Category Archives: Short Stories

‘Lord of the Rubble’ by Mohan Rakesh from ‘The Greatest Hindi Stories Ever Told’

They had come to Amritsar from Lahore after seven-and-a-half years. Attending the hockey match was an excuse, they were more interested in seeing those houses and bazaars that had become…

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‘Idgah’ by Munshi Premchand

Premchand (Dhanpat Rai Srivastav, 1880-1936) was one of India’s greatest writers. He wrote in Hindi and published over a dozen novels and nearly 300 short stories.

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#DystopianTales: ‘A Lockdown Fantasy’ by Cyrus Mistry

During bewildering times such as the present, the divide between fiction and reality is increasingly blurry and we turn to stories to make sense of our predicament. With our brand-new…

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#DystopianTales: ‘Mr Pisharody’ by Manu Bhattathiri

During bewildering times such as the present, the divide between fiction and reality is increasingly blurry and we turn to stories to make sense of our predicament. With our brand-new…

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#DystopianTales: ‘Doggy and Me’ by Tejaswini Apte-Rahm

  During bewildering times such as the present, the divide between fiction and reality is increasingly blurry and we turn to stories to make sense of our predicament. With our…

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#DystopianTales: ‘Breaking News and Broken People’ by Amitava Kumar

During bewildering times such as the present, the divide between fiction and reality is increasingly blurry and we turn to stories to make sense of our predicament. With our brand-new…

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