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Giyas Ali’s Love and his Alone Time (Part II)— Sadique Hossain
TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY NANDINI GUPTA Part II Giyas Ali is unable to sleep that night. He keeps peeping out of his door to look for the man. But he is…...
Please, Take me Away, Away!— Khadija Mastoor
TRANSLATED FROM THE URDU BY AYUSHEE ARORA The narrow drain was overflowing with water, and the soapy foam was floating on the water's surface like a blanket. He had just come out of the…...
Giyas Ali’s Love and his Alone Time— Sadique Hossain
TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY NANDINI GUPTA Part 1 Squatting by Kalam Molla’s pond to clean himself before Iftar, a recently -aged Giyas Ali, sees Kalam Molla’s seven-year-old daughter, Yasmin run through the…...
The Golden Stairs— Kakali Debnath
TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY ANANYA SASARU 1 Rusha was watching them through the window. Like two playful swans, they stretch their necks while swimming in the pond. Every so often, the girl…...
Infidel— Dr. Kamal Kumar
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY ANURADHA DOSAD On this day, Javed was also on duty along with Kareem. They met after many years, Javed eager to catch up on the stories of the intervening…...
Something… a Little Like This (Part 1)— Neelakshi Singh
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY RITUPARNA MUKHERJEE PART 1 The girl was quite dark. Frustrated with her complexion, she brought back a fairness cream from the market that would work wonders in three…...
Tape Recorder— Swapnamoy Chakraborty
TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY REBA RANI BANERJEE When Ratna wrote her name in Bengali, she would spell out all the letters that formed her name, the vowel sound in place. However, she ended…...
Any Day Now, Syeda— Abhijit Sen
TRANSLATED FROM THE BENGALI BY SARBAN BANDYOPADHYAY Only a single tree stands in this enormous field. It's a banyan. Wherever else you look, you'll only see the expanse of the field. At a…...
Beyond Argument— Dr. Urmila Shirish
TRANSLATED FROM THE HINDI BY AYUSHEE ARORA “Bhabhi ji, this is Dinesh speaking. I need to speak to Arun, urgently, but his phone is not reachable.” “You may try his alternate number. But what…...
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❤️