My Indian Adaptations of Shakespeare’s Plays

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I read Merchant of Venice in High School for my ICSE board exams and now as an Higher Secondary (ISC Board) student, I am reading Macbeth. I enjoyed reading both these plays and couldn’t resist writing some fiction based on these plays, in modern, Mumbai settings. Here goes:

Macbhai (adapted from Macbeth) in three parts:

Part 1: https://kitaab.org/2024/03/31/short-story-macbhai-by-anika-joseph-part-1/

Part 2: https://kitaab.org/2024/04/07/short-story-macbhai-by-anika-joseph-part-2/

Part 3:  https://kitaab.org/2024/04/14/short-story-macbhai-by-anika-joseph-part-3-final/

 

Merchant of Vetaverse (Adapted from Merchant of Venice)

https://www.weeklyyarnsthewiseowl.art/january-yarns (Please scroll down a bit, around 1/4th of this page, to read Act I which was published on January 15,2023. There are four Acts, all on this page, one below the other.)

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