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''Jumla: A Nurse's Story'' (Original title: Khalangama Hamala; ) is a 2013 Nepali war memoir by Radha Paudel. Paudel worked as health worker written during the Maoist insurgency in
Jumla district Jumla District (), is one of the ten districts of Nepal, districts of the Karnali Province, Karnali province of Nepal. This district has Jumla (town), Jumla as its headquarters, an area of ; it had populations of 89,427 and 108,921, respectivel ...
in mid-western region of
Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
. It was published on May 23, 2013, by Nepa~laya publication. It won the
Madan Puraskar The Madan Puraskar () 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 as the most prestigious literature award in Nepal. ...
which is the most recognized literary award in Nepal.


Synopsis

Radha Poudel left her government job as a nurse in
Chitwan Chitwan District (, , ) is one of seventy-seven districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers , and in 2011 had a popul ...
and went to Jumla for a safe maternity program. While analyzing the social and health problems of Karnali, she herself became the victim of armed conflict on the night of the attack on the Maoist headquarters. The program was over but her stay in Jumla did not. She continued social activism in the region. She has been awarded the 'Women Peacemaker 2012' by the
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and the 'N-Peace Award 2012' by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).


Reception

The book won the
Madan Puraskar The Madan Puraskar () 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 as the most prestigious literature award in Nepal. ...
for the year 2013.


Translations

The book was translated into English as ''Jumla: A Nurse's Story'' jointly by Dev Paudel and Ishan Gurung.


See also

* ''
Antarmanko Yatra ''Antarmanko Yatra'' () is an autobiography written by Jagadish Ghimire. This book won the Madan Puraskar in 2064 B.S. (2007). See also * ''Khusi ''Khusi'' () is an autobiographical book by Vijay Kumar Pandey. It was published in 2014 by ...
'' * '' Bhishan Dinharu'' * '' Singha Durbarko Ghumne Mech'' * '' Palpasa Café'' * ''
Chhapamar ko Chhoro ''Chhapamar ko Chhoro'' () is a Nepali short story collection by Mahesh Bikram Shah. The book was published in 2007 by Sajha Prakashan. The book won the prestigious Madan Puraskar for the year 2063 BS (2007-2008). The anthology consists of eight ...
''


References

{{Nepali literature, state=collapsed Books about Nepal Madan Puraskar–winning works Works about the Nepalese Civil War Nepalese books Nepalese memoirs