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In the days following October 31, attacks that targeted the Sikh community had begun in the capital.

A dead end in Delhi—November 1984

A friend’s courageous stand to protect a Sikh family during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi.

Perfume, by Ashokamitran, is a short story about a man’s day filled with remorse and thoughts of death and how it takes a surprising turn at home.

Perfume: A Tamil story in translation

Translated from the Tamil by the author.

India: A Bengali story in translation

Translated by Arunava Sinha

Syed Mustafa Siraj

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In the days following October 31, attacks that targeted the Sikh community had begun in the capital.

A dead end in Delhi—November 1984

A friend’s courageous stand to protect a Sikh family during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi.

Perfume, by Ashokamitran, is a short story about a man’s day filled with remorse and thoughts of death and how it takes a surprising turn at home.

Perfume: A Tamil story in translation

Translated from the Tamil by the author.

India, a Bengali story in translation. Translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha

India: A Bengali story in translation

Translated by Arunava Sinha

Syed Mustafa Siraj

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