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  • This page has been developed with the main aim of carrying English translations of work by major Bengali authors. On a wider scale, the plans are to develop this page as a complete resource for Bengali Literature including information regarding writers, translators, publishers, language, fonts and word processing tools. .. more...
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  • The Haunted Mine new! - Sailajananda Mukhopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Santanu Banerjee
    Translation | Story | July 2022
    My quarter was not very close. I had to cross two or three slums to reach an orchard of mango and jackfruit trees and then take another path made of packed coal dust. A dilapidated house stood a little distance from where I had to turn right to pass under a neem tree and stroll a couple of minutes further to arrive at my door. ...
    Rupnarayan new! - Narayan Gangopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | March 2022
    Meanwhile, Sunetra wondered why he shrank back instead of pulling her into his arms. Why hadn’t he embraced her hard and said, ‘now that we are facing our deaths, know this Sunetra, I’ll never let you go. I’ll hold on to you with all my strength.’? But neither could utter a single word. The oars pulled the boat steadily towards the shore. ...
    Camouflage new! - Narayan Gangopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | March 2022
    “Oh, do tell us!" We chimed in a chorus. Teni-da resumed. “I used to have a dog. Not a bag of bones like your Indies. This one was a huge greyhound. His looks were as ferocious as his roars, and was he well trained! He could walk on his hind legs for hours on end. He died in an accident, poor thing. I still miss him, but he sacrificed his life for a brahmin, so he must have gone to straight to heaven.” ...
    The Philosopher's Stone (পরশ পাথর) - Parashuram (Rajsekhar Basu) translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Satyajit Ray | Story | May 2021
    'Parashuram', or Rajsekhar Basu's short story 'Parash Pathar' (পরশ পাথর) has been translated from original Bengali by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra. Based on this story, Satyajit Ray directed the movie also titled The Philosopher's Stone (পরশ পাথর) in 1958. ...
    The Horse - Rabindranath Tagore translated from Bengali to English by Palash Baran Pal
    Rabindranath Tagore | Story | May 2021
    If the horse were left free in the fields it might get away, so man put walls around it. The tiger had forests, it stayed in the forest. The lion had caves, no one claimed it. But the horse had... ...
    The Jester - Rabindranath Tagore translated from Bengali to English by Palash Baran Pal
    Rabindranath Tagore | Story | May 2021
    The general came to meet the king in the evening. He bowed and said, "Sire, the only sound that you will hear now in this village would be the cries of the scavenger animals." ...
    Repetition - Rabindranath Tagore translated from Bengali to English by Palash Baran Pal
    Rabindranath Tagore | Story | May 2021
    The king said, "The forest is there, Ram is also there. But I heard, my child, that we cannot find a Sita. You can solve the problem if you wish." ...
    The Giver's Paradise - Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Shoili Pal
    Translation | Story | March 2019
    Waves of noble thoughts would come to his mind – then recede. Other times these emotions would lead him to try tirelessly to put an end to others’ suffering – but this time he... ...
    The Suitcase Switch - Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Shoili Pal
    Translation | Story | September 2017
    A few miles later the bus stopped at Balurghat town. A girl got on here, and so did several men. The bus was crowded to start with, where would the extra passengers sit? Left with no choice, many of the new travellers ... ...
    A Wild Flower - Selina Hossain translated from Bengali to English by Haimanti Dorai
    Translation | Story | February 2017
    There would remain quite a few more buses and trucks, of course. Then she need not feel afraid of anyone. She wanted to relax by leaning on the nearby tree-trunk but was concerned that she would... ...
    We will meet again - Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Gouri Datta
    Translation | Story | December 2016
    During that happy childhood a sorrowful event happened. My youngest uncle, Chhoto-kaka, lay on his deathbed. Our Kakima, his wife, had just become a part of our family about one and a half years ago. A beautiful daughter ... ...
    Verbal Jugglery - Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Ranjan Mukherjee
    | Story | May 2016
    Jogenbabu was new to this region, well, not really new. He was originally from these parts but in between had spent thirty years in Bihar. Recently, he returned to settle permanently.... ...
    Nehru and God - Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Palash Baran Pal
    Translation | Story | January 2016
    I was not really surprised by the news of Nehru coming, because he had come to Calcutta before. But God never visits any place, he doesn't even have a body to travel in. As far as I knew,... ...
    Dreamworld - Ramanath Ray translated from Bengali to English by Palash Baran Pal
    | Story | January 2016
    Mother moved Daughter's hand away. She looked sharply at her daughter for a moment, and then looked away. She did not finish what she had started saying. She remained quiet. ...
    Fake Calcutta - Ramanath Ray translated from Bengali to English by Palash Baran Pal
    | Story | January 2016
    I cross the street. Just at this time, a bomb explodes. The entire street starts shaking. Everyone starts running. The entire area becomes deserted. The stores pull down their shutters. I run and enter the... ...
    Chats - Pracheta Gupta translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | November 2015
    He turned up the volume of his headphone. He must find something for Utsa. Not anything boring, but some exciting love chats. Could he really find something like that?... ...
    The Pink Shirt - Pracheta Gupta translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | November 2015
    Shantanu was even more surprised. Was he hearing her right? This girl actually saw a movie last night? And laughed so hard that her tummy was still sore! No, there was no hope for this girl! ... ...
    Einstein and Indubala - Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Palash Baran Pal
    Translation | Story | October 2015
    Einstein said, "Once, when I read Max Mueller's essays on Vedantic Philosophy, I really wanted to learn Sanskrit. In Philosophy, I was a follower of Spinoza all along. Spinoza presented his philosophy in the form of a ... ...
    The Witch (Dain) - Abhijit Sen translated from Bengali to English by Sutapa Chaudhuri
    Translation | Story | October 2015
    He had placed three betel nuts on the three points in his chequered squares. That gave rise to a triangular geometric design! With great care Nayan had put the betel leaf ... ...
    That Terrible Midnight - Nabaneeta Dev Sen translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | May 2015
    “It's not all that dangerous mom. These days, so many young boys and girls are driving mopeds. In fact—the way gas prices are rising every day—I too might start ... ...
    Mr. Young's Car - Nabaneeta Dev Sen translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | May 2015
    After a few hours he returned, literally dancing with joy, “Oh yes! That car will run fine. It is in mint condition. Just give me a couple of days and I will take you all for a fine long... ...
    Oh Dear, Dad! - Nabaneeta Dev Sen translated from Bengali to English by
    Translation | Story | April 2015
    Somesh cleaned up the book and put it away on the shelf. But Indrani just would not read it. “No, no, no! I will not allow such scandalous stuff in my family. I would rather die…” ...
    Moni Doctor - Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Saurav Bhattacharya
    Translation | Story | February 2015
    A man of our village had helped me get that job; I used to write accounts, the masters were happy with my handwriting. I was there for more than eight or nine months; in that time I had visited all that could be seen in Calcutta - zoo, museum, movies, ...
    The Climbing Spinach Trellis - Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Barnali Saha
    Translation | Story | February 2015
    In an even calmer note, his wife said, “Listen— don’t act foolish now. You never learn anything, and you don’t try to make up for it either. I wonder how a man with a young adult daughter at home could go about fishing... ...
    The Atheist - Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | February 2015
    There was the white haired teacher Aryabhatta drawing imaginary lines in air, trying to teach student Shakatayan the exact positions of the stars and planets. In the middle of chirping and singings of the wild birds, ... ...
    Gupi Gyne Bagha Byne: Dramatized and Retold in English - Upendrakishore Raychaudhury translated from Bengali to English by Pia Salter-Ghosh
    Satyajit Ray | Story | November 2014
    This is actually a "thrice-told" tale. Satyajit Ray's movie (in Bengali) has been based on his grandfather, Upendrakishore's Bengali short story for children. The movie has been enormously popular ... ...
    The surrogate wife - Abhijit Sen translated from Bengali to English by Sutapa Chaudhuri
    | Story | November 2014
    ‘Where’s my own home? Where is that man? He had married me, had even set up a household for three years with me and then simply fled!’ ...
    The Dancer - Anjan Bandyopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Paulami Sengupta
    Translation | Story | July 2014
    The coldness in the air was gone. After a long time, it had been stuffy and humid and sweaty. Suddenly in the evening, the sky darkened and the hailstorm arrived. Manoranjan’s shack was next to... ...
    The holiday trip - Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | June 2014
    He knew that he could not afford to forget the paan box. Anybody could filch it from his table. So he returned to his office again. The In-charge babu was still working with great concentration. Nobody else was around. Obviously he was... ...
    Ignored - Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | June 2014
    I was going through my papers in the morning, when a young girl showed up in our house. She was about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a ... ...
    Bh...Bhut (Gh...host) - Lila Majumdar translated from Bengali to English by Sutapa Chaudhuri
    | Story | May 2014
    We’d heard from a foreigner living in our neighbourhood that his grandfather had stayed for many days as a tenant in that mansion. In his grandfather’s childhood too that lanky Sahib... ...
    The deceiver - Abhijit Sen translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | August 2013
    If I drop the fruit in milk, it will absorb the milk. If I add water to the milk, it will still soak up all the milk and only water will be left behind. Honest to God, Sir, there is nothing fake in it,... ...
    Diagram of a man - Abhijit Sen translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | August 2013
    The papers showed almost three lakh rupees in savings. Neatly itemized. Renu would have no problem cashing it. To distract her I said, ... ...
    A Coveted Life - Mimi Radhakrishnan translated from Bengali to English by Paulami Sengupta
    Translation | Story | April 2013
    Swapna gently gets off the bed and goes to the kitchen. She had switched on the hot plate to heat water: some for tea and the rest for the hot-water bag. The machine gave out this blaring signal as its job was done. Every time she hears... ...
    Only Ten Rupees - Bonophul translated from Bengali to English by Nita Das
    Translation | Story | March 2013
    He had borrowed money from Bidhucharan in order to bet on a race. Needless to say, he lost. He could not divulge this to his wife guilelessly. He had thought he would somehow manage... ...
    The Coldroom - Abhijit Sen translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | March 2013
    The lady was dangerously beautiful. An incomparably expensive Sambalpuri sari covered her with timeless beauty. But there was a shadow of sadness on her face. It seemed odd. Perhaps it was nothing. Perhaps just part of her beauty. But it made Nishith curious to ask her something. Yet he hesitated, the question may sound a little forward. So ultimately he spoke out, “Madam must be getting... ...
    Gupi Gyne Bagha Byne - Upendrakishore Raychaudhury translated from Bengali to English by Barnali Saha
    Translation | Story | October 2012
    Do you know how to sing? I'll tell you about a man who could sing a song. His name was Gupi Kyne, and his father's name was Kanu Kyne. Kanu ran a grocery store. Since Gupi could sing a song, and nobody in the village could sing anything at all... ...
    Imperfect - Tilottama Majumdar translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | July 2012
    She had agreed eagerly. Of course she would not tell anybody. This was her own very special secret. She did not want to share it with anyone. Besides, there was no friend close enough to share all her joys and sorrows. No, none. She knew... ...
    Salty - Tilottama Majumdar translated from Bengali to English by Chhanda Chattopadhyay Bewtra
    Translation | Story | July 2012
    In the evening their dad would come home. Mom always made him hot tea, and served some snacks for all. Light conversation would be tossed around—bring a little flour tomorrow…we are almost out of crackers… ...
    Swapan Is Dead, Long Live Swapan - Udayan Ghosh translated from Bengali to English by Arunava Sinha
    Translation | Story | July 2012
    Of course, the body had already been handed over to the legal heirs, subject to certain conditions. Condition 1: Only the ‘close family’ would be involved... ...
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