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Poem : Beneath The Lines

~Bhim Thatal~ Those baked chapattis of Hotel Nashraj were sumptuous We had eaten together in the comfort zone. It was very hot then there In the excessive humid weather The Sun had printed its indelible marks on your face. On … Continue reading

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Essay : Tanka and Haiku in Nepal

~Noriko Mizusaki~ I stayed in Nepal from October 15th to 26th,2003. The main purpose was to attend the Nepal – Japan exchange events planned mainly by Ms. Misuzu Fukuda and Mr. Hideo Kaneko. Luckily enough, I had had the happiness … Continue reading

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Translated Poem : Village Sketch

~Sharan Gurung ‘Muskan’~ Translation : Raja Puniani Like a half-burnt cigarette on ashtray My village Hugged by Chanakya’s shrewd fingers Burns futilely They only know how to be pregnant And give heat to their belly By dog-eared stove of history

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Poem : The Hanged Man Sings Kathmandu

~Manan Karki~ I ‘A nation cursed by the Sati.’ A popular Nepali saying. Neither with a bang, nor with a whimper, But with the cries, the shrieks, the curses As of a woman by fire being ravaged Will you go … Continue reading

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Translated Poem : The Earth – 2

~Manprasad Subba~ Translation : Suraj Dhadkan Not on the famous Tiger Hill and Sandakphu but on the hills of oxen’s backs and camels’ humps the earth has suffered much. Those poor walking hills with no real names.

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Essay : Buddha Vs Spiritualism

~Gopal Birahi~ ‘Spirit’ has been such an important problem in Nepali society, on which almost everyone talks about. Spirit, being subjective, depends more on heart and brain of a human. When a man saw that material property is very important … Continue reading

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Poem : When I Was Rescued In Dreams

~Anuja Ghimire~ That night in June A plane landed on my living room in Kathmandu A sharp 45- degree angle Right between my cousins, and brother, and I It had passed through the roof and dodged the kitchen As wide … Continue reading

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Poem : Nepal : A Country Full of Flowers

~Noriko Mizusaki~ Katmandu was full of flowers A garland of the mary gold I was presented at the airport They were tropic flowers of many primitive colors Among them women in the same colors passing up and down Sari and … Continue reading

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Micro Story : He Never Returned

~Eagam Khaling~ There was a boy who used to work in a small hotel, in a town. His boss often abused him even in a little mistake. He had no fate to have a square meal a day. Whenever cruelly … Continue reading

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Translated Poem : My Voice

~Bhim Darshan Rokka~ Translation : Maya Watson The single uproar of many people is advancing listen carefully in it is my voice as well perhaps it will first touch you then touching all people grow larger, larger

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Translated Poem : The Earth – 1

~Manprasad Subba~ Translation : Suraj Dhadkan The earth is lifted high up not only on the rising hills and mountains but even on the tiny leaves of our ordinary gossip that shares our small pleasures and pains. On the new … Continue reading

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Translated Poem : Fog

~Bhim Darshan Rokka~ Translation : Maya Watson Above the far hills heavier then they yet lighter than caresses the column of fog slowly slowly climbs the precipices

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Poem : Oh my lord!

~Prabal Dahal~ Oh my lord! Why have you created the evil? That destroys poor civil. You are everything my lord Why don’t you cut off evil with your mighty sword? Oh lord! Oh lord!

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Translated Story : Betrayal

~Kabita Kabya~ Translation : Bhawana Chaudhary I did not have any interest about you. If there is relationship with you then only, I had interest too. From now I have no any concern about you. what kinds of relationship we … Continue reading

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Memoir : Red Wine

~Dilip Poudyal~ I was bored. Sorting out the stuffs and put them on the shelves was not an exciting job at all. But I had no choice. I got the job, I picked it up. It used to pay me … Continue reading

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Story : Threat

~Ismael Subba~ Sky is clear,and the birds are flying. There are uncountable faces under the same sky with different emotions and situations.Philip too is one of them.As he reads a paper,his clear and bright face seems to be darkened…The Paper … Continue reading

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Story : A Monkey in a Glass Cabinet

~Dilip Poudyal~ I was at the bank of Don river in Southern Ontario. There were people in a group of ten or fifteen on the side of the road talking each other in a louder noise than regular talking voice. … Continue reading

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Translated Story : Suffering of Civil war

~MotiRam Chaudhary `Ratna´~ ‘oe! Kill kill? why are you looking?’ Major shouted on loud voice। The voice of gun firing bhatatatatatat……Just as children blast the pataka in Dipawali. ‘Look! He is running there, shoot at his head, shoot at his … Continue reading

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Essay : A letter to Homo sapiens

~Saguna Shah~ Yours is the weaker sex, please realize: It is the beard, in which all power lies, And though there are two portions of mankind, Those portions are not equal, you will find: One half commands, the other must … Continue reading

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Essay : Diamond Shumsher : A Doyen of Nepali Literature

~Sarad Pradhan~ Do you know the rise and fall of the Rana Regime? This question brings together fact and friction in a very vivid style in Seto Bagh, a legendary historical novel based on the rise of Rana Regime in … Continue reading

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Micro Story : Poems in Eyes

~Eagam Khaling~ A college girl was travelling in a local bus. A man just sited next to her seat, exaggerates about her eyes. They talk on many topics. While parting, the man tells her that there are poems in her … Continue reading

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Translated Poem : Words of Felicitation to Prithvi Narayan Shah, the Supreme Leader of Unity

~Nirmala Mani Adhikary ‘Ayoddhaumya’~ Translation : Shashi Bhandary 1. That was a dream of a mother – A day comes once in one era, that day had come in the form of your mother’s dream, to that mother who swallowed … Continue reading

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Translated Poem : An Ode to God

~Gopal Bhandari~ Translation : Raja Puniani You jolted the consciousness In the dawn of civilization. You started rising with the sun. You started shining from within The lightning. You started soaring in the pitchblende cloud

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Translated Story : A Pigmy Spider’s Web

~Saurav Kiran Shrestha~ Translation : Ram C. Khatri and Shankar Babu Acharya It is pouring relentlessly. Some of the days are so boring. It is the month of Bhadra.This is the time for crunching the roasted maize, but I have been … Continue reading

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Micro Story : Who is she?

~Eagam Khaling~ In a Coffee Café, a lady seated on a chair expresses her feelings by singing some pieces of self-composed songs to a stranger and even asks his name and mobile number through a song. But the man without … Continue reading

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Poem : Some snapshots of poor

~Pravin Rai Jumeli~ Many people marked that destiny has written the poor Other many used to state that God created that creature By seeing and reading this word it seems simple and as this is made of four letters only

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Poem : Miss Word Contest

~Pravin Rai Jumeli~ Sprinkling the intoxication of elegance the obstinate hips and breasts of words C~A~T~W~A~L~K on the ramp of poetry

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Poem : My Alibi

~Bhim Thatal~ I enter TV set And exploring through the channels Reach the tumultuous forests of Africa. Riding the turbulent waves of the tranquil forest There is a woman Who has Spent her entire legacy Amongst the sprouting hopes in … Continue reading

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Criticism : Reminiscing Bhim Darshan Roka

~Jangab Chauhan~ Standing on the cliffs On the banks of the river that carries the flood and bore Walking alone Gazing at the horizons for shore I am drawing shape deep within the cloud‟s inner core (Trans. Watson, Nepalikavita.com) A … Continue reading

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Micro Story : Without Husband

~Eagam Khaling~ Sabitri has been shouting at her five years old son, “Why did you accept the sweets from that man? From today onwards, if you accept any money and sweet from him, I shall punish you badly!” Today, Sabitri’s … Continue reading

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Poem : Silence…

~Pooja Nepal~ Often i stand and stare into the diminishing light of the day horizon gradually fading into nothingness willow and pine piercing the night the earth ruptures into a song; accompanied with shrill whistles in the dark the howling … Continue reading

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Essay : Metaphors and Poetic Freshness

~Mahesh Paudyal~ This write-up is an apology in favor of a recent argument that has gained wide currency in Nepali poetry: Nepali poetry should turn towards local resources for freshness. The argument is double-edged. In one hand, it questions the … Continue reading

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