THE RIVER STAIRS is a translation of Rabindranath Tagore's short story ' Ghater Katha' written in 1886. Read on to know more... If you wish to hear of days gone by, sit on this step of mine, and lend your ears to the murmur of the rippling water. The month of Ashwin (September) was about to begin. The river was in full flood. Only four of my steps peeped above the surface. The water had crept up to the low-lying parts of the bank, where the kachu[1] plant grew dense beneath the branches of the mango grove. At that...
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