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GOD IS A TRADER — VINUTA HANCHINAMANI
TRANSLATED FROM KANNADA BY THE AUTHOR It was a scorching afternoon in May. The sun hung heavily in the sky as if it had wrapped the atmosphere in fire. The trees stood motionless, resembling meditating…...
A Letter Arrived — Surya Dhananjay
Parthu fled home at a very tender age after getting scolded by his father. He was determined to become a movie star like Chiranjeevi someday. Eighteen long years have passed, and there has been no word from Parthu about his whereabout, then suddenly one day a letter arrived that shook the entire family...
Jala’s Broken Teeth — Akhtar Mohiuddin
TRANSLATED FROM KASHMIRI BY NAGEEN RATHER The donkey driver Rasul’s eldest daughter had completed her B.A. and then also earned a law degree. Now a small-sized nameplate hung on the gate of their dilapidated…...
The Bride Chooses — Omkar Gupta
TRANSLATED FROM BENGALI BY MANJIRA MAJUMDAR I can never turn down Haru Da’s summons. And if there is a note of urgency as I detected in this one, I try to visit him…...
Discipline — Tapan Bandopadhyay
TRANSLATED FROM BENGALI BY NABANITA SENGUPTA Ambarish Babu was facing a grave problem after his retirement. A single stroke of the clock signalled that it was half past seven in the morning. Outside, it was…...
Message — Subarna Mondal
TRANSLATED FROM BENGALI BY ARITRIK DUTTA CHOWDHURY Uddalak is very amiable. He sips his morning tea while simultaneously forwarding a bouquet of roses each to 143 WhatsApp contacts. But people around are…...
The Road to Suicide — Romel Rahman
[et_pb_text content_tablet="TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY SUKTI SARKAR The word, “Investigation” jumped from the dictionary out into the road and looked for a manhole. It wished to commit suicide. Through the manhole it would flow into the drainage line of…...
The Battle of Jericho~The Bells of Bose — Tiziana Vigni
TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY SUZANNE MCDONNELL The monks tumbled out of bed at the sudden echo of the bells which the night amplified and magnified with each toll. "What’s happening?" Father Leo…...
The Hyena — Soham Das
TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY AMITAVA SEN Mohamed was lying curled up in a corner of the cage. Eyes wide open. Fatigued, but didn’t dare sleep. Slumber settled sound on his eyelids quite…...