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· Oct 13, 2020 · 05:30 pm
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An excerpt from the prizewinning story by the writer from Kolkata.

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· Jul 15, 2020 · 08:30 am
Kritika Pandey is the global winner of the £ 5,000 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for this story

An excerpt from the prizewinning story, ‘The Great Indian Tee and Snakes’.

Kritika Pandey
· Jul 01, 2020 · 08:30 am

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· Jul 13, 2019 · 05:30 pm
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