Here, translation unlocks stories from languages afar, people unknown yet familiar in voices that stun you and resonate with you. Here is your book of world stories
A Poet Lives by the Haldi River – Amar Mitra
The poet knew Harilal had glided far by riding on his Gurguri island. After he had disembarked, the island drifted again through the Hudson river into the ocean. Otherwise, the American police would’ve arrested it. American police are nasty. Naturally, law enforcement in every nation is vile...
The First Day of Monsoon – Indrani Datta
Born and brought-up in Calcultta suburb, Indrani Datta is an expatriate writer who started discovering her writing skill after landing on a distant shore...
Canada – Peter Ngila Njeri
Peter Ngila Njeri is a Kenyan writer. He is the author of Changing the World While Changing Diapers (co-written with Isabell Kempf). Peter’s short stories have been published in several countries across the world...
Skyward – Wasi Ahmed
Wasi Ahmed is an acclaimed short story writer and novelist from Bangladesh. He has published nine collections of short stories and six novels...
Vermilion Daze – Estabraq Ahmad
In your stained dishdasha, drooping collar, and sneakers with grimy laces, you stand waiting. You see him poring over a faded paper, its lines glowing red with numbers and scribbles. The paper yells: Overdue payment! Staggered, the grocer asks, “When did you come?” “A few minutes ago.” “I didn’t notice.” “Well, now that you have,…...
Immersion – Arupa Patangia Kalita
We spent our working lives in a hill town. It was only last year when we commenced our careers we bade goodbye to the highlands. We lived joyfully, in a little house that we built on a small hillock in this lush green land. We dispensed our social obligations pretty successfully from here. Our children…...
A Cinderella Story – Avishek Parui
I am in the staff room. In my school. It’s a cold convent full of stones. There’s no window here. I have failed. On my math test. I need one more mark. To pass overall. I am crying. I am pleading. The Sister laughs. She walks away. Others laugh too. A big loud laugh. Very…...
The Surrender of Yashwant, the Guerilla – Anita Agnihotri
Translated from the Bengali by Mahasweta Ray “You thought I would never find you again?” asked Yashwant Sinha. I did but I could not say the same straight on his face, so I stared in the distance for a few seconds. The path had taken a mild curve and ended near the old Iron Gate.…...
Sunflower – Syed Mustafa Siraj
This is the girl. Nabin recognized her pretty well. A pretty face in a noon crowd of pretty little faces walking along village paths. Nabin has a whole slew of names for them. He calls them by these names. The girl retorts: ` “This clothes-seller fella seems to have a whole bunch of names up…...
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❤️