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Dr. Anuradha Bhattacharyya is the author of the novel One Word (2016) that has won the prestigious Best Book of the year 2016, awarded by Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi. She has published 3 books of poetry, 2 novels, 2 academic books and has been featured in various international poetry magazines and anthologies. She is also an awarded short story writer. She is Associate Professor of English in a government college in Chandigarh.
This is and extract from the novel Still She Cried by Anuradha Bhattacharyya. Her novel One Word has won the prestigious Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi Award of Best Book of the year 2016.
Chapter 1: All in Her Hands
Consider Parul … [Read the rest...] “Still She Cried | Anuradha Bhattacharyya”
Ananya sat pensive on her verandah. It was afternoon. She was expecting her friends to come out of their houses soon. Meanwhile, Harshul was arguing loudly with his elder sister. Ananya could hear her voice, raised in warning from time … [Read the rest...] “Order Order | Anuradha Bhattacharyya”
“I’m going off to Bangalore Amit. Next month. I’m so excited!” Naina said to Amit the moment he appeared in her doorway. He was in the habit of walking in noiselessly to startle her. But this time it was his … [Read the rest...] “I love your eyes | Anuradha Bhattacharyya”
The astrologer said, ‘If you marry between 20th Jan and 19th Feb, your father will die’. Anupam is deeply disappointed. He loved Moumita and wanted to marry her someday. But the astrologer has prohibited marriage exactly in the month which … [Read the rest...] “If you marry, your father will die | Anuradha Bhattacharyya”
