The Bard and his Sister-in-law is an English translation of the Bengali novel ‘Kobir Bouthan’ originally written by Mallika Sengupta. The work of translation is a gigantic job but translator Lopamudra Banerjee took it upon herself to transcreating this 442-page historical novel over two years. Such translations are a boon for English readers like us …
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3 Short Story Examples For School Project Assignment 1: You have discovered a treasure map in an old library book. What is the treasure and where is it located? Write a story explaining all about your adventure and what was in the treasure box. Title: Adventurous Treasure Hunt Raman found a piece …
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It was a cold winter night. There was a knock at the door, and without even bothering to enquire through the peephole, I opened the door. My good friend Tina was at the door; she was looking worse as if she had cried for hours. She was in her early thirties, always looking radiant in …
Billy Young, a 13-year-old boy, was walking back to his home in the Light Inn where he lived in the basement. He hated it there; the concrete walls were eerie and there were no lights at all. He had to bring a torch. The basement is also where the owners threw out all the old …
When I first stepped into the City of Nawabs on 15th March 2024, the Navabiyat (nobility) in the structure of the railway station awed me. Lucknow bustled with the mannerism and friendliness of good Hindi-speaking people. The hunger pangs led me to Rattilal Ki Khasta Kachori where I relished the banana paak after having the famous …
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This Short Story is written under the mentorship of Sneha Goel, the best English teacher in Guwahati. Once there lived a middle-class boy whose name was Rohan. He lived in the big city of Mumbai in Maharastra with his little brother Vyom and his parents. He had a dream of becoming a doctor and …
When I received the review of Narinder Jit Kaur on 13th February 2024 at 5 pm, I was overwhelmed with happiness. I was more excited than the day the novella written by three of my students was launched, the reason being Narinder Ma’am watched the book launch and ordered a copy of the novella and …
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She has the sweetest name, Mother She cares about me like no other. Though I just gave her pain, she only gives me love and care. Her eyes were stern when I needed a lesson. When I ate too much candy she told me to lessen. Times when I was selfish she told me to …
This story is written under the mentorship of Sneha Goel, the best writing coach and English teacher in Guwahati. The Forges who were a family of five lived happily in the icy mountains of Glacier. They were very sweet and caring. Especially their middle daughter, Mila Forge. She was an enthusiastic little lad. But …
The Temples ‘Ding dong’ the bourdon rung, In the church, it sung. ‘Clink clonk’ the bells tinked, On the temple of flowers thee. ‘Dun don’ the drums boomed, right on the Chinese temple. ‘Tweeonee’ the harmonium made, As others hailed ‘Allah’ in a chorus of crowd. Image Credit: Freepik About the mentor, author and …
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