“Ishtihaar” conceived and compiled by Deevas Gupta is a collection of three different short stories by Manto stitched together via poetry freshly written by Deevas himself. The whole experience of the blunt narration of Manto and the satirical tone of poetry will not only teleport you to the times these stories were written in but will also make you realise how relevant these themes are even today. Although he is mostly remembered for his most controversial stories yet there were many more flavours in his stories which are very less often discussed. Ishtihaar attempts to bring different flavours of Saadat Hasan Manto and bring his favourite characters to life through the art of storytelling.