Durgalal Shrestha showed Newa-speaking people that it is possible to live with your language
Prawin Adhikari’s translation breathes new life into the book on Narayan Wagle’s writing life
English translation of Chuden Kabimo’s novel tells the story of Darjeeling’s Gorkhaland Movement
South Asian writers write about their craft in new book
Nepali literature goes international with a recent win at the Donald Hall Prize for Poetry in the US
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?
At Café Soma of Baluwatar on a recent morning, Manjushree Thapa is sitting by herself at a table and is recognisable even from a distance. Not…
A character in Buddhisagar’s bestselling 2010 novel कर्नाली ब्लुज (Karnali Blues) has the habit of adding “हजुरको” (‘hajurko’) at the end of his…
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…
When Niranjan Kunwar talks about Bollywood, his body language shifts: he sits tall, his face brightens up, his hands flit about in flowery…
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…
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. All Photos: MONIKA DEUPALAAs a child, Pragati Rai was called fattyauri, someone who would not stop talking. “I did not like that…
In 999 issues the Nepali Times has reviewed hundreds of books, from political thrillers on the Maoist conflict to novels and travelogues.…
Instilling a habit of reading in children supplements what they learn in school, but reading aloud to children by parents, teachers or even…
Inspired by Dr Suess, The Mushroom Planet series, Dr Doolittle, C S Lewis, Tolkien, myths, legends, science fiction and fantasy at a young age,…
Born in 1978 in Tehrathum, Bimala Tumkhewa is not an unfamiliar name in Nepal’s literary scene. Popular for her hard-hitting journalistic…
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.…
The erosion of a reading culture in Nepal does not bode well for democracy
Amitabha Bagchi reeives the DSC prize 2019 from Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at Nepal Literature Festival in Pokhara in…
When asked how he balances writing about Kathmandu while living abroad, Samrat Upadhyay asks: “What do we mean by authenticity? According to…
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…
When Usha Sherchan talks about Pokhara, where she grew up, she gets a faraway look in her eyes. Everywhere around us were open fields, but the…
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…
