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King Pratapaditya of Yashohar despises everyone—his children, his subjects, and his bahurani (daughter-in-law) most of all. When Surma married the king’s son Udayaditya, she had no idea that her life would be made a living hell by her father-in-law. But Surma is not alone in her misery. She has developed a close friendship with Vibha, the daughter of King Pratapaditya, who is distraught because her father has ordered the death of her husband.

मधुकलश की भूमिका में बच्चन जी ने लिखा है, "ये कविताएं सन् 1935-36 में लिखी गईं और सर्वप्रथम 1937 में प्रकाशित हुईं। इसके पहले मधुशाला 1935 में और मधुबाला 1936 में प्रकाशित हो चुकी थीं। मेरे जीवन का जो उत्साह, उल्लास और उन्माद-गो उनमें एक अभाव, एक असन्तोष, एक निराशा की व्यथा भी घुली-मिली थी-मधुशाला और मधुबाला में व्यक्त हुआ था, वह अब उतार पर था।“ आगे लिखते हैं, "ये कविताएं जीवन के रस से खाली नहीं हैं और जीवन का रस मधु ही मधु नहीं होता, कटु भी होता है... समर्थ के हाथों अमृत भी बनता है।"

Writers shortlisted for the Guardian 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize read their shortlisted stories Collected here are the six best stories chosen by the judging panel of the Guardian 4th Estate BAME short story prize 2017. In them you’ll encounter a range of characters: an Indian soldier...

This is the story of Morning Glory’s turn of the century kenbutsu—her travels—to America. Guided by her uncle, a Harvard graduate, Morning Glory travels at a time when most Americans know little or nothing about Japan, aside from the popular tunes of The Mikado (1885) and The Geisha (1896).

This collection of Japanese poetry was compiled and translated into English from an anthology known as The Collection of Myriad Leaves, and from a number of other anthologies made by imperial decree between the tenth and fifteenth centuries. This period has come to be considered the golden age of Japanese literature. These examples of Japanese poetry exhibit the most exquisite polish, allied with an avoidance of every shocking or perturbing theme; they combine the enduring luster of a precious metal with the tenuity of gold-leaf.