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Saadat Hasan Manto Biography, Age, Death, Height, Weight, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

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Saadat Hasan Manto Biography, Age, Death, Height, Weight, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

Saadat Hasan Manto

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BIRTHDAY 11 May, 1912 ( Saturday )
BIRTH PLACE Ludhiana , Punjab
COUNTRY India
AGE (in 1955) 42 Years Old
BIRTH SIGN Taurus
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Saadat Hasan Manto Biography, Age, Death, Height, Weight, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

Short Biography

Saadat Hasan Manto was born on 11-05-1912 in Samrala, Ludhiana in the state of Punjab, India. He was a Pakistani Writer, Playwright, Author, Novelist, Essayist, Screenwriter & Translator.

Other Professions: Playwright Author Novelist Essayist Screenwriter Translator
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Saadat Hasan Manto Complete Bio & Career

He was well-known Pakistani writer, Author, Playwright, Essayist, Screenwriter, Novelist & Translator. He began his literature career with an Urdu translation and during his beginning career, he was very much inspired by the real writers of Franch and Russia such as Anton, Hugo, Maxim Gorky and Chekhov. 
 
In late 1930, Saadat Hasan Manto was incidentally involved with the Indian Progressive writers Association and its left-inclining abstract movement that was focused on the beliefs of social elevate and equity through literature.
 
An enormous turning point came into his life in 1933, when he was of 21years, he gets an opportunity to meet with Abdul Bari Alig, who was a scholar and polemic writer in Amritsar.He encouraged by Abdul Bari Alig for his true talents and influenced him to read French and Russian Authors.
 
The books written by Saadat Hasan Manto are as follows– Atish Paray (1936), Toba Tek Singh (1955), Thanda Goshta (1950), Kaali Shalwar (1961), Manto ke Afsane (1944), Afsane aur dramay (1943), Manto Ki Behtareen Kahanian (1963) and many  others like Bombay Stories, Selected Stories, etc..

Health Issues, Illness and Death Info

Saadat Hasan Manto died on 18-01-1955 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. He died at age of 42.

DEATHDAY 18 January,1955 (Sunday)
DEATH PLACE Lahore, Punjab
DEATH COUNTRY Pakistan

Saadat Hasan Manto Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He was born to Ghulam Hasan Manto & Sardar Begum. He was married to Safiyah Manto from 1939 to 1955 (till his death). The couple was blessed with three daughters Nusrat Jalal, Nuzhat Arshad & Nighat Patel.

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Saadat Hasan Manto Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

Saadat Hasan Manto was 42 years 8 months & 7 days old age.

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