Himalayan Voices provides admirers of Nepal and lovers of literature with their first glimpse of the vibrant literary scene in Nepal today. An introduction to the two most developed genres of modern Nepali literature-poetry and the short story-this work profiles eleven of Nepal`s most distinguished poets and offers translations of more than eighty poems written from 1916 to 1986. Twenty of the most interesting and best-known examples of the Nepali short story are translated into English for the first time by Michael Hutt. All provide vivid descriptions of Life in twentieth-century Nepal. This book should appeal not only to admires of Nepal, but to all readers with an interest in non-Western literatures.
Based on ethnographic research, this book provides insights on the Maoist insurgency from 1996 to 2006, the impact of the war on every day life in the villages and the effect the conflict had on the area even after the war ended.
"Bulaki is a traditional piece of gold jewelry, a septum ring, worn mostly by married women of rural Nepal. While one wears it to enhance her beauty, but on a spiritual belief, it is believed to be a ticket to heaven when one departs this life." Bulaki is a mini poetry book. Based on the violence against women and girls in a Nepali society. The hardship of being a woman in a man's world. The different roles she plays in her life but with every role, she faces a different kind of discrimnation or abuse. The neverending fight for equality from her great grandmother's generation to her very own. To remind and encourage her next generation who will continue this fight after she is gone. Not just Nepali women, but women all over the world can relate to it. A must read for men to understand a woman's prespective. A short but an empowering read.An emotional gift for mothers, daughters, sisters, wives and young adults.