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A first-time translation of the short story ‘Dhaan’ by Bengali writer Jyotirmoyee Devi
The fields are bursting with grain. Mother Nature's glowing yellow sari seems scarcely able to contain the bounty of Kalu Sheikh's couple of acres. Kalu Sheikh has a couple, his brother Moni Sheikh has one, and beyond these lie fields belonging to other villagers. Sidhu Morol's field adjoins Kalu's.
Kalu arrives and stands awhile by his fields. Then he slowly walks to his hut near the village center.