''Chhapamar ko Chhoro'' () is a Nepali short story collection by
Mahesh Bikram Shah. The book was published in 2007 by
Sajha Prakashan
Sajha Publications ( ne, साझा प्रकाशन, lit=Common Publication, translit=Sajha Prakashan) is the oldest publishing house of Nepal. It was established in 1913 and is funded by the Government of Nepal. Headquartered in Lalitpur ...
. The book won the prestigious
Madan Puraskar
The Madan Puraskar ( ne, मदन पुरस्कार) is a literary honor in Nepal which Madan Puraskar Guthi confers annually for an outstanding book in the Nepali language published within the calendar year. It is considered the most pre ...
for the year 2063 BS (2007-2008). The anthology consists of eighteen stories centered around
Maoist insurgency
Maoism, officially called Mao Zedong Thought by the Chinese Communist Party, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed to realise a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of Chi ...
in Nepal.
Background
Shah is a police officer. The stories are based on the difficulties of ordinary people during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal.
Stories
Some of the stories included in the anthology are:
*''Badhsala ma Buddha''
uddha in a Slaughter House*''Ma ra Murdaharu''
e and Corpses*''Ekadeshma''
n a Country*''Babuko Kandh ma Chhoro Sutiraheko Desh''
he Country where the Son is Sleeping in the Father’s Shoulder*''Mero Kukur Aajhai Bhukiraheko Thiyo''
y Dog was Still Barking*''Bandha Dhoka ra Samaya''
losed Door and Time*''Bandha Dhoka ra Sapanaharu''
roken Door and the Dreams
Awards
The book was awarded with Madan Puraskar for the year 2063 BS (2007-2008).
See also
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Kumari Prashnaharu
''Kumari Prashnaharu'' () is a Nepali short stories collection by Durga Karki. It was published on February 21, 2020 by Nepa-laya publication. The book is a collection of 13 short stories. The major themes of the stories are social realism and fe ...
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Nepali Lok Katha
''Nepali Lok Katha'' () is a Nepali-language folk tales collection by Tulasi Diwasa. It was published in 2031 BS (1974 -1975 CE) by ''Nepali Rajakiya Pragya Pratisthan''. It consists of folktales form various regions and languages across Nepal ...
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Baikuntha Express
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Seto Dharti
References
{{Nepali literature, state=collapsed
Madan Puraskar-winning works
Nepalese books
Nepalese short story collections
21st-century Nepalese books
Nepali short story collections
Nepali-language books
2007 short story collections
Works about the Nepalese Civil War