Note from Klem-Marí Cajigas, GLLI blog Guest Editor for #WorldKidLit Month 2020: today I am very excited and proud to welcome Luis Maldonado to the Global Literatures in Libraries Initiative. Luis and I have been friends since our first year in college, when we each found the only other Puerto Rican student in the Stetson … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Month 2020: The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
Featuring a few books from Nepal
A person kissed by the Moon "...A Person Kissed by the Moon contains lines that resound long after you have set it aside for some mundane chore. The sound of voices echoes in your mind and even in translation, it carries the urgency of a Nepali appeal. There are words of a poet's place in the … Continue reading Featuring a few books from Nepal
‘I am hopeful that the market of Nepali literature will expand as new avenues have opened up’: An interview with writer Aswini Koirala
Today, my guest is writer Aswini Koirala from Nepal. Aswini Koirala started his writing career while pursuing journalism at the Kantipur Publications. His book ‘Uni’, written on women's issues, made the highest-selling record in Nepal in 2013. Three years later, a collection of short stories 'Zuckerberg Cafe' also became the best-selling book. A novel by … Continue reading ‘I am hopeful that the market of Nepali literature will expand as new avenues have opened up’: An interview with writer Aswini Koirala
‘Our writing quality will be rightly tested only when it reaches the global market’: An interview with writer Nayan Raj Pandey
Today, I am talking to Nayan Raj Pandey, a popular Nepali novelist, short-story and screenplay writer who is famous for his figurative portrayal of contemporary Nepali society in his writing. Born in Kathmandu’s Pyukha Tole, Nayan Raj Pandey spent most of his childhood and youth years in the Terai, southern plain of Nepal. His literary works, … Continue reading ‘Our writing quality will be rightly tested only when it reaches the global market’: An interview with writer Nayan Raj Pandey
‘The Nepali Diaspora is seeing a rise in the number of good literary writers’: An interview with writer Krishna Bajgai
Today, I am talking to Krishna Bajgai, a Nepali writer living in the UK. Krishna Bajgai leads the Samakalin Sahitya Pratisthan that he founded in 2014. Under the banner of Samakalin Sahitya Pratisthan he publishes and edits http://www.samakalinsahitya.com. He has ten published books to his credit. This includes travelogues, short story collections, Haiku and poetry … Continue reading ‘The Nepali Diaspora is seeing a rise in the number of good literary writers’: An interview with writer Krishna Bajgai
Sashi Mahaju brings a popular ‘Nepal Bhasha’ song ‘Rajamati kumati jike wasa pirati’ translated by Sigfried Lienhard
Today, I am presenting 'Rajamati kumati jike wasa pirati', a very popular song in 'Nepal Bhasha', a language spoken by Newah community (one of the ethnic communities in Nepal) mainly in Kathmandu valley. A contributor to this post is Sashi Mahaju. Sashi Mahaju, a Newah activist writes articles on Newah issues. He also writes poems … Continue reading Sashi Mahaju brings a popular ‘Nepal Bhasha’ song ‘Rajamati kumati jike wasa pirati’ translated by Sigfried Lienhard
‘Depression and his death’: A poem by Dr Sangita Swechcha
Today, I bring you my poem 'Depression and his Death'. Research suggests that one in four persons in his/her lifetime suffers from a mental health problem. The severity of the problem is large. However, we do not tend to take this very seriously. I would like to dedicate this poem to all those who have … Continue reading ‘Depression and his death’: A poem by Dr Sangita Swechcha
A review of Lokendra Chand’s poetry collection: ‘Spring: An Adept Director’ by Subash Singh Parajuli
Today, I have a book review by Subash Singh Parajuli on Lokendra Chand's poetry collection 'Spring: An Adept Director'. About the author of ‘Spring: An Adept Director’ Lokendra Bahadur Chand is the former Prime Minister of Nepal. He assumed four times the Prime Ministership of different ages for years before the declaration of the … Continue reading A review of Lokendra Chand’s poetry collection: ‘Spring: An Adept Director’ by Subash Singh Parajuli
‘Translation is not just a charm but a serious need for the upliftment of Nepali literature’: An interview with translator Jayant Sharma
Thanks for joining me! Today I’ll be speaking to Jayant Sharma, a literary translator who works in the Nepali-English language pair. Jayant has almost two dozen literary volumes translated to his credit, out of which some renowned ones are ‘Guerrilla Girl’, ‘Children's Stories of Nepal’, ‘In the Battle of Kirtipur’, ‘Gurkha War Poems’, ‘Odes from the … Continue reading ‘Translation is not just a charm but a serious need for the upliftment of Nepali literature’: An interview with translator Jayant Sharma
The Hottest Love and the Wettest Bloodbath in Nepali History
Today, I have a book review on Sheeba Shah's novel 'The Other Queen' by Peter J. Karthak. A Pandora’s Box in a Royal Thriller - Peter J. Karthak Under review is Sheeba Shah’s fourth novel, The Other Queen. As in her previous novel, Loyals of the Crown, the self-avowed novelist writes about the high and … Continue reading The Hottest Love and the Wettest Bloodbath in Nepali History
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