Anthology of Hindi short stories/ compiled by Bhisham Sahni ; translated from the Hindi by Jai Ratan.

Indroduction / Bhisham Sahni -- The queen of hearts / Phaneshwar Nath 'Renu' -- Lord of the Rubble / Mohan Rakesh -- Two faiths / Amrital Nagar -- The soul of Bhola Ram / Hari Shankar Parsai -- Before daybreak / Amrit Rai -- The midday meal / Amarkant -- Wang Chu / Bhisham Sahni -- Lost directions / Kamleshwar -- Where Lakshmi is imprisoned / Rajendra Yadav -- The Cherry Tree / Ram Kumar -- The Swan files alone / Markandaya -- The Miller of Kosi / Shekhar Joshi -- My enemy / Krishan Baldev Vaid -- Exorcism / Shailesh Matiyani -- Nanho / Shivprasad Singh -- The Encircling clouds / Krishan Sobti -- Birds / Nirmal Verma -- Trishanku / Mannu Bhandari -- Return / Usha Priyamvada -- The paperweight / Girriraj Kishore -- The parrot / Hridayesh -- Hell-Bound / Shaani -- The road / Ram Darash Mishra -- The Gong / Gyanranjan -- Encounter / Mudarakshash -- Disturbance / Ramakant -- The splinter / Govind Mishra -- Go your way, Baba! / Kashinath Singh -- Cake / Asghar Wajahat -- The return of the Assassins / Mithileshwar