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The Road to Suicide β Romel Rahman
[et_pb_text content_tablet="TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY SUKTI SARKAR The word, βInvestigationβ 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 β 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. "Whatβs happening?" Father Leo…...
The Hyena β 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 didnβt dare sleep. Slumber settled sound on his eyelids quite…...
Potluck β Omkar Gupta
TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY MANJIRA MAJUMDAR Itβs been two weeks since Bimanesh Majumdar has arrived in America. With him is his wife. Bimanesh has come on a 4-month tour of the Unites States. They…...
A Sunny Memory β B Ajay Prasad
TRANSLATED FROM THE TELUGU BY D V SUBHASHRI A Sunny Memory Telugu original story Β βEαΉαΈagurtuβ by Β B Ajay Prasad Translated by Β D V Subhashri Several years after moving to the city, wandering its…...
The Game β Tamal Bandyopadhyay
TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY ALOK BISWAS Β Β If god exists man is nothing. If man exists god does not exist (Lucifer and the Lord) - Jean Paul…...
Trees Leaning against the Roofβ Sreekrishnapuram Krishnankutty
TRANSLATED FROM THE MALAYALAM BY K.M. AJIR KUTTY I hardly slept after the incident. Whenever sleep begins to settle in my eyes, a man drenched in blood rushes toward me, pointing a…...
Love in the Time of Typhoid or the Sprite that Loved the Fisherman β K. Rekha
TRANSLATED FROM THE MALAYALAM BY K. M. AJIR KUTTY LOVE IN THE TIME OF TYPHOID or THE SPRITE THAT LOVED THE FISHERMAN - K. REKHAΒ Translated from the Malayalam by K.M. Ajir Kutty As…...
Curfewβ Vandana Yadav
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY SHIVANI YADAV Girls are as delicate as a piece of cotton. They are taught domestic chores early on in life so that they remain inside the house. Just like…...
Personally , I am an admirer of the Translator π. I usually go through her writings . This is also…
Personally I am an admirer of the Translator, I usually prefer to go through her writings . She is an…
Such a simple yet powerful expression of the wrongdoings that occurs in domestic sectors. Absolutely loved the story.
Can you please cite the original poem ? Where to find it in Bangla?
Such a wonderful work ma'am β€οΈ I loved it
Just a wonderful work Ma'am....I loved itβ€οΈ