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Balkrishna Sama (1903-1981)

Michael J. Hutt Lekhnath Paudyal, Balkrishna Sama, and Lakshmiprasad Devkota were the three most important Nepali writers of the first half of this century, and...

Bal Krishna Sama: A Short Biography

Gopal Parajuli             Bal Krishna Sama was born in 1902 in Gyaneshwar of Kathmandu. His father’s name was Samar Samsher Janga Bahadur Rana and his...

Playwright Balkrishna Sama and his Play Amar Singh

— Prof. Jagat Upadhaya ‘Prekshit’ Translation of “Natakkar Balkrishna Sama ra unko Amar Singh”, done by Bal Ram Adhikari & Hari Prasad Paudel A brief introduction to...

A Posthumous Reverberation

Bal Krishna Sama My love, I am completely healed,and the body cent-percent lightenedeven more than a fallen flower.Why do you stilllet the torrents of tears...

A Tale

Siddhicharan Shrestha If you were still alive,I would ask,“Would you…?”No, I would not ask anything.I would come and playwith your toddling daughter daily,love her,and be...

The Expanse of Self

Siddhicharan Shrestha O countries and towns that I haven’t been to yet,I salute you!Don’t say, I didn’t come to see you.I have seen alland I...

Siddhicharan Shrestha in Nepalese Perspective

Dr. Jayraj Acharya Background  There is a misconception that the Nepali language, known as Khas Kura in earlier times, was forced upon the Newar speaking population...

Yugkavi Siddhicharan Shrestha: A Brilliant Icon of Human Consciousness

Usha Thakur  Known to Nepali literary world as ‘Yugkavi’, the great poet Siddhicharan Shrestha gives voice to patriotic feelings, makes sharp satirical observation against social...

Siddhicharan Shrestha: A Poetic Portrait

Yadunath Khanal Mr. Siddhicharan Shrestha is one of the most outstanding of our poets. Ever since Mr. Surya Vikram Gewali drew our pointed attention to...

Self-Introduction

Siddhicharan Shrestha A Nepalese I am,Clever in climbingArduous mountain heights.Though hostile to meThey may be,I am kind to the poor. Prepared I amTo suck the coreThe...

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