Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Framing the Constitution

Question:

One of the following gifted short story writer depicted the miseries of partition in his fiction named 'Siyah Hashiya' (Black Margins). Name the author :

Options:

Rajender Singh Bedi

Intizar Hussain

Saadat Hasan Manto

Rahi Masoom Raza

Correct Answer:

Saadat Hasan Manto

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Saadat Hasan Manto

Saadat Hasan Manto, a prominent and influential short story writer, is known for his powerful and often controversial literary works that depicted the social and human impact of the partition of India in 1947

"Siyah Hashiya" (Black Margins) is one of his notable works in which he explored the harrowing and tragic experiences of people during the partition. Manto's stories are known for their stark realism and unflinching portrayal of the human condition during tumultuous times.

So, the correct option is [3].