Chhapamar ko Chhoro explained

Author:	Mahesh Bikram Shah
Language:	Nepali
Country:	Nepal
Genre:	Short stories
Published:	2007
Publisher:	Sajha Prakashan
Isbn:	9993327727
Pages:	124
Media Type:	Print
Pub Date:	2007
Subject:	Maoist insurgency in Nepal
Title Orig:	छापामारको छोरो
Orig Lang Code:	ne
Publisher2:	FinePrint Publication

Chhapamar ko Chhoro is a Nepali short story collection by Mahesh Bikram Shah.^{[1] [2] [3]} 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 eighteen stories centered around Maoist insurgency in Nepal.^[4]

Background

Shah is a police officer. The stories are based on the difficulties of ordinary people during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal.^[5]

Stories

Some of the stories included in the anthology are:

• Badhsala ma Buddha [Buddha in a Slaughter House]
• Ma ra Murdaharu [Me and Corpses]
• Ekadeshma [In a Country]
• Babuko Kandh ma Chhoro Sutiraheko Desh [The Country where the Son is Sleeping in the Father’s Shoulder]
• Mero Kukur Aajhai Bhukiraheko Thiyo [My Dog was Still Barking]
• Bandha Dhoka ra Samaya [Closed Door and Time]
• Bandha Dhoka ra Sapanaharu [Broken Door and the Dreams]

Awards

The book was awarded with Madan Puraskar for the year 2063 BS (2007-2008).^{[6] [7]}

See also

• Kumari Prashnaharu
• Nepali Lok Katha
• Baikuntha Express
• Seto Dharti

Notes and References

1. Web site: छापामारको छोरो - FinePrint . 2014-10-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020051810/http://fineprint.com.np/publication/fp2508233621 . 2014-10-20 .
2. Web site: Kathmandu University | KU.
3. http://www.ekantipur.com/saturday/2013/07/12/books/diasporic-snapshots/251104.html
4. Chettri. Kritika. 2020-10-01. Humility and the humble: A reading of the Nepali short stories of Maheshbikram Shah. Short Fiction in Theory & Practice. 10. 2. 191–207. 10.1386/fict_00027_1. 234637456.
5. Web site: A war of words - Nepali Times. 2021-11-20. archive.nepalitimes.com.
6. Web site: मदन पुरस्कार समर्पण समारोह (वि.सं. २०६४) – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी. 2021-11-20. guthi.madanpuraskar.org.
7. Web site: भ्रष्टाचारको आरोप लागेका पूर्व डिआइजी २०६३ मा मदन पुरस्कार विजेता. 2021-11-20. प्रशासन. en.