Writer of the Month

Poetry

My Word (?)

Manprasad Subba I found a letter in the pollens of flowersa piece of stone, and a pinch of soilchanged into letters, coming into my hands;kneading...

Poetry

Manprasad Subba Somewhere inside the chestA gentle ticklingAnd the ripples… In the cave of the chestOh!…Oh!!…Reverberating…Echoing… The sun’s feetStepping softlyOn the tree leaves Day laughs with end-to-end rows...

Poetry

Speech, Town and I

Manprasad Subba From the snout ofa speech's machinegun,words are being firedin the mid-square. Sitting in the verandah of a city house,I am watching peoplewalk to and...

Interview

An Empty Stage is More Beautiful than a Lifeless Performance: Manu Manjil

Manu Manjil 1. Some time ago we had met in Chitwan, if you remember. You were at a literary programme there with one of V.S....

Stories

POVID-21

Sanjeev Upreti The world was initially beset by COVID-19 pandemic, and then later, by POVID-21. Where and when did the latter begin to cause its...

Interview

My Only Competition Is with Myself: Sanjeev Uprety

Critic and novelist, Prof. Dr. Sanjeev Uprety, taught English literature at the Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University for more than two decades. He completed...

Stories

An Extract from Ghanchakkar

Sanjeev Uprety I woke up suddenly during the night. I discovered with surprise that the numbness of my head had disappeared. In its place was the...

Interview

Poetry for Me is a Balanced Diet: Manju Kachuli

In the realm of contemporary Nepali poesy, Manju Kachuli is an influential female figure. The artistic skill that characterizes this ardent advocate of women’s...

Stories

Regiment Training in an Open Ground

Manju Kachuli The training leader looked very smart, strong, stout, authoritative and above all a dictator. There were twelve adolescents between the age of sixteen...

Interview

Writer of the Month Sept. 2020: Maya Thakuri

I’m the Voice of My Characters Maya Thakuri is a well-respected name of contemporary Nepali writing. Born in 1946, Thakuri spent her childhood in Shillong...

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