Thanda Gosht by Manto
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Thanda Gosht by Manto

“Thanda Gosht” by Saadat Hasan Manto is a powerful and provocative short story set during the Partition of India in 1947. The story follows the protagonist Ishar Singh, a Sikh man who falls in love with a Muslim woman named Kalwant Kaur. Despite the societal tensions and religious divide, Ishar and Kalwant engage in a clandestine relationship.