name to be underlined. He brings alive the most traumatic episode in the history of the subcontinent, he brings into light the confusions prevailing at the time of separation. His many stories are partition oriented however, this paper analyse Toba Tek Singh for understanding the fear of lost identities at the time of forced mobility. Keywords: Partition, identity, dilemma, mobility, migration, desire. Introduction: Migration has been the part of human history since time immemorial. Humans have
The Rape of Women in “Draupadi,” by Mahasweta Devi, and “Open It,” by Saadat Hasan Manto Where there is war, there is the rape and abuse of women. From the Trojan War to the Middle East conflict, rape has been a tactic of war. Rape is commonly viewed by society as a symbol of female degradation, female submission, and the stripping of honor and humanity. In the stories “Draupadi,” by Mahasweta Devi, and “Open It,” by Saadat Hasan Manto, the rape of women is a common theme. In Manto’s “Open
Talking about Indo-Pak Partition, it was the most affecting event of the people in the history of the sub-continent. Hundreds and Thousands of people were killed and exploited in the name of a separate land. No other example comes close to brutality except this. Bombay was Manto's heaven, where he could be all "Happy". But after Partition the state of being happy came to an end. Manto was in Bombay when he heard the news of Pakistan: the British dividing Subcontinent at last. Manto would ask later