List of works by Ismat Chughtai explained

Ismat Chughtai is an Indian Urdu-language writer. Best known for such short-stories as Lihaaf (1942) and Chu Mui (1952), she also wrote other works including novels and non-fictional essays.^{[1] [2]} Chughtai's unfinished autobiography Kaghazi Hai Pairahan was published posthumously.

Short stories

• Dheet, a soliloquy
• Kafir, her first short story
• Gainda
• Khidmatgaar ^[3]
• Lihaaf, 1942

Short story collections

• Kaliyan, 1941
• Choten, 1942
• Ek Baat, 1945
• Chhui Mui, 1952
• Do Haath, 1955 ^[4]
• Badan ki Khushboo, 1979
• Amarbel, 1979
• Thori si Paagal, 1979
• Aadhi Aurat Aadha Khwaab, 1986

Novels

• Ziddi, 1941
• Tehri Lakeer, 1943
• Saudai, 1964
• Ajeeb Aadmi, 1970
• Ek Qatra Khoon, 1975

Novellas

• Masooma, 1961
• Dil ki Duniya, 1966
• Jungli Kabootar, 1970

Children novellas

• Teen Anarhi, 1988
• Naqli Rajkuman, 1992

Plays

• Fasadi, 1938
• Shaitan
• Intikhab, 1939
• Dhani Bankein, 1955 (A collection of six radio dramas)
• Dozakh, 1960
• Tanhai ka Zehr, 1977

Non-fiction

• Bachpan, an essay first published in Saqi
• Hum Log, a collection of essays
• Fasadat aur Adab
• Chirag Jal Rahe hain, a personal narrative about Krishan Chander
• Dozakhi, an essay about her brother Azeem Baig Chughtai
• Mera Dost Mera Dushman, a piece about Manto
• Kaghazi hai Pairahan, 1988 (Unfinished autobiography)

Miscellaneous and collections

• Yahan Se Wahan Tak, Society Publishers, 1981 - autobiography
• A Chughtai Collection, Sama Publishing, 2005. .
• The Heart Breaks Free/The Wild One, South Asia Books, 1993.
• Terhi Lakhir (The Crooked Line), New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1995.
• Quilt and Other Stories, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1996
• Ismat Chughtai: Shaksiyat aur Fan by Jagdish Chander Wadhawan, 1996, Delhi.
• Lifting the Veil, Penguin, 2001.
• My Friend My Enemy: Essays, Reminiscences, Portraits, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 2001.
• Kaghji Hai Pairahan (Memoir), Rajkamal Prakashan, 2004. .
• Book: A Life in Words: Memoirs. Ismat Chughtai . Tr. by M. Asaduddin . Penguin Books . 2012. 978-0-670-08618-4 .
• Muthakhib Afsanay (Selected Stories), Audible, 2015.

Notes and References

1. Book: Kumar Das, Sisir. History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. 1 January 1995. Sahitya Akademi. 978-81-7201-798-9. 348.
2. Web site: Ismat Apa Kay Naam: The Shahs take the stage. Mahmood. Rafay. The Express Tribune. 14 May 2018. 6 March 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909223936/http://tribune.com.pk/story/679632/ismat-apa-kay-naam-the-shahs-take-the-stage/. 9 September 2015. dmy-all.
3. Web site: The emergence of feminist consciousness among Muslim women the case of Aligarh. Bano. Farhat. University of Calcutta. Shodhganga. 13 May 2018. 2013.
4. ASADUDDIN. M.. Alone on Slippery Terrain: Ismat Chughtai and Her Fiction . 1993. Indian Literature. 36. 5 (157). 76–89. 23339708 . 0019-5804.