Last year, the world commemorated the birth centenary of Saadat Hasan Manto, a literary great who left an indelible mark on the world within his considerably short life. Ayesha Jalal, a Professor of History at Tufts University and additionally, his niece, recently released her comprehensive book - The Pity of Partition: Manto’s Life, Times and Work across the India-Pakistan Divide; assuring us that, “There’s a lot more to Manto that needs to be discovered on its own.”