Usha Narasimhan
Original story: ‘Douhitra’, from the collection of short stories ‘Tavare detu’, Published by Ananya Prakashana, 2014 Translation by: Preethi Narasimhan I was engrossed in my morning chores when my nineteen-year-old son walked in and reported, “Amma,somebody’s here. Two men with an ajji are asking for thata. They are waiting in the living room. That ajji […]
Title: Undying Original story: ‘Ahata’ from the collection of short stories ‘Tavare detu’, published by Ananya Prakashana, 2014. Translation by: Preethi Narasimhan Closing the glass door behind him quietly, Sandeep entered my cabin. I looked up with raised eyebrows to which he promptly responded, “Madam, Prashanth’s mother is here, shall I send her in?” My […]
Translation by: Preethi Narasimhan Original story: Seere, published in a collection of short stories ‘Tavaredetu’ in 2014Translation: Saree, published in “Indian Literatura” No. 329, a journal by Sahitya Academi of India, 2022 Nagi had butterflies in her stomach when her mother let a few words slip, slapping the rotis harder in pregnant anger. It hit […]