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Nepalese Literature
Nepali literature () is the literature of Nepal. This is distinct from Nepali literature, which is the literature in only Nepali language (Khas kura). The major literary languages of Nepal are: English literature Nepalis writing in English first came to prominence with Laxmi Prasad Devkota's own translations of his Nepali poems in the 1950s. Devkota is believed to be the first Nepali to begin writing creatively in English. Devkota also penned some essays in English which were published posthumously by his son, Dr. Padma Devkota in a book titled 'The Witch Doctor and Other Essays'. After Devkota came writers like Mani Dixit, Tek Bahadur Karki, Abhi Subedi and Peter J Karthak who began writing in English from the 60s onwards. During the 70s and 80s, these pioneers were joined by writers like Kesar Lall, Greta Rana, Kesang Tseten, and DB Gurung. It was only in 2001 that Nepali writing in English received international attention with the publication of Samrat Upadhyay's '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lettre Ulysses Award
The Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage has been given annually since 2003 for the best texts in the genre of literary reportage, which must have been first published during the previous two years. The award was initiated by Lettre International in Berlin, and is organized by the Foundation Lettre International Award, a joint partnership between Lettre International and the Aventis Foundation. The Goethe-Institut also cooperates with the project. A polyglot jury of experienced writers representing eleven of the major linguistic regions of the world seeks the best international texts in the genre and decides on a shortlist of seven, eventually choosing three winners from among them. The members of the jury are appointed by the organizer. In addition, an advisory committee of distinguished writers lends its moral and intellectual backing to the Lettre Ulysses Award. Members of the committee have included Günter Grass, the German writer and winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnu Raj Atreya
Vishnu Raj Atreya (; 10 November 1944 – July 18, 2020) was a Nepali writer and poet, who wrote in Nepali language, Sanskrit language and Awadhi language. He used the title ''Latosaathi'' () (meaning: mute friend) in his poetry works since 1963 A.D. He is considered to be the first person to start writing Haiku in Sanskrit language. Life Early life Atreya was born on 10 November 1944 as the first son of Dev Raj Upadhayaya and Sharada Devi in Rashminilaya, Kapilvastu, Nepal. His father Dev Raj and grandfather Rashmi Raj both were Sanskrit scholars. He was intelligent since his childhood. He attained his basic education under the custodianship of his father (who was a teacher in Tauleshwor Sanskrit Pathshala) and his grandfather Rashmi Raj. He started his education from Harihar Sanskrit Vidhyapeeth, Khidim (now affiliated to Nepal Sanskrit University). He then went to India for further education, where he completed undergraduate in Sankhya-Yog-Puran-History from Banaras Hindu Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nara Nath Acharya
''Pandit'' ''Kaviraj'' Nara Nath Acharya (1906–1988) was a Nepalese ''Pandit'' (Sanskrit Scholar), ''Kaviraj'' (Ayurvedic physician) and writer in Sanskrit and Nepali. He is best known for his biography of his great-uncle, the poet Bhanubhakta Acharya, first published in 1960. His biography of Bhanubhakta came after the one by Motiram Bhatta (1866–1896), the first biographer of Bhanubhakta. He elaborated upon Bhanubhakta's works and publishing many of the poet's work for the first time. He had published the historical facsimile of Bhanubhakta's letters for the first time. Early life Naranath Acharya was born on 1 April 1906 while his father Lokanath Acharya (1870–1907) was far away in Taplejung in eastern Nepal working as a clerk in a government office but he died in Banaras where he had gone to bathe in the holy Ganges on the occasion of the first day of the month of Magh when the sun moves into the house of Capricorn, which happened to be on a Monday with no moon and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural diffusion, diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age#South Asia, Bronze Age. Sanskrit is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism. It was a lingua franca, link language in ancient and medieval South Asia, and upon transmission of Hindu and Buddhist culture to Southeast Asia, East Asia and Central Asia in the early medieval era, it became a language of religion and high culture, and of the political elites in some of these regions. As a result, Sanskrit had a lasting effect on the languages of South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia, especially in their formal and learned vocabularies. Sanskrit generally connotes several Indo-Aryan languages# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newar Language
Newar (; , ) is a Sino-Tibetan languages, Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding regions in Nepal. The language is known officially in Nepal as Nepal Bhasa, a name that has been historically used for the language. The term "Newari" is also used to refer to the language, although the Indic ''-i'' suffix is considered inappropriate by some Newar speakers. The language served as the official language of Nepal during the Malla dynasty (Nepal), Malla dynasty since the 14th century till the end of dynasty in 1769 during which the language was referred as "Nepal Bhasa", a term which literally means "Nepalese Language". However, the language is not the same as Nepali language, Nepali, an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language and the current official language of Nepal, which only got the name Nepali in the 1930s. Newar literature, Literature in Newar is one of the oldest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hutt (orientalist)
Michael James Hutt (born 11 October 1957) is Professor of Nepali and Himalayan Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a collegiate university, federal Public university, public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The .... He is engaged in the study of modern and contemporary Nepali literature, and as a translator. He has also published on Nepali politics, Nepali art and architecture, censorship in the Nepali print media, and the Bhutanese refugee issue. Biography and career Michael Hutt was educated at St. Austell Grammar School, and St. Austell Sixth Form College before completing a BA in South Asian Studies (Hindi) in 1980 and a Ph.D. on the history of the Nepali language and its literature in 1984, both at SOAS. In 1987 he returned to SOAS as a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of the Indian government. Its office is located in Rabindra Bhavan near Mandi House in Delhi. The Sahitya Akademi organises national and regional workshops and seminars; provides research and travel grants to authors; publishes books and journals, including the ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature''; and presents the annual Sahitya Akademi Award of INR. 100,000 in each of the 24 languages it supports, as well as the List of Sahitya Akademi fellows, Sahitya Akademi Fellowship for lifetime achievement. The Sahitya Akademi Library is one of the largest multi-lingual libraries in India, with a rich collection of books on literature and allied subjects. It publishes two bimonthly literary journals: ''Indian Literature (journal), Indian Literature'' in English and ''Samkaleen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wayward Daughter (novel)
''The Wayward Daughter: A Kathmandu Story'' is a 2018 novel by Shradha Ghale. It was published on 1 December 2018, by Speaking Tiger Books. It is the debut novel of the author. It is a coming of age story of a girl in 1990s Kathmandu during the Nepalese civil war. Synopsis Sumnima Tamule is a student in Rhododendron High School. Most of her peers are from rich families and are planning to go abroad for their higher education. She is from a middle-class family and got second division in her studies, she has to settle for an obscure college in the city. After Sunmina's poor performance in the exam, her parents expectation falls upon her younger sister, Numa. Subsequently, her cousins from Lungla, a village in remote Nepal comes to Sumnina's place fleeing the civil war troubles. Her life is caught in a frenzy amidst all new changes in her household. The book also depicts the class and caste differences in cosmopolitan Kathmandu. Characters * Sumnima Tamule—a high school gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabi Thapa
Rabi Thapa () is a Nepali writer and editor working in English. He is the editor of ''La.Lit: A Literary Magazine'' from Nepal, and the author of ''Nothing to Declare'' (Penguin India, 2011) and ''Thamel: Dark Star of Kathmandu'' (Speaking Tiger, 2016). From 2010 to 2011, he was the editor of the weekly paper '' Nepali Times''. Background Rabi Thapa published ''Nothing to Declare'' (Penguin India) in 2011. This debut collection of short stories was longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. The following year, Thapa co-founded the literary magazine ''La.Lit'', and is an editor of the magazine as well. In 2016, he published ''Thamel: Dark Star of Kathmandu'' (Speaking Tiger Books), a cultural history of a historic Kathmandu neighborhood. See also * Manjushree Thapa * Samrat Upadhyay References 21st-century Nepalese writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Nepalese male writers Alumn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Dreams (short Story Collection)
''City of Dream: Stories'' is an anthology of short stories by Pranaya SJB Rana. It was published in 2015 by Rupa Publications Rupa Publications is an Indian publishing company based in New Delhi, with sales centres in Kolkata, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Kathmandu. Genesis Rupa Publications was founded in 1936 by D. Mehra and R. K. M .... It is the first book by Rana, who is a Nepalese journalist and writer. Synopsis The stories are set in and around Kathmandu city. The stories included in the anthology are: * City of Dreams * The Smoker * Dashain * Our Ruin * Two * Maya * Knife in the Water * The Red Kurta * The Presence of God * The Child Reception The collection was favorably reviewed in Nepal with one review calling Rana "a bold writer, willing to push against the boundaries of what we might have come to expect of South Asian writers". See also * '' The Tutor of History'' * The Wayward Daughter * '' Arresting God in Kathman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pranaya SJB Rana
Pranaya SJB Rana is a writer, editor and journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is currently editor of ''The Record'', a digital-native news publication focusing on long form reporting, essays, and explainers. Rana was previously features editor and op-ed editor of ''The Kathmandu Post'' and a reporter for '' Nepali Times.'' Rana is also the author of a collection of short stories, '' City of Dreams: Stories'', published by Rupa Publications, India. Career Rana started his journalism career as a reporter for ''Nepali Times'' and ''Wave Magazine'', both published by Himalmedia. He went on to become op-ed editor for ''The Kathmandu Post'' from 2012 to 2015 and then Features Editor from 2018 to 2020. At the ''Post'', Rana authored a series of popular interviews called Brunch with the Post with a wide range of Nepali personalities including politicians, businesspersons, artists, academics, and musicians. The interviews were modelled after the ''Financial Times Lunch with the FT. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
