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FICTION

A Hindi story narrativizing the 1984 riots written by Dr. Kamal Kumar

Fragranceβ€” Dr. Kamal Kumar

Translated from the Hindi by Ayushee AroraΒ    Image used for representation.  Anxious and restless, Surinder Kaur was standing outside. There was no ride in sight. She glanced at her watch.…...
A bengali fiction about marital abuse and violence against women by Joya Mitra

From The Depth Of Darknessβ€” Joya Mitra

Translated from the Bengali by Kausambi PatraΒ    Image used for representation.   β€”"Name?" β€”"Santobala Kuila." β€”"Husband's name?" Santobala remains quiet. The person in front refuses to give up. He repeats,…...
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Bridgeβ€” Indira Dangi

Translated from the Hindi by Rituparna MukherjeeΒ    Image used for representation.  The bridge seems to connect two worlds... As soon as I get out of the school, darkness has fallen; there was…...
Four Bengali micro fiction by Abhijit Bera

The Wave Seller & Other Storiesβ€” Abhijit Bera

Translated from the Bengali by Bishnupriya ChowdhuriΒ    Image used for representation.   House With Ivory NameplateΒ    One of those houses with ivory nameplates... you enter, and inside it will be…...
A Malayalam fiction about motherhood by S. V. Venugopan Nair

The Motherβ€” S. V. Venugopan Nair

Translated from the Malayalam by K.M. Ajir KuttyΒ    Image used for representation.  Dr Balagopalan stood looking listlessly out that evening. Girls in small groups were walking past; cracking jokes and innocently bursting…...
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Relaxingβ€” Barbara PumhΓΆsel

Translated from the Italian by Brenda PorsterΒ    Image used for representation.   Finally itβ€˜s dark, and, thank goodness, the armchair next to her is empty. No one can see her, no one…...
A surreal travel story of McCluskieganj by Upal Mukhopadhyay

McCluskieganjβ€” Upal Mukhopadhyay

Translated from the Bengali by Haimanti Dutta RayΒ    The Degadegi River in McCluskieganj  Memory and the chills, sitting side by side, sipped on the tea and ate cakes. These cakes,…...
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The Charwomanβ€” Chitra Mudgal

Translated from the Hindi by Ayushee AroraΒ    Image used for representation.   Visiting the village was a regular feature during the summer vacations. This time when she came, she was all of…...
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The Crierβ€” Swapnamoy Chakraborty

Translated from the Bengali by Nandini Gupta   Image used for representation.   There you see the river. Its waves lap at the rocks, whirring and knocking, dancing a Baha dance…...