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The Silver Screenβ€” Madhupal

TRANSLATED FROM THE MALAYALAM BY K. M. AJIR KUTTY   Image used for representation  A canoe is swaying over the ripples of the river sparkling with moonlight. Alfred said that the scene…...
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SLEEPY HOLLOWβ€” Sarbani Bandyopadhyay

TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY DR. MALINI MUKHERJEE Image used for representation   Morning paper in hand, as I am about to sip my tea, Bulan arrives panting. I can see him…...
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A City Without Womenβ€” Sakyajit Bhattacharya

[et_pb_text content_tablet="TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY ADRIJA GHOSH %91caption id=%22attachment_16912%22 align=%22aligncenter%22 width=%221890%22%93 Image used for representation%91/caption%93 The ravens were the first to know.Even from a height, their sharp gaze was hooked on to the earth, almost anchored – even…...
Three Body Problem

The Three Body Problemβ€” Soham Guha

A BOOK REVIEW BY SOHAM GUHA This world has received your message. I am a pacifist of this world. It is the luck of your civilization that I am the first to receive your message. I…...
The Goblin That Kidnapped the Kittens

The Goblin That Kidnapped The Kittensβ€” Violet

Β  Β  TRANSLATED FROM THE TAMIL BY DR. S. VINCENT   The little one won’t talk much. She is in her fifth standard. Kuruvimookan, Aamai and her, they have a team. 'Aamai', which means a…...
Faith

Faithβ€” Chandra Kishore Jayaswal

TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY ANURADHA DOSAD     My attention was drawn to the shrill sound of a woman bursting into tears, fell in my ears.Β  She was sitting next to me on the platform…...
A Hindi story about women empowerment by Chandrakiran Saunriksa

Woman Is Powerβ€” Chandrakiran Saunriksa

Translated from the Hindi by Ananya Augustin Malhotra   Image used for representation.  1. Lalita was also known as Lalli. She was probably about fifteen years old. Two years ago,…...
A bengali story about a house built by Atin Bandopadhyay by Bhagirath Mishra

Atin’s Hearth And Homeβ€” Bhagirath Mishra

Translated from the Bengali by Amita RoyΒ    Image used for representation.  One After that, we lost Atin forever. Atin was our litterateur, vocalist, artist, addicted to chatting with friends... whom…...
A surreal Malayalam story by M. Rajeev Kumar

The Zoo Storyβ€” M. Rajeev Kumar

Translated from the Malayalam by K. M. Ajir KuttyΒ    Image used for representation.  The zoo was in the middle of the city. There were no animals that were not sheltered in that…...