Ismat Chughtai
Praise for Lifting the Veil
Enlightened, bold, iconoclastic, progressive and feminist... Chughtai's style makes reading a delight
Dawn
One of the foremost Urdu writers of the 20th century, Ismat Chughtai is known for her iconoclastic, feminist writings which explored the inner workings of women's lives
Huffington Post
Her marvellous skill with language and storytelling has resulted in the creation of some of the most powerful women characters in world literature
The Hindu
Enlightened, bold, iconoclastic, progressive and feminist... Chughtai's style makes reading a delight
Dawn
One of the foremost Urdu writers of the 20th century, Ismat Chughtai is known for her iconoclastic, feminist writings which explored the inner workings of women's lives
Huffington Post
Her marvellous skill with language and storytelling has resulted in the creation of some of the most powerful women characters in world literature
The Hindu
Enlightened, bold, iconoclastic, progressive and feminist... Chughtai's style makes reading a delight
Dawn
One of the foremost Urdu writers of the 20th century, Ismat Chughtai is known for her iconoclastic, feminist writings which explored the inner workings of women's lives
Huffington Post
Her marvellous skill with language and storytelling has resulted in the creation of some of the most powerful women characters in world literature
The Hindu