In present era, Sarwat Khan, in her novel “Andhera Pag” has expressed her thoughts and emotions about the situation of women in India’s state Raisthan. In this way, she was has brighten her name in those Indian women novelists who have a great concern in situation of women not only in their country but also in the other parts of the region. She is fully aware of the critical situation of Rajisthani women. She is eye witness of the real situation of the region. That’s why his feelings and emotions forced her to write such a novel “Andhera pag” is very important novel of this century about the culture, civilization and situation of Rajisthani society. Sarwat Khan is now a well know Indian women writer. This novel was firstly published n 2005 from Mayyar Publication Dehli. Sarwat Khan concern is to highlight the issue of Rajisthani women. She thinks that this issue should be highlighted, discussed and there should be opened a window of light of solution. In this modern era, when it is considered that the situation of women has been developed and now every woman and a girl has an open access to the education and has a freedom of life weather to decide about his future is marriage and education. Sarwat Khan wants to clear in front of the society that, still all the progress and prospective, situation is the same as it was centuries before in our villages for our women. Our media has no access nor NGOs in those village which are very far from the cities. She has presented a real face of our villages where there are still lake of basic facilities, still people are facing very hard realities of life and are unable to change the destiny of their future races. So, this novel is a great effort to highlight the real problems of out women and Sarwat Khan should be appreciated for her progressive thinkings and tireless efforts for the development of system to solve and notice very merciful situation of Rajisthani womens.

1.               Muhammad Naseer Ahmad, Novel Andhera Pag Aik Ajmali Jaiza, Mashmula Seh Mahi “Saghir Adab”, July to September 2021, Muzaffarpur, India, P.69

2.               Uzma,  Shahab Zafar, Sarwat Khan Ka Novel Andhera Pag Aik Mutaila, Mashmula “Mubahisa” (Jild 4, Shumara 27), Patna, January to March 2007, P.85

3.               Sarwat Khan, Andhera Pag, Miyar Publications, Dehli, 2005, P.9

4.               Ibid, P.No.10

5.               Ibid, P.No.12

6.               Ibid, P.14

7.               Ibid, P.14

8.               Ibid, P.19

9.               Ibid, P.20

10.            Ibid, P.23

11.            Ibid, P.32

12.            Ibid, P.39

13.            Ibid, P.63

14.            Ibid, P.74

15.            Ibid, P.79

16.            Ibid, P.78

17.            Ibid, P.116

18.            Ibid, P.134

19.            Shahab Zaffar Uzma, Mubahisa, Mahir Printers & Composers, Patna, 2007, P.86

20.            Muhammad Naseer Ahmad (Mazmoon Nigar), Mashmula: Urdu Novel Ki Paish Raft Az Dr. Mansoor Khushtar, Al-Mansoor Educational & Welfare Trust, Darbhanga (India), 2017, P.411

21.            Sarwat Khan, Andhera Pag, Miyar Publications, Dehli, 2005, P.9

22.            Shahab Zaffar Uzma, Mubahisa, Mahir Printers & Composers, Patna, 2007, P.86

23.            Sarwat Khan, Andhera Pag, Miyar Publications, Dehli, 2005, P.9

24.            Shahab Zaffar Uzma, Mubahisa, Mahir Printers & Composers, Patna, 2007, P.86

25.            Shariqa Shafqeen, Dr. Sarwat Khan Aur Andhera Pag, Mashmula “Azkar”, Karnatak Urdu Academy, Bangloor, (Shumara 26, January February March 2014), P.68

26.            Ahmad Sagheer, Dr., Urdu Novel Ka Tanqeedi Jaiza (1980 Kay Bad), Educational Publishing House, Dehli, 2015, P.285