto, Nusrat Manto ![]() |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Saadat Hasan Manto
Did Saadat Hasan Manto smoke?: YesÂ
Did Saadat Hasan Manto drink alcohol?: Yes
He was born into a middle-class Muslim family in the predominantly Sikh city of Ludhiana in British India.Â
Manto was ethnically a Kashmiri, and he was so proud of being a Kashmiri that once he wrote to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru that being âbeautifulâ was the synonym of being âKashmiriâ.
In 1933, at the age of 21, his life took a turn when he met Abdul Bari Alig (a scholar and polemic writer) in Amritsar. It was Abdul Bari Alig who encouraged him to read French and Russian authors.
It was through studying the western authors that he learned the art of short story writing, and in his early 20s, he translated French, Russian and English stories into Urdu.
His first story was Sarguzasht-e-Aseer (A Prisonerâs Story), which was an Urdu translation of Victor Hugoâs The Last Day of a Condemned Man.Â
Usually, Manto preferred writing an entire story in one sitting. Most of his subjects tended to be those on the fringes of society.
While studying at the Aligarh Muslim University, Manto got associated with Indian Progressive Writersâ Association (IPWA).
It was there at the Aligarh Muslim University that he wrote his 2nd story âInquilab Pasand,â which was published in Aligarh magazine in March 1935.
In 1941, he joined the Urdu Service of All India Radio where he published over 4 collections of radio plays- Aao, Manto Ke Drame, Janaze and Teen Moti Auraten.Â
Manto continued writing short stories like Dhuan, Manto Ke Afsane, etc.Â
In 1942, due to some differences with the director of the All India Radio, he left his job and returned to Bombay, and again started working with the film industry, which was his best phase in screenwriting giving films like Shikari, Aatth Din, Mirza Ghalib and Chal Chal Re Naujawan.Â
After the partition of India in 1947, Manto moved to Pakistan in January 1948. Initially, Manto had been implacably opposed to partition and had even refused to go to the newly formed Pakistan. One evening when he was drinking with his Hindu colleagues, one of them remarked- were it not for the fact they were friends, he would have killed Manto. The next day, Manto decided to leave the country and took his family to Lahore.Â
While in Lahore, Manto got associated with several prominent intellectuals including Nasir Kazmi, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi and Ahmad Rahi among others. These intellectuals would gather at Lahoreâs iconic Pak Tea House and get involved in passionate political arguments and literary debates.Â
In the early 1950s, Manto wrote essays entitled âLetters to Uncle Samâ concerning Pakistanâs fate in the international relations. In one such essay, he predicted a future where everything â music and art, literature and poetry â would be censored. In another letter to Uncle Sam, he wrote, âYou would not believe, uncle, that despite being the author of 20, 22 books, I do not own a house to live.âÂ
At the fag end of his life, Manto got addicted to alcohol, which became the reason behind his death in January 1955.
Six months earlier to his death, Manto had composed his own epitaph, which would read âHere lies Saadat Hasan Manto and with him lie buried all the secrets and mysteries of the art of story writing. Under mounds of earth, he lies, still wondering who among the two is the greater story writer â God or he.â However, it was never used on his tombstone.Â
On the 50th anniversary of his death in January 2005, Manto was commemorated on a Pakistani postage stamp.Â
On 14 August 2012, the Government of Pakistan posthumously awarded him Nishan-e-Imtiaz.Â
After Mantoâs death, his life story became a subject of intense introspection and discussion.
On occasion of his birth centenary, Danish Iqbalâs stage Play âEk Kutte Ki Kahaniâ presented Manto in a new perspective.
In 2015, a Pakistani biographical drama film titled âMantoâ directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat was released.
In 2017, a Bollywood film was made with the same title directed by Nandita Das and starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Manto.Â
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