Arpita Bhawal — Excerpt: I’m not giving you any money to visit that shrew!
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In the Shadow of an Absence
Mojaffor Hossain, translated from the Bengali by Rituparna Mukherjee — Excerpt: Hello, this is Himadri. My house is at 3/3 Blind Lane, I have a corpse in my house.
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Dwelling in Dust and Memory: Rohit Manchanda’s A Speck of Coal Dust
Wani Nazir — Excerpt: Manchanda’s comprehensive description reminds me of Narayan’s Malgudi, which is very place-based, or Anita Desai’s researched landscapes. But his view is full of life, character, and joy in the small things in life.
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The Ustad Who Stole Harmony — Review of Ustad Allauddin Khan’s My Life: Story of an Imperfect Musician
Anjana Basu — Excerpt: Revered as the founder of the Maihar Gharana and guru to greats such as Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, and Nikhil Banerjee, Allauddin Khan left behind not only a musical legacy but also a personal account of his extraordinary journey.
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To the Manufacturer of the Tinder-Arsehole Detector (TAD)™
Sumitra Singam — Excerpt: Dear Sir (there’s no way you’re a Madam), I write to express my extreme discontentment with your product.