Srasta ra Sahitya (Nepali: स्रष्टा र साहित्य, lit. 'Writer and literature') is a collection of essays by Uttam Kunwar.[1] The book was published on 1966 by Sajha Prakashan. The essays are based on the writer's interview with thirty-five prominent Nepali writers, poets and litterateurs.
 Cover page of the book | |
| Author | Uttam Kunwar |
|---|---|
| Original title | स्रष्टा र साहित्य |
| Language | Nepali |
| Genre | Non-fiction (Essay) |
| Published | 1966 |
| Publisher | Sajha Prakashan, Uttam Kunwar Smarak Puraskar Guthi |
| Publication place | Nepal |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 251 |
| Award | Madan Puraskar, 2023 BS |
| ISBN | 9789937853835 |
| OCLC | 31253520 |
The book won the Madan Puraskar in the same year.[2] Kunwar worked as an editor for popular Nepali literary magazine Ruprekha and was an active literary journalist .The book's popularity and thematic variety and interest not only attracted the readers, but also gained recognition as a supporting material for various universities.[3]
Synopsis
editKunwar worked as an editor for popular Nepali literary magazine Ruprekha. He conducted interviews with various Nepali writers. The interviews were not in simple question and answer format but were in a conversational way between Kunwar and writers that helped the readers know the writers in a more familiar and humane manner. He wrote essays based on those interviews.[4]
Some of the writers included in the book are:-
- Baburam Acharya, Nepalese historian[5]
- Bhupi Sherchan, Nepalese poet[6]
- Balkrishna Sama, Nepalese playwright[7]
- Indra Bahadur Rai, Indian-Nepali writer[8]
- Lekhnath Paudyal, Nepalese writer[9]
- Kedar Man Vyathit, Nepalsese poet[10]
- Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan, Nepalese literary critic and essayist
- Madhav Prasad Ghimire, Nepalese poet[11]
- M.B.B. Shah, Former king of Nepal and a poet
- Parijat, Nepalese poet and writer.[12]
- Siddhicharan Shrestha, Nepali poet[13]
Award
editKunwar won the prestigious Madan Puraskar for the year 2023 BS (1966) at the age of 27.
Translations and Reprint
editThe book was reprinted by Uttam Kunwar Memorial Award Fund in 2013.[14]
Various essays from the books are translated into English by Niranjan Kunwar for The Record, an independent digital publication house.[15]
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary celebration of Nepal-Russia diplomatic relation on September 30, 2016, Nepal Russia Literary Association, headed by Prof Dr Jangab Chauhan released a Russian translation of the book.[16][17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Aksharang | Literary magazine | Sahityakala Patrika in Nepal". aksharang.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "उत्तम कुँवर – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "उत्तम कुँवरले सिर्जेको रुपरेखा युग". साहित्यपोस्ट. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "A writer's legacy". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ @therecord. ""Reason, incident and consequence; these are the primary bases of history" - Baburam Acharya - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ @therecord. ""I've been writing a memoir…" - Bhupi Sherchan - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ @therecord. "'I could not be liberated,' Bal Krishna Sama's life, work and philosophy in his own words - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ @therecord. "" Every person has a universe inside them but they can achieve wholeness only within a national, generational context." - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ @therecord. ""My poems and plays are usually meant for social repair"- Lekhnath Poudel - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ @therecord. "From politics to poetry: Kedar Man Vyathit - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ @therecord. ""A writer should not be confined by style or theory"-- Madhav Prasad Ghimire - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ @therecord. "'I don't have faith in this thing called God,' Conversation with Parijat from 1963 - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ @therecord. "'Literature should serve the entire world, not just one's country' - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "La.Lit: A Literary Magazine | » The house that Uttam Kunwar built". Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ @therecord. "Home - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ Republica. "Nepal and Russia celebrate 60 years of diplomacy". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ "Kantipur-नेपाल–रुस काव्यिक साँझ - कान्तिपुर समाचार". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.