Ismat Chughtai is an Indian Urdu-language writer. Best known for such short-stories as Lihaaf (1942) and Chu Mui (1952), she also wrote other works including novels and non-fictional essays. Chughtai's unfinished autobiography Kaghazi Hai Pairahan was published posthumously.
Short stories Dheet, a soliloquy Kafir, her first short story Gainda Khidmatgaar Lihaaf, 1942
Short story collections Kaliyan, 1941 Choten, 1942 Ek Baat, 1945 Chhui Mui, 1952 Do Haath, 1955 Badan ki Khushboo, 1979 Amarbel, 1979 Thori si Paagal, 1979 Aadhi Aurat Aadha Khwaab, 1986
Novels Ziddi, 1941 Tehri Lakeer, 1943 Saudai, 1964 Ajeeb Aadmi, 1970 Ek Qatra Khoon, 1975
Novellas Masooma, 1961 Dil ki Duniya, 1966 Jungli Kabootar, 1970
Children’s novellas Teen Anarhi, 1988 Naqli Rajkuman, 1992
Plays Fasadi, 1938 Shaitan Intikhab, 1939 Dhani Bankein, 1955 (A collection of six radio dramas) Dozakh, 1960 Tanhai ka Zehr, 1977
Non-fiction Bachpan, an essay first published in Saqi Hum Log, a collection of essays Fasadat aur Adab Chirag Jal Rahe hain, a personal narrative about Krishan Chander Dozakhi, an essay about her brother Azeem Baig Chughtai Mera Dost Mera Dushman, a piece about Manto Kaghazi hai Pairahan, 1988 (Unfinished autobiography)
Miscellaneous and collections Yahan Se Wahan Tak, Society Publishers, 1981 - autobiography A Chughtai Collection, Sama Publishing, 2005. . The Heart Breaks Free/The Wild One, South Asia Books, 1993. Terhi Lakhir (The Crooked Line), New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1995. Quilt and Other Stories, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1996 Ismat Chughtai: Shaksiyat aur Fan by Jagdish Chander Wadhawan, 1996, Delhi. Lifting the Veil, Penguin, 2001. My Friend My Enemy: Essays, Reminiscences, Portraits, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 2001. Kaghji Hai Pairahan (Memoir), Rajkamal Prakashan, 2004. .
Muthakhib Afsanay (Selected Stories), Audible, 2015.
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