TRANSLATIONS: ARUNAVA SINHA

Arunava

For Neera, Suddenly: Sunil Gangopadhyay

Three minutes at the bus-stop, yet for hours in my dream last night I saw you…
All These Suicides: Sandipan Chattopadhyay

‘If this business of love had not existed,’ said Pinaki, ‘three-quarters of life’s troubles would be…
Blue Blood: Ashapurna Debi

It wasn’t exactly early evening – nearly twelve-thirty in the morning, in fact. Suddenly there was…
Repentance: Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

Baladas Apte awoke and busied himself preparing for the day. It was Sunday, and a crowd…
The Two Sisters: Rabindranath Tagore

Sharmila There are kinds of women, or so I’ve heard some pundits say. One is mostly…
Misplaced Hope: Rabindranath Tagore

Arriving in Darjeeling, I found the town enveloped in mist and rain. I felt little inclination…
The Game: Ashapurna Debi

The car left the tarmac highway to turn into a bumpy road. Touching her husband’s hand…
A Woman Scorned: by Parashuram

No. 3, Rhododendron Road, Ballygunge. It was raining torrentially. Garima Ganguly was seated near the piano…
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Dibakar Banerjee

Filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee has written a fabulous introduction to The Rhythm of Riddles: Three Byomkesh Bakshi…