GarmiyouN ki aik raat

These rebellious stories by Sajjad Zaheer actually serve as a crossroads in the history of Urdu fiction where the realistic tendencies of the Premchand school and the romantic inclinations of the Yildrim school come together and appear in a modern and radiant form, making use of Western art. For the first time, Indian sub-continent problems have been seen from a Western perspective. The rigid moral and social laws and the growing mental confusions have been described in a blunt tone without any compromise. There is certainly a mixture of sarcasm, annoyance and vulgarity in his style of expression, but as a whole, these stories have also invited full reflection and thought towards current problems with frankness./