Physical Stats & More
| Height | 170 cm |
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| Weight | 60 kg |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | Not Known |
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| College/University | Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Educational Qualification | Post Graduate |
Personal Life
| Date of Death | 18/01/1955 |
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| Place of Death | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Taurus |
| Hometown | Samrala, Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married | ||||
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| Wife/Spouse | Safia Deen (Later, Safia Manto) | ||||
| Marriage Date | Year, 1936 | ||||
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Family
| Father | Ghulam Hasan Manto (a judge of local court) | ||||
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| Mother | Sardar Begum | ||||
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Favourites
| Favourite Food | Gajjar Ka Halwa |
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| Favourite Pen | Sheaffer |
| Favourite Destination | Bombay (now, Mumbai) |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| Manto came from a middle-class Muslim family in British India's Sikh-dominant Ludhiana. | |
| Ethnically Kashmiri, Manto took pride in his heritage. | |
| At 21, Manto's path as a writer began when he met Abdul Bari Alig. | |
| He liked to write his stories all in one go. | |
| After partition, Manto spent a period screenwriting in Bombay. |
