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List of Urdu short story writers

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This is the list of those writers who wrote short stories in Urdu Language.[1]

List of Urdu Short Story Writers
Author Life Location Notable Short Stories
Syed Sajjad Haider Yaldram 1880-1943 Lucknow Izdawaj-e-Mohabbat
Saadat Hasan Manto 1912-1955 Lahore Thanda Gosht, Toba Tek Singh
Premchand 1880-1936 Benares Shatranj ki Bazi, Idgah, Kafan
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi 1916-2006 Lahore Kapaas Ka Phool, Alhamdulillah
Krishan Chander 1914-1977 Bombay Poore Chand Ki Raat
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas 1914-1987 Bombay Meri Maut
Mumtaz Mufti 1905-1995 Islamabad Samay Ka Bandhan, Chup
Intizar Hussain 1925-2016 Lahore Shehr-e-Afsos, Aakhri Aadmi
Naiyer Masud 1936-2017 Lucknow Sheesha Ghat, Murasila
Mustansar Hussain Tarar b. 1939 Lahore Siyah Aankh Mein Tasweer
Enver Sajjad 1935-2019 Lahore Gaaye
Upendranath Ashk 1910-1996 Allahabad Mohabbat, Amn Ka Taalib
Abdullah Hussain 1931-2015 Lahore
Mirza Adeeb 1914-1999 Lahore Maan, Woh Kaun Thi
Muhammad Mansha Yaad 1937-2011 Islamabad Waqt Samandar
Mohammad Hameed Shahid b. 1957 Islamabad Janm Jahannam
Ghulam-us-Saqlain Naqvi 1922-2002 Lahore Band Gali
Muhammad Asim Butt b. 1966 Lahore
Ismat Chughtai 1915-1991 Bombay Lihaaf, Chauthi Ka Jora
Niaz Fatehpuri 1884-1966 Karachi Dars-e-Mohabbat
Ashfaq Ahmed 1925-2004 Lahore Punjab Ka Dupatta
Gulzar b. 1934 Bombay Saanjh, Addha
Majnun Gorakhpuri 1904-1988 Aligarh Tum Mere Ho
Akhtar Husain 1912-1992 Karachi Jism Ki Pukaar
Ali Sardar Jafri 1913-2000 Bombay Lakshmi
Syed Muhammad Ashraf b.1957 Aligarh Daar Se Bichde, Aadmi
Salam Bin Razzaq 1941-present Bombay Nadi
Bano Qudsia 1928-2017 Lahore Tauba-shikan
Qurratulain Hyder 1927-2007 Lucknow Awaara Gard
Hajra Masroor 1930-2012 Karachi Faasla
Zahida Hina b. 1946 Karachi
Muhammad Humayun, Dr b. 1973 Birmingham, UK Pase Diwaar
Khadija Mastoor 1927-1982 Lahore Bochaar, Khel
Rashid Jahan 1905-1952 Aligarh Dilli Ki Sair
Altaf Fatima 1927-2018 Lahore Dard-e-La-Dawa, Neon Signs
Rajinder Singh Bedi 1915-1984 Bombay Laajwanti
Khalida Hussain 1937-2019 Islamabad Sawari
Ghulam Abbas 1909-1982 Karachi Anandi, Katba
Sajjad Zaheer 1899-1973 Lucknow Garmiyon ki Ek Raat, Dulari
Qasim Mahmood 1928-2010 Lahore Qasim Kee Mendi , Maut ke khusb
Ahmed Ali 1910-1994 Delhi Badal Nahin Aate
Mahmood-uz-Zafar 1903-1956 Rampur Jawaan-Mardi
Anwer Khan d. 2001 Bombay Poze
Asad Muhammad Khan b. 1932 Karachi Baasude Ki Maryam
Ikramullah b. 1930 Multan Siyaah Asmaan
Jamila Hashmi 1929-1988 Lahore Murda Sar Ki Hikaayat
Siddiq Alam b. 1952 Calcutta Kabhi Do Peer-e Fartoot
Zakia Mashhadi b. 1944 Patna Parsa Bibi Ka Baghaar
Zamiruddin Ahmad 1926-1990 Karachi Pehli Maut

References

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  1. ^ Anwar, Sadeed (2014). Urdu Adab ki MuKhtasir Tareekh. p. 369.