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short stories
His Majesty’s Indian Ship Mansoor
In 1946, a young deckhand gallantly joins a doddering patrol boat to brave the sea, duty, and everything he’d rather avoid.
Cheery Mr. Pabbi
Mr Pabbi dons his best shirt and attends his school reunion with his wife.
Breaking Through at Forty-Two
At forty-two, a man learns a thing or two.
Life Remains a Blessing
Baba Iftekhar insists his son take a day off from school.
Drop the Beat: Dance the Dream
Dance guru Razik Dibi can’t quite understand why he isn’t a star yet, so he turns to a pandit for counsel.
The Annus Mirabilis of Ameen Jamal
Ameen Jamal looks up, and suspects he might have seen Him.