“Lihaaf” (The Quilt)
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Title
“Lihaaf” (The Quilt)
Subject
Lesbianism, India, 1942, marriage
Description
The story is told from the point of view of a small girl who is the niece of the protagonist, Begum Jan. Begum Jan has had a very depressing life after marriage. Her husband, the Nawab, was much older than her and was thought to be extremely respectable for never having had any encounters with prostitutes. But it is soon revealed that it is because his interests lie in the other gender.
Creator
Ismat Chughtai
Publisher
Adab-i-Latif
Date
1942
Relation
Fire by Deepa Mehta
Format
Short Story
Language
English, Urdu
Type
Text
Coverage
India 1942, women's rights, LGBTQ+
Citation
Ismat Chughtai, ““Lihaaf” (The Quilt),” Reflection on Deepa Mehta and British India Through Film, accessed September 30, 2026, https://omeka.emilymeyers.org/items/show/17.
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