A Literary Rose Blossoming in the UK: Prava Baral reviews Dr. Sangita Swechcha’s ‘The Rose: An Unusual Love Story’, a collection of short stories

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Today, I take an opportunity to present you Prava Baral's review on my short story collection, 'Gulafsangako Prem'. The English title is 'The Rose: An Unusual Love Story.' Before that, I present you a few comments by well-known writers on the book spoken during the launch program in Nepal: ------------- Legendary writer Tulasi Diwasa: "This … Continue reading A Literary Rose Blossoming in the UK: Prava Baral reviews Dr. Sangita Swechcha’s ‘The Rose: An Unusual Love Story’, a collection of short stories

Color Nepal’s ‘Soil on Pyre’: Michele Baron reviews a poetry collection written by Subash S. Parajuli

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Today, I bring you a review written by Michele Baron on Subash Singh Parajuli's poetry collection entitled 'Soil on Pyre', published by Color Nepal.Soil on Pyre- Michele Baron Soil on Pyre, a first-anthology of poetry by Subash S. Parajuli, ranges between short, compelling glimpses into the starkly personal, to musings upon life’s contemporary challenges. Always … Continue reading Color Nepal’s ‘Soil on Pyre’: Michele Baron reviews a poetry collection written by Subash S. Parajuli

Book Hill’s ‘Monomyths and meany-myths of Kathmandu’: A review on Peter J. Karthak’s novel ‘Kathmandruids’ by Bibek Adhikari

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Today, I am here with a book review by Bibek Adhikari on Peter J. Karthak's novel Kathmandruids.Monomyths and meany-myths of Kathmandu- Bibek Adhikari Peter J. Karthak’s experimental Kathmandruids challenges the conventional method of telling a story that is prevalent in the Nepali fictional milieu. A short story of eleven thousand words—even though short stories are … Continue reading Book Hill’s ‘Monomyths and meany-myths of Kathmandu’: A review on Peter J. Karthak’s novel ‘Kathmandruids’ by Bibek Adhikari

‘How I wrote The Ambassador of the Himalaya: A Collection of True Stories’ by Anil Adhikari

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Today, I am introducing you Anil Adhikari, a writer from Nepal who is passionate about communicating conservation through his stories based on facts and experience. Writing was always Anil’s dream that later became his profession and he is here to share his experience of writing the book ‘The Ambassador of the Himalaya: A collection of … Continue reading ‘How I wrote The Ambassador of the Himalaya: A Collection of True Stories’ by Anil Adhikari

Three poets, three poems from Nepal: Nirmal K Thapa, L B Chettri and Prollas Sindhulia

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Today, I present three poems by three poets from Nepal. 'Shaky Pears' by Nirmal Kumar Thapa Nirmal Kumar Thapa from Nepal is a unique poet and famous for his spiritual blend and contemporary life to present in his poetic graph. His dozens of previous book work welcomed gracefully. Nirmal's recent work is Crystal Vs Nirmal. … Continue reading Three poets, three poems from Nepal: Nirmal K Thapa, L B Chettri and Prollas Sindhulia

A POETIC VISIT TO A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD

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Today's post is a book review by Hem Biswakarma on Gopi Sapkota's poetry collection 'A Suicide Note'. A Suicide Note by Gopi Sapkota, Publisher: lulu.com, ISBN-10: 1445758296, ISBN-13: 978-1445758299 A POETIC VISIT TO A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD - Hem Bishwakarma I feel like a sapling when it comes to talking about poetry. I am growing and learning about … Continue reading A POETIC VISIT TO A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD

A few books from Nepal’s Kathalaya publishing

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Today, my post introduces 'Kathalaya' publishing from Nepal along with its activities and some of the books it has published in English.   Kathalaya, a publication house in Nepal established in 2007, is focused on developing reading culture among children. It has provided its service to more than 2.5 million children in more than 8000 … Continue reading A few books from Nepal’s Kathalaya publishing

A Nepali poetry collection: Bhisma Upreti’s ‘What if the Sky Falls?’

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Today, I present a book review by literary editor L B Chhetri on poet Bhisma Upreti's book 'What if the Sky Falls?' A love of life in What if the Sky Falls? - L B Chhetri Bhisma Upreti, a well-known poet and essayist of Nepal who has several books to his credit, has come out this … Continue reading A Nepali poetry collection: Bhisma Upreti’s ‘What if the Sky Falls?’

‘International collaboration is the key in bringing Nepali literature to the external world’: An interview with publisher Bhupendra Khadka of Book Hill Publishing

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Thanks for joining me! Today I'll be speaking to Bhupendra Khadka, CEO of Book Hill, one of the leading publishing houses in Nepal. Bhupendra not only leads a publishing house, he himself is a poet, a national award-winning lyricist and also a popular Radio Jockey at Radio Kantipur, the most popular radio station in Nepal. … Continue reading ‘International collaboration is the key in bringing Nepali literature to the external world’: An interview with publisher Bhupendra Khadka of Book Hill Publishing

‘The external world doesn’t know how rich Nepali literature is’: An interview with author Dr. Sangita Swechcha

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November is the Nepali literature month at the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. Guest Editor Dr. Sangita Swechcha will be coordinating blog posts on Nepal and the Nepali literary landscape this month. Today, we are posting a recent interview with Dr. Sangita Swechcha by Ms. Qurratulain (Annie) Zaman of Global Voices, a multi-lingual media community. … Continue reading ‘The external world doesn’t know how rich Nepali literature is’: An interview with author Dr. Sangita Swechcha