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UNRAVELING GENDER AND METAPHOR IN SHORT STORIES OF ISMAT CHAUGHTAI
Abstract
Ismat Chughtai is an Indian short story writer who shot to the limelight for her unabashed portrayal of women’s identity and sexuality in her writings, at a time when such topics were considered a taboo in India. Ismat used various literary techniques and devices to portray the Indian woman. This paper aims at unraveling how she has utilized metaphors to d [...]
- Zahid Kamran Khan *
