Literature of Nepal
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Nepali literature (Nepali: नेपाली साहित्य) 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
[edit]Nepalis writing in English first came to prominence with Laxmi Prasad Devkota's own translations of his Nepali poems in the 1950s.[1] Devkota is believed to be the first Nepali to begin writing creatively in English.[2] 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'.[3] 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 Arresting God in Kathmandu. Published in the United States, the collection of short stories won the Whiting Award for Fiction.[4] Since then, a number of prominent Nepali writers writing in English have emerged, most notably Manjushree Thapa whose non-fiction book, Forget Kathmandu: An Elegy for Democracy, was nominated for the 2006 Lettre Ulysses Award.[5]
Contemporary Nepalis writing in English include
- Niranjan Kunwar (Between Queens and the Cities)
- Pranaya SJB Rana (City of Dreams)
- Prawin Adhikari (The Vanishing Act)[6]
- Rabi Thapa (Nothing to Declare, Thamel: Dark Star of Kathmandu)[7]
- Richa Bhattarai (Fifteen and Three Quarters)[8]
- Rishi Amatya (Radha: Wrath of the Maeju)[9]
- Shiwani Neupane (Monica - Pieces of Perfect, Crossing Shadows)
- Shradha Ghale (The Wayward Daughter)[10]
- Smriti Ravindra (The Woman Who Climbed Trees)[11]
Maithili literature
[edit]Nepali literature
[edit]Nepali literature consists of the literature written in the Nepali language. The Nepali language has been the national language of Nepal since 1958. The Nepali language has also been recognized as a "major Indian literary language" by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.[12]
Nepal Bhasa literature
[edit]The literature written in Nepal Bhasa is called Nepal Bhasa literature.
Sanskrit
[edit]Modern Sanskrit literature in Nepal includes works by Nara Nath Acharya, Vishnu Raj Atreya, Shivraj Acharya Kaundinya among others.
Further reading
[edit]- Nepali Sahityako Sankchhipta Itihas, Dr. Dayaram Shrestha & Mohanraj Sharma, Sajha Prakashan
- Nepali Upanyas Ra Upanyaskar, Krishna Singh Pradhan, Sajha prakashan
- Pandhra Tara Ra Nepali Sahitya, Krishna Prasad Parajuli, Sajha Prakashan
References
[edit]- ^ "Canonising literature". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Pun, Min (2017). "The canons of Nepali writing in English". Tribhuvan University Journal. 31 (1–2): 63–74. doi:10.3126/tuj.v31i1-2.25332 – via Nepljol.
- ^ @therecord. "A voice from the past speaking to the present - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation". archive.md. 2013-07-25. Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Lettre Ulysses Award | Manjushree Thapa, Nepal". www.lettre-ulysses-award.org. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "The art of translating Indra Bahadur Rai". Himal Southasian. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Rediscovering Thamel – 'Dark Star of Kathmandu'". The Wire. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ @therecord. "Richa Bhattarai: 'A day that I do not write is a day wasted' - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ Sakya, Trishagni (2023-12-09). "Patan heritage in fantasy fiction". nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Review: From Nepal, of Nepal". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Sharma, Saloni (2023-06-11). "'The Woman who Climbed Trees' deftly carves out space for women's emotional and physical subversions". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature (Voices from Asia), edited and translated by Michael J. Hutt, University of California Press, 1991. p. 5. ISBN 9780520910263
- Abhi Subedi
- Amar Neupane
- Ambalika Devi
- Ambika Prasad Upadhyaya
- Arbind Rimal
- Ashesh Malla
- Bairagi Kainla
- Bal Krishna Pokharel
- Balkrishna Sama
- Banira Giri
- Basanta Basnet
- Bhairav Aryal
- Bhanubhakta Acharya
- Bharat Jangam
- Bharat Koirala
- Bhawani Bhikshu
- Bhim Nidhi Tiwari
- Bijaya Malla
- Binod Prasad Dhital
- Bhim Bahadur Pande
- Bhola Rijal
- Bhupal Rai
- Bhupi Sherchan
- Bhuwan Dhungana
- Bimala Tumkhewa
- Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
- Buddha Sayami
- Buddhi Narayan Shrestha
- Buddhisagar
- Byakul Maila
- Chakrapani Chalise
- Chandra Prakash Baniya
- Chittaranjan Nepali
- Chhinnalata
- Chuda Mani Regmi
- Daulat Bikram Bista
- Daya Bir Singh Kansakar
- Deepak Shimkhada
- Desh Subba
- Dha. Cha. Gotame
- Dharanidhar Koirala
- Dharma Ratna Yami
- Dharmaraj Thapa
- Dharmendra Bikram Nembang
- Dhooswan Sayami
- Dhruba Chandra Gautam
- Diamond Shumsher Rana
- Dor Bahadur Bista
- Durga Lal Shrestha
- G. Shah
- Geeta Tripathee
- Girish Ballabh Joshi
- Gopal Parajuli
- Gopal Prasad Rimal
- Govinda Bahadur Malla
- Guru Prasad Mainali
- Gyandil Das
- Hangyug Agyat
- Hari Bansha Acharya
- Hari Prasad Rimal
- Harka Gurung
- Hemang Dixit
- Iman Xin Chemjong
- Ishwar Ballav
- Jagadish Ghimire
- Jagat Lal Master
- Janak Prasad Humagain
- Jaya Prakash Malla
- Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh
- Jhamak Ghimire
- Kamal Mani Dixit
- Kanak Mani Dixit
- Karna Shakya
- Karunakar Vaidya
- Kedar Man Vyathit
- Kedar Nath Neupane
- Kesar Lall
- Khagendra Sangraula
- Khaptad Swami
- Krishna Bhooshan Bal
- Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan
- Krishna Dharabasi
- Krishnahari Baral
- Kshetra Pratap Adhikary
- Kul Bahadur KC
- Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir
- Kumar Nagarkoti
- Lain Singh Bangdel
- Laxmi Prasad Devkota
- Leeladhwaj Thapa
- Lekhnath Paudyal
- Madan Mani Dixit
- Madan Mohan Mishra
- Madhav Prasad Devkota
- Madhav Prasad Ghimire
- Mahananda Sapkota
- MBB Shah
- Mahesh Bikram Shah
- Mahesh Chandra Regmi
- Manu Brajaki
- Master Mitrasen
- Maya Thakuri
- Modanath Prasrit
- Mohan Koirala
- Motiram Bhatta
- Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya
- Naba Raj Lamsal
- Nar Bahadur Saud
- Nara Dev Pandey
- Nara Nath Acharya
- Narayan Rayamajhi
- Narayan Wagle
- Nawaraj Silwal
- Nayan Raj Pandey
- Neelam Karki Niharika
- Neer Shah
- Nityaraj Pandey
- Pahalman Singh Swar
- Parashu Pradhan
- Parijat
- Prema Shah
- Prithvi Narayan Shah
- Chandani Shah
- Lalit Tripurasundari
- Radha Paudel
- Rajan Mukarung
- Rajesh Gautam
- Rajeshwor Devkota
- Ram Man Trishit
- Ram Raj Pant
- Ramesh Bikal
- Ramesh Kshitij
- Ramlal Joshi
- Rashmila Shakya
- Ratna Shumsher Thapa
- Rewati Raman Khanal
- Riddhi Bahadur Malla
- Rookmangud Katawal
- Rudra Raj Pande
- Sanjeev Uprety
- Santosh Lamichhane
- Sanu Sharma
- Saraswati Pratikshya
- Sarita Tiwari
- Saru Bhakta
- Satya Mohan Joshi
- Shakti Ballav Aryal
- Shankar Lamichhane
- Shanta Chaudhary
- Shanti Mishra
- Shikhar Ghimirey
- Shiva Kumar Rai
- Shrawan Mukarung
- Siddhicharan Shrestha
- Somnath Sigdel
- Subin Bhattarai
- Suman Pokhrel
- Surya Bikram Gyawali
- Sulochana Manandhar
- Sushma Joshi
- Swapnil Smriti
- Taranath Sharma
- Tarini Prasad Koirala
- Toya Gurung
- Tulsi Diwasa
- Upendra Subba
- Usha Sherchan
- Uttam Kunwar
- Vishnu Raj Atreya
- Yogbir Singh Kansakar
- Yogesh Raj
- Yogi Naraharinath
- Yogmaya Neupane
- Yubraj Nayaghare
- Yuyutsu Sharma
- Bauddha Rishi Mahapragya
- Buddha Sayami
- Buddhaghosa Mahasthavir
- Chittadhar Hridaya
- Daya Bir Singh Kansakar
- Dhammalok Mahasthavir
- Dharma Ratna Yami
- Dharmachari Guruma
- Dharmaditya Dharmacharya
- Dhooswan Sayami
- Durga Lal Shrestha
- Ganesh Lal Shrestha
- Girija Prasad Joshi
- Jagat Lal Master
- Jagat Sundar Malla
- Jayaprakash Malla
- Kedar Man Vyathit
- Kedar Nath Neupane
- Kesar Lall
- Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir
- Madan Mohan Mishra
- Moti Laxmi Upasika
- Nisthananda Bajracharya
- Phatte Bahadur Singh
- Pragyananda Mahasthavir
- Pratek Man Tuladhar
- Prem Bahadur Kansakar
- Purna Kaji Tamrakar
- Pushpa Ratna Sagar
- Rebati Ramanananda Shrestha
- Satya Mohan Joshi
- Shashikala Manandhar
- Shukraraj Shastri
- Siddhicharan Shrestha
- Siddhidas Mahaju
- Sudarshan Mahasthavir
- Sukraraj Shastri
- Sulochana Manandhar
- Tara Devi Tuladhar
- Yogbir Singh Kansakar
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