Introduction -- Madhurmani / Kanchi Nath Jha 'Kiran -- Five Letters / Harimohan Jha -- he Co-Sharer / Manipadma -- The Sprawling Pakair / Radhakrishm 'Baher' -- Evening Tree / Rajkamal ChoutUiary -- Chhathi Parmesari / Dhoomketu -- Ramzani / Lalit -- Chandramukhi / lily Ray -- The Rice / Somdeva -- Piggies Father / Dheerendra -- Lights Going Out / Mayanand Mishra -- Terror / Raj Mohan Jha -- Shade of a Banyan Tree / Ramdeo Jha -- The Quilt / Jeevkant -- The Flaw /Hansraj -- The Rainbow / Prahhas Kumar Choudhary -- One's Own Kin / Gangesh Gunjan -- The Precursor / Upendra Doshi -- The Wooden People / Suhhash Chandra Yadav -- Roodess / Sukant Sam -- The Wall / Mahaprakash -- Philly Black / Shailendra Kumar Jha -- Anticurrent / Ashok -- The Mirror / Neeta Jha -- Darkness of the Cavern / Vinod Bihari Lal -- Sinurhaar / Shivshankar Shresnivas -- In the Frying Pan / Vibbuti Anand -- Kailash Mandals Philips Radio / Ramesh -- The Reprieve / Pradip Bihari -- Murder of Conscience / Taranand Vijogi -- About the Authors -- About the Translators