short stories
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Translated fiction: An anthology of short stories by Bengali Muslim writers
Abdul Jabbar Sarmistha Dutta Gupta Shambhobi Ghosh
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‘Tales from the Enchanted Village’: Short stories about the inextricable bond between nature and man
Swati Rai
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‘The Bitter Fruit Tree and Other Stories’: Disappearances mark the terrain of Konkani village life
Geetanjali Roy
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‘Basti and Durbar’: This fiction anthology paints a comprehensive picture of Delhi and its people
Sneha Pathak
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Short fiction: Young Aarav and his mother try to return to life after his father’s death
Neera Kashyap
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Queer writings from South Asia: A woman feels at home in the bathroom, the devil’s abode
Begum Taara Shakar
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‘Roti Ke Chaar Harf’: Hindi short stories speak poignantly of love and many forms of disappointments
Meenakshi Jha
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Translated short fiction: Even after many years, Bhuyan cannot forget the love he felt for Mandira
Devabrata Das Mitra Phukan
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‘Tales from the Dawn-lit Mountains’: Observant and deeply empathetic stories from Arunachal Pradesh
Anannya Nath
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Translated short fiction: A Konkani Christian cowherd wonders if he should convert to Hinduism
Prakash Parienkar Vidya Pai
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Short stories from Nagaland: A young man’s maiden visit to a clothing showroom doesn’t go as planned
O Jungio
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There’s something for every reader in ‘A Teashop in Kamalapura and Other Classic Kannada Stories’
Mahika Dhar
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Bangladeshi-origin writer Faria Basher is the Asia winner of the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Scroll Staff
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Short fiction from North-east India: Works by 52 writers appear in this two-volume anthology
Sarat Chandra Goswami Gayatri Bhattacharyya Rimi Nath
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Short fiction: A middle-aged man quits his job to become an Elvis Presley impersonator
Lindsay Pereira
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‘Maguni’s Bullock Cart and Other Classic Odia Stories’: A glimpse into Odisha’s literary tradition
Mahika Dhar
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The short stories in ‘The Second Marriage Of Kunju Namboodiri’ give new life to Malayalam classics
Mahika Dhar
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Translated short fiction: The scrawny cat that Mahadi so despises was once the pet he loved
Fatimah Busu Pauline Fan
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Short fiction: Witnessing his brother’s beheading transforms a boy into a deadly headhunter
Subi Taba
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‘These Tongues that Grow Roots’: Poetic stories on memory and quiet resonances of human experience
Kamalakar Bhat