Feminist Elements in Khalida Hussain's Short Stories: An Analytical Study

خالدہ حسین کے افسانوں میں تانیثی عناصر: تجزیاتی مطالعہ

Authors

  • Dr. Parvaiz Akhtar Naeem Lecturer Urdu, Govt. Associate College, Chak Jhumra, Faislabad Author
  • Dr. Humaira Jabeen Urdu Teacher, Govt. Higher Secondary School Pir Mahal, Toba Tek Singh Author

Keywords:

Khalida Hussain, Feminist Elements, Feminism, Women exploitation, Child marriage, , Aadhi Aurat, Gung Shahzadi, Jeeny ki Pabandi, Cheeni ka piyala, A Dead Letter

Abstract

Khalida Hussain is a unique and distinguished short story writer of this era. She is considered one of the pioneers of modern Urdu Short Stories. Materialism, existentialism, feminism, fear, nostalgia, terror, psychological issues and human inner complexes, concepts of time and death and social issues are main themes of her stories. She has a variety of dimensions in her concept of feminism. It contains child marriage, mismatched marriage, a woman’s love for a man, a man’s infidelity to a woman, a woman’s disrespect, and disinheritance from property, women exploitation, gender discrimination etc. This article tends to explore her opinion regarding mentioned feminist elements in her short stories.

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Published

30-06-2025

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Tashkeel: January-June

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Dr. Parvaiz Akhtar Naeem, and Dr. Humaira Jabeen. “Feminist Elements in Khalida Hussain’s Short Stories: An Analytical Study: خالدہ حسین کے افسانوں میں تانیثی عناصر: تجزیاتی مطالعہ”. Tashkeel, vol. 3, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 1-12, https://tashkeel.uoj.edu.pk/index.php/tashkeel/article/view/33.