An unwritten epic -- Complete knowledge -- The city of sorrows -- A letter from India -- Tortoise -- The boat -- The one-eyed Dajjal -- The story of the Parrot and the Mynah -- Leaves -- Platform -- Barium carbonate -- Hisaar -- The staircase -- The jungle of the gonds -- A chronicle of the peacocks -- Partition, exile and memories of a lost home : an interview with Intizar Husain by Alok Bhalla -- Glossary