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Editor’s Note: This piece is a collaborative in true sense of the term. The translator of the original poem (English) wanted the poet’s views to find strength in another language and hence he collaborated with her. Although DoubleSpeak never has published any translation to any other language than English, it made an exception this time for the cause.

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Ishani De is an artist, dreamer, lover of plants and most creatures big and small, except spiders.

Anindya Sundar Paul, is an Assistant Translator to the Govt. of West Bengal. Views expressed in this write-up do not necessarily reflect or represent the institution he works for.