Chasing the Stars: Embracing Essentialism in a Complex World
Chasing the Stars: Embracing Essentialism in a Complex World
Have you decided on your New Year’s resolutions? What are they? Lose weight? Change jobs? Begin exercising? We have about a week to make some meaningful life choices—or just start something simple ...
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Great writers, forgotten wives
Great writers, forgotten wives
Women married to writers greatly influenced their lives, yet women’s sacrifices were not acknowledged. Women play important roles in the lives of their husbands. In this column, I allude to the ra...
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Great writers, forgotten wives
Great writers, forgotten wives
Women married to writers greatly influenced their lives, yet women’s sacrifices were not acknowledged. Women play important roles in the lives of their husbands. In this column, I allude to the ra...
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Miss Silwal’s miseries
Miss Silwal’s miseries
She was supposed to attend a business conference at Hotel Indrawati, far from the neighbourhood. If there were a rulebook for observing people’s behaviour atop the neighbourhood houses, Miss Silwa...
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Inside a schizophrenic mind
Inside a schizophrenic mind
The mysterious tone of ‘His Afflicted Mind’ and its portrayal of mental health struggles keep readers on the hook. As a kid, I was drawn to horror movies. Even though they were frightening, I coul...
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Dreams Beyond Departure
Dreams Beyond Departure
The airport was a purgatory of hopes and farewells. Saurav stood among the crowd, his rejection slip crumpled in his back pocket, its edges cutting into his skin like a dull knife. He hadn’t left h...
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A Modern Social Awareness Novel
A Modern Social Awareness Novel
The word ‘Punsaban’ may be unheard these days. But, if we try to understand its meaning attentively, the word surprisingly makes everyone inquisitive about one of the important visions of Vedic lif...
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Love, Life, And Healing
Love, Life, And Healing
Anish Ghimire’s ‘The Stardust In Us’ embodies unconditional love, poignant romance, and tragic reality. Reading this novel is like discovering a literary treasure. The book gives each character a d...
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The Ocean
The Ocean
Larger than and deeper than imagination goes
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Discussion on novel Arhat held in Pokhara
Discussion on novel Arhat held in Pokhara
BY A STAFF REPORTER,Kathmandu, Dec. 20: A discussion was recently held on the novel Arhat by novelist Shailendra Adhikari in Pokhara. The novel is based on the life of Lord Buddha.
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‘My writing journey began by writing love letters’
‘My writing journey began by writing love letters’
Filmmaker and author Prakash Sayami discusses Nepali cinema, literature, and his artistic journey. Prakash Sayami is a key figure in the Nepali film industry, with a good understanding of its hist...
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Nepali poets participate in literature festival in India
Nepali poets participate in literature festival in India
BY A STAFF REPORTER,Kathamandu, Dec. 18: A delegation of five Nepali authors led by poet Ram Gopal Ashutosh returned home on Tuesday after participating in the 7th annual 'Woodnotes Of Subarnarekha...
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Bikash Gurung's book on dance and drama launched
Bikash Gurung's book on dance and drama launched
Kathmandu, December 17 — A new book titled “Nritya Tatha Natya Adhyayan” (Dance and Drama Studies), written by film director Bikas Ghale Gurung, has been officially launched. The book was unveiled ...
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Book Review: "Nexus" – The dual nature of information networks
Book Review: "Nexus" – The dual nature of information networks
Turn in Yuval Noah Harari returns with a significant new work, Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to Artificial Intelligence, released in September 2024. This non-fi...
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New book on impact of COVID-19 on South Asian print media released
New book on impact of COVID-19 on South Asian print media released
Book includes articles from contributors from South Asian countries. A book detailing the challenges faced by South Asian print media mainly after the COVID-19 pandemic was released amid a functio...
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TRN Experiences: Ebbs And Flows
TRN Experiences: Ebbs And Flows
My almost 28-year stint as a journalist in The Rising Nepal daily has been a mixed experience characterised by excitement, opportunities, and challenges. Prior to joining The Rising Nepal, I had a ...
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An Unceasing Quest For One Good Sentence
An Unceasing Quest For One Good Sentence
Polonius: "What do you read, my lord?"
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The Rising Nepal’s Journey Of 6 Decades
The Rising Nepal’s Journey Of 6 Decades
When The Rising Nepal was observing the third anniversary of its publication on Sunday, 15 December 1968, its founding Editor Barun Shumsher Rana had requested Professor Kamal Prakash Malla, a prom...
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Hello? Is this Sunita?
Hello? Is this Sunita?
I wanted the calls to stop. She wanted to disappear. But sometimes, even a wrong number leads to the right questions. “No, this is not her, and stop calling me, man. It’s been six months,” I shout...
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Exploring Himalaya: The Nepali way
Exploring Himalaya: The Nepali way
Perspectives ‘from within’ the country can offer Himalayan Studies a distinctive Nepali flavour. After the 1950s, as Nepal ceased to be the Shangri-La for Western scholars, systematic study of Him...
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Sibling dynamics and age-gap relationships
Sibling dynamics and age-gap relationships
Sally Rooney’s ‘Intermezzo’ follows the lives of two brothers as they navigate the aftermath of their father’s death. ‘Intermezzo’ is the fourth novel by Irish writer Sally Rooney. It is about the...
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Changing applause: The age of appearances
Changing applause: The age of appearances
According to Eccleston & Crombez (1999), human beings are biologically attention-craving, and their pain demands attention. This has amplified to the point where appearances have taken center stage...
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‘Poetry helps me navigate difficult times’
‘Poetry helps me navigate difficult times’
Nhasala Joshi, co-founder and executive director of Women Leaders in Technology, reflects on the transformative power of books. Nhasala Joshi, co-founder and executive director of Women Leaders in...
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Vision Of An Equitable World
Vision Of An Equitable World
Karl Marx, one of the most influential intellectuals of the 19th century, envisioned a society where justice and equality triumphed over-exploitation and inequality. Disillusioned by the glaring di...
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A (comfortably) close look at Theyyam
A (comfortably) close look at Theyyam
K K Gopalakrishnan provides a wealth of detail, especially for those with little or no access to Malayalam texts. What makes theyyam special to believers is of course the embodied presence of deit...
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Book Review: Xue Mo’s writings are more about common people’s sufferings and their urge for happiness
Book Review: Xue Mo’s writings are more about common people’s sufferings and their urge for happiness
Mahendra Subedi
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Han Kang’s ‘Human Acts’ reverberates once again
Han Kang’s ‘Human Acts’ reverberates once again
The current political situation in Korea, sparked by President Yoon Seok Yeol’s proclamation of martial law on Tuesday evening, has drawn comparisons to the historical context depicted in ‘Human Ac...
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First Magar Literature Festival concludes
First Magar Literature Festival concludes
By A Staff Reporter,Rupandehi, Dec. 9: A two-day first Magar Literature Festival concluded in Rupandehi on Sunday.
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Banskota's book on culture Nepalmandala launched
Banskota's book on culture Nepalmandala launched
BY A STAFF REPORTER,Kathmandu, Dec. 8: 'Nepalmandala (Bishwa Sampada Lokamala), a book on cultural heritages of Nepal written by Bhishma Banskota, a scholar on archaeology, was launched in Lalitpur...
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Just another day at the office
Just another day at the office
In his five years on the job, Samrat had never seen his boss pass his desk without yelling, glaring, or making a snide remark. The surface tension of the water in the cup on his desk rippled as hi...
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Friendship and feminism in changing Iran
Friendship and feminism in changing Iran
‘The Lion Women of Tehran’ is a story of resilience and the fight for women’s rights in the country’s changing socio-political landscape. ‘The Lion Women of Tehran’ by Marjan Kamali is an immersiv...
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Magar Literature Festival kicks off
Magar Literature Festival kicks off
By Our Correspondent,Butwal, Dec. 7: Deputy Speaker Indira Rana Magar inaugurated the first-ever Magar Literature Festival in Butwal on Thursday.
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Beauty Of Mystery
Beauty Of Mystery
Life is truly a beautiful mystery. Do we really understand how life truly works? For example, look at the human body. We may think that science understands physiology from the organ system to the m...
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Editor Basnet awarded the Badri National Kalashree Journalism Prize
Editor Basnet awarded the Badri National Kalashree Journalism Prize
Kathmandu, December 6 The Nepali Kalasahitya.com Foundation has announced the recipients of the National Kalashree Honors and Awards for the year 2081BS. During a meeting chaired by the foundation...
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Economic Interpretation Of Bhagavad Gita
Economic Interpretation Of Bhagavad Gita
The book under review, authored by Dr. Yuba Raj Pandey, has been a worthy academic attempt of an exclusive category that offers a comprehensive examination of the Bhagavad Gita from the perspective...
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A Collection Of Melodious Songs
A Collection Of Melodious Songs
In fact, lyrics are not only literature in singing form, but they can also be enjoyed in reading and opinion making, too. Just like quality poems draw huge numbers of readers, lyrics, too, share th...
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A World Without Violence
A World Without Violence
It was again- the day when the load of work made her late for home.
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On the proposed National Book Policy
On the proposed National Book Policy
Public money must support book creation through relevant, closer-to-the-creator institutions. For several weeks now, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) of the Government of ...
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Late Gurung's 'Caring for the Annapurna' launched
Late Gurung's 'Caring for the Annapurna' launched
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Dec. 5: A book titled 'Caring for the Annapurna' by the late conservationist Dr. Chandra Prasad Gurung was launched at an event in the capital recently.
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Nepalmandala (Bishwa Sampada Lokamala): A handy book on heritages
Nepalmandala (Bishwa Sampada Lokamala): A handy book on heritages
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Dec. 5: A new book 'Nepalmandala’ (Bishwa Sampada Lokamala) on cultural heritages of Nepal has recently been published. Written by Bhishma Banskota, a scholar on arch...
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A Tale of Survival in the Wilderness
A Tale of Survival in the Wilderness
Gutthi, a young Dalit vassal is wrongfully accused of assaulting a collection agent. But he gives the slip to the two policemen chasing him and runs for his life. This trying experience affords him...
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Prem-Shanti Fiction Award presented to Sameep
Prem-Shanti Fiction Award presented to Sameep
By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Dec. 3: Author Deepak Sameep was honoured with the Prem-Shanti Fiction Award 2081 BS at an event held in Pokhara, recently.
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Bishnu Paduka's story 'Magyud Khona' wins 12 Khari Story Competition
Bishnu Paduka's story 'Magyud Khona' wins 12 Khari Story Competition
Kathmandu, Dec 1: Story writer Bishnu Paduka has received the first prize for the story 'Magyud Khona' in the 12 Khari Story Competition.
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Does she get hiccups?
Does she get hiccups?
As the years passed, I became increasingly shackled by the mundane—drained by its repetitive cycle. After many years, I have randomly realised that I get hiccups less often than I used to. As I qu...
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When words cease to mean
When words cease to mean
I pass by the meadow every morning and cease not to wonder about the day that has yet to meet me in all of its glory and gloom. As I move along, I have these thoughts, most are intrusive to which I...
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Understanding the roots of modern Nepal
Understanding the roots of modern Nepal
‘Nepal in the Long 1950s’ uncovers how global powers and regional dynamics influenced the country’s political and social landscape. When studying history, you tend to overlook external factors inf...
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Self-Fulfilment Calls For Broader Accountability
Self-Fulfilment Calls For Broader Accountability
A personal sense of free self unfolds in a context and web of relationship with nature, society, institutions and the state laws. Self-consciousness about it arises out of the ability of a person t...
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Memoir Of A Retired Justice
Memoir Of A Retired Justice
Durga Prasad Uprety, a class fellow during my short stay at the Institute of Law, Tribhuvan University, who retired as a chief judge of the Appellate Court with a legal service of 37 years, has bro...
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Voice Of The Oppressed
Voice Of The Oppressed
Readers generally don't notice the figure of the arrow in the abstract painting on the cover of the book 'Lahana ra Teer' (translated as civilization and arrow), let alone take it seriously. But wh...
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