From “The Twilight Hour,” by Kula Saikia, Asomiya: Handpicked Fictions, New Delhi: Katha, 2003. Translated by Rupanjali Baruah.

From “The Bride,” by Mamoni Raisom Goswami, Asomiya: Handpicked Fictions, New Delhi: Katha, 2003. Translated by Liza Das

From “Munni’s Legs,” by Atulananda Goswami, Asomiya: Handpicked Fiction, New Delhi: Katha, 2003. Translated by Atulananda Goswami and D N Bezboruah.

From “The Leopard,” by Dhruba Hazarika, New Delhi: Penguin, 2009.

From In the Forest, The songs and Shackles, by Umakanta Sarma, New Delhi: Spectrum.

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