“Sacred Duty”

Ismat Chughtai, an Indian writer in the 20th Century was influential in the Urdu literary scene for her role in furthering the women’s cause. This paper focuses on her translated short story “Sacred Duty” in which the sanctity of ‘secularism’ is questioned by addressing interfaith marriages in order...

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Main Author: Sheelalipi Sahana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2019-06-01
Series:Forum
Online Access:http://journals.ed.ac.uk/forum/article/view/3050