TRANSLATIONS: ARUNAVA SINHA

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Mahesh: Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

I The village was named Kashipur. An insignificant village, with an even more insignificant zamindar, but…
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Nana, Grandfather, had a dream the night before Runa’s mother was born. He was prone to…
A Poem: Rumi

I never tired of thinking of you, my beloved Do not deprive me of your compassion…
From The Magic Moonlight Flower: by Satyajit Ray

~ 1 ~ Nashu the village doctor sat feeling Balaram’s pulse for nearly five minutes. Balaram’s…
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