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Bahadur Shah Zafar’s Two Hindi poems— Padmaja Iyengar-Paddy
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY PADMAJA IYENGAR-PADDY Lagta Nahi hai Dil Mera My heart finds no connect with this barren land Has anyone felt fulfilled in this ephemeral world Nightingale resents neither the gardener nor the…...
The Monitor Lizard— Uday Prakash
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY AYUSHEE ARORA This incident relates to my Father. It also relates to my dreams, the city and the innate fear of the city as well. My Father was…...
The Lane— Chitra Mudgal
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY RITUPARNA MUKHERJEE It was an afternoon at Connaught Place. Filled with the middling populace of June. The two of us, a writer couple, came out of the Indian Coffee…...
Our Home— Chandra Kishore Jaiswal
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY ANURADHA DOSAD One night, the son of a poor man experienced a delightful dream that lingered in his heart long after he awoke. Brimming with joy, he eagerly shared…...
The Story of Hazza, the Man who Begot his Father— Faisal Al Hebainy
TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC BY OSAMA HAMMAD There was a man called Hazzaa, but no one called him Hazzaa. They called him Bu-Saud, even though he never had a son named Saud, it was…...
Cold Store— Abhijit Sen
TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY RITUPARNA MAJUMDER 1 The upper floor had the preserver’s quarter, some arrangements for the subordinates as well, the office and a small branch of the bank adjacent to them. An…...
Difference— Nirmal Verma
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY DR. PRITESH CHAKRABORTY Getting down the bus, he stationed himself at the crossroads of the marketplace. The town hall stood tall and forbidding right in front of him. There…...
The Name of that Woman— Dr. Ila Prasad
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY AYUSHEE ARORA The film was truly excellent. "Such a short film, and yet it conveyed such a profound message, and that too in such a beautiful way;…...
The Ferry at Plasserry— Asokan Charuvil
TRANSLATED FROM THE MALAYALAM BY K. M. AJIR KUTTY The day had not broken yet. The moment he got down on the platform, a cold wind welcomed him. It was the month of December. He covered…...