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Coffee guff from Korea
Prawin Adhikari’s translation breathes new life into the book on Narayan Wagle’s writing life
Revolution song
English translation of Chuden Kabimo’s novel tells the story of Darjeeling’s Gorkhaland Movement
With love, labour and writing
South Asian writers write about their craft in new book
Finding a permanent home in poetry
Nepali literature goes international with a recent win at the Donald Hall Prize for Poetry in the US
Singha Darbar, not Singapore
The obsession of our leaders with Singapore is unmatched. Every prime minister we have had in the 30 years (some of them serial prime ministers) has promised to turn Nepal into a Singapore one too many times. Why not just build a Nepal that is just and fair for everyone?
Manjushree Thapa’s novel now in Nepali
Photo: SHAMBHAVI BASNETAt Café Soma of Baluwatar on a recent morning, Manjushree Thapa is sitting by herself at a table and is recognisable even…
Taking Nepali literature to the world
A character in Buddhisagar’s bestselling 2010 novel कर्नाली ब्लुज (Karnali Blues) has the habit of adding “हजुरको” (‘hajurko’) at the end of his…
About women by women
It is a privilege to be able to read, understand and appreciate the depth of women’s writing and the expanse of their ideas. But it was several…
Niranjan Kunwar: Queering the story
Photo: SAGAR CHHETRIWhen Niranjan Kunwar talks about Bollywood, his body language shifts: he sits tall, his face brightens up, his hands flit…
Prajwol Parajuly nominated for French book award
Two Indian writers, Manu Joseph and Prajwal Parajuly have been nominated for the long list of the Emile Guimet Prize, awarded annually to a book…
20 years ago this week
Nepali Times issue #1The #1 print edition of Nepali Times of 19-25 July 2000 shows that even though much has changed in Nepal in the past two…
Pragati Rai: Her Own Writer
Pragati Rai. All Photos: MONIKA DEUPALAAs a child, Pragati Rai was called fattyauri, someone who would not stop talking. “I did not like that…
20 Reviews in 20 Years
In 999 issues the Nepali Times has reviewed hundreds of books, from political thrillers on the Maoist conflict to novels and travelogues.…
The power of reading aloud
Photos: RATO BANGALA KITABInstilling a habit of reading in children supplements what they learn in school, but reading aloud to children by…
This author is an alien
https://youtu.be/oE6519sUXdEInspired by Dr Suess, The Mushroom Planet series, Dr Doolittle, C S Lewis, Tolkien, myths, legends, science fiction…
Bimala Tumkhewa: Putting kinema on the map of Nepal
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALABorn in 1978 in Tehrathum, Bimala Tumkhewa is not an unfamiliar name in Nepal’s literary scene. Popular for her…
Arko, the Nepali minstrel from Bengal
If you like Nepali folk songs, you must have come across a hirsute man on Youtube, singing old, familiar songs with an unusual accent and lilt.…
Read and let read
The erosion of a reading culture in Nepal does not bode well for democracy
A nostalgic Hindustani novel
Amitabha Bagchi reeives the DSC prize 2019 from Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at Nepal Literature Festival in Pokhara in…
Writing about Nepal from afar
Photo: SAKINA ABIDIWhen asked how he balances writing about Kathmandu while living abroad, Samrat Upadhyay asks: “What do we mean by…
Debut novelist lets Afghans speak for themselves
Jamil Jan Kochai is the O Henry Prize-winning author of the novel 99 Nights in Logar, which was shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian…
Usha Sherchan: Humming a tune of her own
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALAWhen Usha Sherchan talks about Pokhara, where she grew up, she gets a faraway look in her eyes. Everywhere around us were…
Canadian's missionary zeal for Nepali
On the morning of 31 October 1954, 29-year-old William J Burke stepped on a red-gold carpet of fallen maple leaves outside his home as he made…
DSC Prize in Pokhara on 16 December
The 9thDSC Prize for South Asian Literature will be holding its award ceremony this year during the IME Nepal Literature Festival closing…