Issue 4

Dear Bilal, As we arrive at our last issue of adda’s special collection, Translations: South and Southeast Asia, I feel…

False Teeth of Pudu Market   Cockroach paper boat rusty pen knife These are the three things I found while…

Amma, Appa, Anbu The multi-storey building sat squat in one of the by-lanes of Cenotaph Road where Kotturpuram Bridge ended. I…

Unfinished It was a Sunday when I walked into Grandpa’s room, intending to give it a proper clear-out. As soon…

My Dream House   I think I’ll build a house.   Borrowing the plan from the weaver bird I’ll engage…

Hair Dye   Just think of it, Had hair dye Not been available In the market, People would not have…

A Lifeless Sea   As the waves crashed upon the shore, we discovered their corpses. Their eyes were wide open,…

The Bomb at the Rooftop Restaurant   Free of routine worries sky-high on feathery softness snugly seated in cushioned comfort…

Can you recall your dreams? A long time back, I knew a girl who dreamt of turning into a bird.…