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The Return Of The Daughter— Dr. Gourahari Das
Translated from the Odia by Dr. Snehaprava Das Umakanta tore at the bandage in a fit of anger and frustration. Blood oozed from the wound on his forehead. The day before Dr. Mishra had dressed and…...
Sa’ra’— Nieves García Benito
Translated from the Spanish by Carmela Ferradáns What I am about to tell you happened in real life. The daily press reported on it at the time, and I was able to talk with the protagonists,…...
Prehistoric— Manik Bandopadhyay
Translated from the Bengali by Nishi Pulugurtha For Bhiku, the entire monsoon went in great pain. Toward the beginning of the month of aashaad, his gang was caught robbing Baikuntha Saha’s workplace in Basantapur. Of the…...
Renovation— Dhirendra Mehta
Translated from the Gujarati by Manoj Chhaya The renovation of the house was finally over. It was done in order to accommodate the comforts Kushan, Nirali, and Subhash wanted with contemporary styling. Curtains, fixtures, aluminum sections,…...
The Geyser— Drew Barth
The water in the middle of the ground already began to bubble as Dennis Pickett climbed down the basement stairs. He had only recently returned home from another series of errands, another series of…...
Toadstool— Apurba Kumar Saikia
Translated from the Assamese by Anindita Kar Where there is paddy there are weeds; a patch of pale pink mimosa flowers will always be interspersed by prickly grass burs. It is only the foul that makes…...
The Competent Aunt— Mannu Bhandari
Translated from the Hindi by Indrani Tuli It seemed like everyone was daunted by Sayani Bua's (Competent Aunt's) disciplined personality. The household ran with the precision of the machines which operated without a glitch. Everyone would get up…...
The River That Is Time— Bharati Balan
Translated from the Tamil by Dr. S. Vincent The river was massive, at least for us. But never did it flood or foam nor did it ever dash against the banks, just glided gently on. Without…...
Radiating the Incandescence: Reading Ahmed & Remembering Tagore
A book review by Modhura Banerjee IncandescenceAuthor: Mehreen AhmedNo. of pages: 406Published on June 7th, 2022 Incandescence written by Mehreen Ahmed is a parallel exploration into the conflicts and stasis of…...
Personally , I am an admirer of the Translator 😍. 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 ❤️ I loved it
Just a wonderful work Ma'am....I loved it❤️