TRANSLATIONS: ARUNAVA SINHA

Short Stories

The Strange Course of Love: By Buddhadeva Bose

Ila is pacing up and down restlessly in her room when Shobhon appears outside the door.…
The Terrace: by Ashapurna Debi

Kanka had checked the clock a while ago. Two-thirty in the morning. Rising quietly from her…
Lovers: by Buddhadeva Bose

I climb out of the Subway on 110th Street. The end of June, the beginning of…
Love and the Madman: by Nabarun Bhattacharya

We young men from rich families have a unique rhythm to our lives. Perhaps young women…
Farewell to Spring: by Ashapurna Debi

Bilu would have to sing at the annual college celebrations. With what amounted to a hunger…
The Cuckoo and the Lorry Driver: by Sunil Gangopadhyay

I looked around furtively. Had anyone seen me? Many people had, obviously, but no one I…
The Offering: by Pramatha Choudhuri

European civilisation had not yet thrust its horns into our village; in other words, the railway…
Wonderworld: by Sunil Gangopadhyay

Subal had few expectations, and, therefore, few regrets. But actually he looked quite pleased these days.…
The Marble Table: by Sanjeev Chattopadhyay

The marble table stood on the first floor, by the window looking out on the road…
Post Mortem: by Sunil Gangopadhyay

May I know your name? Samita Majumdar. At five twenty-five the other evening did you… Yes,…