Contents
Stories 201-300
Story 201 School Shoes 1
Story 202 The Sack of Paddy 7
Story 203 The Panchayat Hand Pump 13
Story 204 The Price of the Ox 18
Story 205 Wages 23
Story 206 The Aadhaar Thumbprint 30
Story 207 The Maize Field 35
Story 208 The Flood Loan 40
Story 209 The Little Teacher 45
Story 210 Smoke from the Hearth 51
Story 211 A One-Kattha Pond 55
Story 212 The Bag of Seed 60
Story 213 Two Goats 65
Story 214 The Labour Card 70
Story 215 The Earthen House 75
Story 216 The Loan Papers 80
Story 217 Community Paddy 85
Story 218 The First Harvest 90
Story 219 The Locked Room in Madhubani 94
Story 220 The Sound of the Bell 98
Story 221 The Eye of the Pond 103
Story 222 Inside the Wall 108
Story 223 Soot 113
Story 224 The Lantern 120
Story 225 Seven Steps 127
Story 226 The Locked Clock Tower 133
Story 227 White Feather 139
Story 228 The Last Picture 145
Story 229 Water in the Cellar 151
Story 230 The Night Line 157
Story 231 The Latch 164
Story 232 The Heartbeat 169
Story 233 The Black Mirror 175
Story 234 Footsteps on the Roof 181
Story 235 The Smell of a Letter 187
Story 236 Nilkanth 193
Story 237 The Second Room 200
Story 238 Beneath the Earth 206
Story 239 The Stamp 213
Story 240 Autobiography of the File 219
Story 241 Chair Number Seventeen 225
Story 242 The Spelling of a Name 231
Story 243 The Great Inspection 237
Story 244 The Fan Proposal 244
Story 245 The God of the Office 251
Story 246 The Signature 257
Story 247 The Special Hat 263
Story 248 The Tea Committee 268
Story 249 The Vanished Bell 276
Story 250 Certified Copy 282
Story 251 The Height of the Table 288
Story 252 Red Tape 295
Story 253 The Forgotten Order 300
Story 254 The Government Umbrella 304
Story 255 Attendance 308
Story 256 Photo Identification 313
Story 257 The Welcome Gate 318
Story 258 Annual Report 323
Story 259 Permission 329
Story 260 The Waiting Room 334
Story 261 Number 339
Story 262 The Open Case 344
Story 263 Boundary 349
Story 264 Verification 354
Story 265 The Closed Lift 359
Story 266 The Blank Seal 364
Story 267 The Night Order 370
Story 268 The Invisible Tax 375
Story 269 The Wrong Date of Birth 381
Story 270 One Door Less 386
Story 271 Return 391
Story 272 Translation 396
Story 273 The Order of the Empty Chair 401
Story 274 Entry Pass 406
Story 275 The Closed Account 411
Story 276 Final Approval 417
Story 277 The Forbidden Question 422
Story 278 Guarding the Door 427
Story 279 An Evening in Laheriasarai 432
Story 280 Lights on the Bridge 436
Story 281 The Closed Library 440
Story 282 The Fair Is Over 444
Story 283 Outside the Cinema 450
Story 284 The Verandah Bulb 456
Story 285 The Glass of the Tea Stall 461
Story 286 Railway Announcement 465
Story 287 A Strip of Sunlight 470
Story 288 A Fragment of Music 475
Story 289 The Closed Shop 480
Story 290 The Eaves 484
Story 291 The Bicycle 489
Story 292 A Glass of Water 494
Story 293 The Procession 498
Story 294 The Small Mirror 502
Story 295 Pigeons on the Roof 506
Story 296 The Hand of the Clock 510
Story 297 The Last Page 515
Story 298 The First Morning Bus 520
Story 299 The Endless Register 524
Story 300 The Library of Mithila 528