• Published : 07 Aug, 2021
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Expansionist ambitions of the Moghul emperor Jahangir had hit a roadblock in the erstwhile Deccan Sultanate. Under the astute leadership of Malik Ambar, the Prime Minister and regent of Murtaza Nizam Shah II of the Nizam Shahi dynasty of Ahmednagar, they had repulsed every Moghul advance. In these circumstances, Iravati ends up paying a stiff price for her honour. What happens? Read on to know more... Iravati sat on the banks of the mighty river Godavari, her mind in a turmoil. Unmindful of her unfinished boll-picking in the cottonfield and her five-year-old daughter Dishi, who she had hastily deposited in...

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Bhaswar Mukherjee

Joined: 10 Apr, 2014 | Location: Chennai, India

My short stories have been published by Penguin Random House, Times of India, Readomania and Notion Press. My short stories for the TOI Write India Contest (Seasons 1 and 3 ) have been selected among the top 10 winners for their respective author pro...

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