The Journey

JourneyCartoon The Journey

Original in Hindi

* Editor’s Note : Safar (The Journey) first appeared in the original Hindi in Scripts (Travel Issue, Sept 2010), the zine published by LABIA

Translation in English


[*Editor's Note : This piece of original writing is accompanied by its translation. We’d love to hear what you thought about it. If you think you can offer another translation, of some words, or even of the whole piece, mail us via Contact Form. We’re open to suggestions, corrections, additions, deletions - as long as they’re an improvement over what we have. Remember the context is all decisive, so while you may not agree with some, or may find yourself offended, it’s a piece that was written within the writer’s context - and we can’t tell authors what to write. What we can do, is read and critique.]

About the author

Mridul D

About the translator

The Cathartist & Chicklet

Comments

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  1. Queer Coolie

    @Mridul – This is lovely !

    @Chicklet & The Catharsist – Thank you for the translation !

    • hey gaysi log, could you please change the editor’s note above to:

      Safar (The Journey) first appeared in the original Hindi in Scripts (Travel Issue, Sept 2010), the zine published by LABIA

      ?
      your note says LABIA’s Script. It’s Scripts, actually.

      thanks and good to see so much queer writing!
      all best

  2. Mridul

    Thanks, QC! Glad you liked it!! :-)
    and, Chicklet and The Cathartist – Thanks a tonne for the translation!!! :-)

  3. Beautiful Mridul. Every sentence hits me so strong and I can feel every word of what you say. It syncs so well. Beautifully written. keep it coming.

    ps: I have no idea how I missed reading this the last few months.

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