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Nazes Afroz

Fiction: An Indian man and Afghani woman fall in love in 1920s’ Kabul, but a tragic fate awaits them

An excerpt from ‘Shabnam’, by Syed Mujtaba Ali. Translated from the Bengali by Nazes Afroz.

Syed Mujtaba Ali
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Nazes Afroz
· Aug 13, 2024 · 05:30 pm
Between two World Wars, Syed Mujtaba Ali set out on a ship from India to Europe. This is his story

An excerpt from ‘Tales of a Voyager (Joley Dangay)’. Translated from the Bengali by Nazes Afroz.

Syed Mujtaba Ali
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Nazes Afroz
· Sep 20, 2023 · 08:30 am
Opinion: What tripped up the BJP? Its failure to understand one critical element of Bengali culture

The argumentative Bengali psyche is programmed to be sceptical of authority.

Nazes Afroz
· May 05, 2021 · 11:30 am