| Rupamati | |
| Author: | Rudra Raj Pande |
| Language: | Nepali |
| Country: | Nepal |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Published: | 1934 |
| Isbn: | 9789993320357 |
| Media Type: | Print (Paperback) |
| Followed By: | Chappakazi |
| Title Orig: | रूपमती |
| Orig Lang Code: | ne |
| Translator: | Shanti Mishra |
Rupamati is a 1934 Nepali novel by Rudra Raj Pande.[1] It was the first widely–read novel in Nepali language. It was published in 1934 (1991 BS) and is the debut novel of the author. Even though Pande wrote 6 novels after Rupamati, it remained his most popular work.[2] Many prominent writers such as Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Lekhnath Paudyal, Balkrishna Sama and Baburam Acharya praised the novel for its contribution to Nepali literature.[3]
When Pandit Chhabilal's son Habilal was nine years old, he married six-year-old Rupamati, the only daughter of Mohan Prasad Luitel. He is benevolent. Her mother-in-law Ugra Chand Chotha is miserable and temperamental and tortures Rupamati. Having learned patience and endurance from her mother, Rupamati quietly endures her mother-in-law's circus behavior in tears. The novel presented a portrait of an ideal Nepali woman.[4]
The novel has been translated into multiple languages. The novel was translated into English by Shanti Mishra in 1999.[5] It was translated into Urdu language by Prof. Dr. Tahira Nighat Nayyar.[6]