Thanda Gosht
| "Thanda Gosht" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Saadat Hasan Manto | |
| Language | Urdu |
| Genre(s) | fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | 1950 |
| Publisher | Sang-e-Meel Publications |
| Media type | Short story |
Thanda Gosht (Urdu: ٹھنڈا گوشت ALA-LC: Ṭhanḍā Gos̱ẖt IPA: [ʈʰənɖɑː ɡoːʃt̪], English: Cold Flesh) is a short story written by Saadat Hasan Manto.[1] The book was first published in a literary magazine in March 1950 in Pakistan. Later it was published by Sang-e-Meel Publications. Manto was charged with obscenity for this story and faced a trial in criminal court.
Storyline
The story is about the communal violence of 1947.[2] Ishwar Singh, fails to make love to his mistress Kalwant. She suspects him of infidelity and in a fit of jealousy stabs him with his own dagger. While dying, Ishwar Singh admits his crime getting involved in riots which broke in his village killing a Muslim family with same dagger and abducting a Muslim girl after breaking in their house and attempting to rape her, who was actually dead. Hence the title "cold flesh".[3]
References
- ^ "HE WROTE WHAT HE SAW – AND TOOK NO SIDES". herald.dawn.com. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "Manto's two set of stories about the Partition". urduacademy2012.ghazali.net. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ Sethi, Ali (30 August 2012). "The Seer of Pakistan". The New Yorker. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
External links
- Thanda Gosht in English
- Thanda Gosht ठंडा गोश्त in Hindi at Shabdankan
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