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Water Wars | Priyanka Mathur

March 22, 2019

Water Wars | Priyanka MathurArnav came inside the house hurriedly and double locked the door to their cramped one bedroom apartment. “It’s happening” He said to Aditi. She swiftly opened her system. “How much time do we have?” she asked calmly, concentrating on her screen. They had expected this to happen and were ready for it. Almost ready. [Read the rest...] “Water Wars | Priyanka Mathur”

The Scape-goat | Indraganti Narasimha Murthy

February 18, 2019

Scape-Goat | Indraganti Narasimha Murthy

“Hello Mr. Murty …” phoned in Sadanandam, the General Manager of ABC bank. “We have reviewed the business of your Abids branch. After you took over, you are achieving excellent results. Business is growing. Congratulations”. Krishna Murty thanked Sadanandam. He … [Read the rest...] “The Scape-goat | Indraganti Narasimha Murthy”

Gratitude | Dr. Veluri Rama Rao (translation)

January 5, 2019

Gratitude | Bhagavatula Venkata Radhakrishna

If ever you go to Laxmipuram and ask for the house of Veera Venkata Satyanarayana garu, nobody will be able to tell you. But if you ask for the house of Gandhi garu, immediately you will be shown the house … [Read the rest...] “Gratitude | Dr. Veluri Rama Rao (translation)”

Corporate Ladder | Swapnil Bhatnagar

December 4, 2018

Gopal threw down a bunch of scrunched up ten rupee notes on the dirty glass counter. The notes came to rest in the gap between large, even dirtier, glass jars filled with enticing wares and a fair share of flies. … [Read the rest...] “Corporate Ladder | Swapnil Bhatnagar”

Fatima’s Frock | Sharjeel

December 1, 2018

In the dim light glimmering from an oil lamp, Mother saw an unusual sight — a pout and a frown on Fatima’s angelic face. Mother was unable to digest the rarity of the event — Fatima was behaving irascibly, and that too for a new frock? She never behaved this way, what has happened to my little girl, Mother wondered in suppressed anguish. Adding to her surprise worry here was the strange insistence of her girl on not providing any convincing reason for so extravagant an expense. Why, forget convincing, Fatima insisted that she need not provide any reason at all, and that she wanted a new frock for the upcoming wedding reception simply because she wanted it. [Read the rest...] “Fatima’s Frock | Sharjeel”

Hsi-Wei And The Three Threes | Robert Wexelblatt

November 30, 2018

Before his retirement to his cottage outside Chiangling, the peasant/poet Chen Hsi-wei had always been on the move. When the news spread that he was able to receive visitors, several came. Among the most welcome was Liu Qing-sheng, who, before … [Read the rest...] “Hsi-Wei And The Three Threes | Robert Wexelblatt”

Still She Cried | Anuradha Bhattacharyya

November 29, 2018

Extract from the novel Still She Cried by Anuradha Bhattacharyya

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”

Waves of Solitude | Shashank Chimbalkar

November 29, 2018

Waves of Solitude | Shashank Chimbalkar

The journey back home was tedious and disappointing than the last one, six months ago. I slept more than usual in the twelve-hour flight in spite of the bustle by twenty first-time flyers. The taxi to the apartment reached at … [Read the rest...] “Waves of Solitude | Shashank Chimbalkar”

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The Noose | Naresh Kumar

Thambi | Jeyamohan

Educating Manju | Richard Rose

Water Wars | Priyanka Mathur

Water Wars | Priyanka Mathur

Corporate Ladder | Swapnil Bhatnagar

Translated Poems

Murder | Subodh Sarkar

Bribe | Subodh Sarkar

Tumi Robe Nirobe | Rabindranath Tagore – A Translation

Nothing new | Irsa Ruçi

Timeless…| Irsa Ruçi

Continuity | Irsa Ruçi

Translated Fiction

Being and Nothingness | Rabeea Mahmood Rabeea

Being and Nothingness | Rabeea Mahmood Rabeea

Sir, I assure you and I repeat it for ten times: "I am not MAD" … "Though I am not looking in a … [Read More...]

Another Master is Born | Najma Mukherjee

Another Master Is Born | Najma Mukherjee

  Crack of dawn: Phoring[1]is seated in the verandah chewing betel nut. After a while,lifting … [Read More...]

The Storm that Vanished | Jagadish Chandra Bose

The Storm that Vanished | Jagadish Chandra Bose | Translated Short Fiction

The Storm that Vanished | A scientific mystery (Translated from original Bengali by Anjan Kumar Sen … [Read More...]

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