Note 59

In our 59th edition, we continue to feature a wide range of stories. They examine grief, loneliness, othering, desire, the transitory intersections that take place in the trajectories of lives travelling together, and high tragedy of disaster.

We feature the following stories:

HUMANS AND EGGPLANTS by Swapnamoy Chakraborty, translated by Jharna Sanyal

YOU’RE MY VENUS by Kirtana Kumar

THE BOXES by Kuldeep Badlanii

ENGLISH by Michelle D’costa

THE LIBERATING POWER OF LAUGHTER by Anushka Bharadwaj

MY FATHER’S BALLOON by Lavanya Arora

THE BORING GIRL by Rheea Mukherjee

PLATFORM 3 by Arya Gopi

BITS OF PAPER by Jayant Kaikini, translated by Carol Blaizy D’Souza

The image on the cover is by Anju Dodiya and is titled ‘A Measure of Happiness’, watercolour, charcoal and soft pastel on fabric stretched on board, 244 x 152.4 cm, 2025.