TRANSLATION OF ANNA BHAU SATHE’S SHORT STORY ‘PRAIYASHITTA’ FROM MARATHI INTO ENGLISH WITH THEMATIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

Subbadra and Leela were busy doing manual work at a quarry. They were dropping stones in a hopper of a crusher hurriedly. Both of them wore cleanly washed sarees. And they looked almost similar. Their physique was similar, and both of them were of similar age. They were having watery eyes, sharp curved noses and a happy countenance. They looked different from all other working women on the site. They were known for their beauty. Under the hot sun, both of them were carrying stones on their heads. Beads of sweat accumulated on their foreheads. Their well developed breasts trembled while they were doing physical activities at a quarry. Their long and toned calves got stretched while walking at the site. Their husbands worked with them. So nobody dared to tease them. Uma was Subhadra’s husband and Bali was Leela’s husband. Uma and Bali worked as electric drill machine operators. They would drive their machines at a two hundred feet high mountain cliff. Both of them were stout and sturdy. They were short tempered too. So other workers gave them respect out of fear.