When asked how he balances writing about Kathmandu while living abroad, Samrat Upadhyay asks: “What do we mean by authenticity? According to whom?” “I come here often enough,” he says. “I did spend my ...
Although literature in Nepal has a long history, Nepali writing in English (NWE) only caught international attention in the early 2000s, after the publication of Manjushree Thapa’s The Tutor of ...
Capable and notable writers are getting lost in the crowds of less talented writers with connections. The growth of indigenous publishing and writing in recent years is a good sign. With the spread of ...
The Nepali writer's fiction stood out for being the voice of a diasporic culture that sought to coalesce around a language that wasn’t necessarily their own. This article went live on March seventh, ...
Kathmandu, Dec. 20 -- la Literature Festival is organising the third edition of Shangri-la Sambad, centred on the craft of ...
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My students are my teachers

Writer and educator Harihar Timilsina reflects on his early inspirations, the balance between teaching and writing, and the ...
With thousands of years of shared histories and 70 years of a cantankerous border between them, India and Pakistan dominate the South Asian subcontinent in all matters, including in literature. “South ...
A meeting of the party's Central Working Committee on Monday decided to amend the party statute in this regard and inform the Election Commission accordingly. Nepali Congress had convened its 13th ...