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Yạḍ Dōd

Aashna Jamal

A story of Kashmiri wedding feasts, family ties and more

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Bats of Paradise

Samruddhi Ghodgaonkar

An immersive tale of drunken despair from the heartland.

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Ants

Ratul Ghosh

This reflective story of caregiving and age is one of the awarded stories in the 2023 Deodar Prize.

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A Suitcase

Shruti Sonal
An exploration of class, bias and ageing.

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Homecoming

A heartfelt, reflective look at returning home while coming into your own is this week’s short story

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Lakshmi Puja

Sonal Sher

An eerie, dystopian work of speculative fiction follows a woman trying to reconstruct her childhood Kheer recipe.

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Many Last Wishes

Prthvir Solanki

A hilarious and absurd tale about friends in the afterlife and final requests.

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Time and its Conjugations

Dilsher Dhillon

A gripping trip down memory lane questions the laws of timing, potential and fidelity in this short story.

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An Elephant Eaten Alive

Manoj Rupda

A translated story about a boy who wanders far from his village into the forest is about formative experiences, told with the simplicity and fluency of a time gone by.

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The Dowager

Ajay Patri

A wealthy widow has to manage the inheritance of her late husband and changing family dynamics while reflecting on the past in this sparse and affecting short story.

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The New Neighbour

Ash Shah

An isolated writer in a Goan village finds a muse of sorts in this tale of missed opportunity, timing and the creative process.

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A Family Portrait

Alina Gufran

Frequently changing house help, a disintegrating marriage and a girl coming of age make up the ingredients of this emotionally resonant story.

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