A retired professor of English, Raj Sharma has worked at universities in India, the Middle East, and the USA. His published work includes ‘In My Arms’, a collection of short stories, and ‘April in the Alleghenies’ (Red Ochre Press), a chapbook of poems.
Author’s note: The story is set in the countryside of Jhabua, a district place in the author’s native state, Madhya Pradesh, in India. It is inhabited by Bhils, a community of tribal people. Starvation and crime are rampant in this poor farming community. He has written many articles on these people, having visited them frequently.
“His jealousy was aroused when an acquaintance hinted that she might be carrying on with a young man from Ricchwi, a village someway off. Thaan bullied and beat her when she returned.” Story of the Week (May 23), by Raj Sharma.
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