Srasta ra Sahitya explained

Author:	Uttam Kunwar
Language:	Nepali
Country:	Nepal
Genre:	Non-fiction (Essay)
Published:	1966
Publisher:	Sajha Prakashan
Isbn:	9789937853835
Title Orig:	स्रष्टा र साहित्य
Orig Lang Code:	ne
Media Type:	Print (Paperback)
Award:	Madan Puraskar, 2023 BS
Pages:	251
Publisher2:	Uttam Kunwar Smarak Puraskar Guthi
Oclc:	31253520

Srasta ra Sahitya 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.

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

Kunwar 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

Kunwar won the prestigious Madan Puraskar for the year 2023 BS (1966) at the age of 27.

Translations and Reprint

The 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

• Abstract Chintan Pyaj
• Hamro Lok Sanskriti
• Karnali Lok Sanskriti

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aksharang Literary magazine Sahityakala Patrika in Nepal. 2021-11-15. aksharang.com.
2. Web site: उत्तम कुँवर – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी. 2021-11-15. guthi.madanpuraskar.org.
3. Web site: 2020-05-24. उत्तम कुँवरले सिर्जेको रुपरेखा युग. 2021-11-15. साहित्यपोस्ट. en-US.
4. Web site: A writer’s legacy. 2021-11-15. kathmandupost.com. English.
5. Web site: @therecord. "Reason, incident and consequence; these are the primary bases of history" - Baburam Acharya - The Record. 2021-11-15. www.recordnepal.com. English.
6. Web site: @therecord. “I’ve been writing a memoir…” - Bhupi Sherchan - The Record. 2021-11-15. www.recordnepal.com. English.
7. Web site: @therecord. ‘I could not be liberated,’ Bal Krishna Sama’s life, work and philosophy in his own words - The Record. 2021-11-15. www.recordnepal.com. English.
8. Web site: @therecord. “ Every person has a universe inside them but they can achieve wholeness only within a national, generational context.” - The Record. 2021-11-15. www.recordnepal.com. English.
9. Web site: @therecord. “My poems and plays are usually meant for social repair”- Lekhnath Poudel - The Record. 2021-11-15. www.recordnepal.com. English.
10. Web site: @therecord. From politics to poetry: Kedar Man Vyathit - The Record. 2021-11-15. www.recordnepal.com. English.
11. Web site: @therecord. “A writer should not be confined by style or theory”-- Madhav Prasad Ghimire - The Record. 2021-11-15. www.recordnepal.com. English.
12. Web site: @therecord. 'I don’t have faith in this thing called God,' Conversation with Parijat from 1963 - The Record. 2021-11-15. www.recordnepal.com. English.
13. Web site: @therecord. 'Literature should serve the entire world, not just one’s country' - The Record. 2021-11-15. www.recordnepal.com. English.
14. Web site: La.Lit: A Literary Magazine » The house that Uttam Kunwar built. 2021-11-15.
15. Web site: @therecord. Home - The Record. 2021-11-15. www.recordnepal.com. English.
16. Web site: Republica. Nepal and Russia celebrate 60 years of diplomacy. 2021-11-15. My Republica. en.
17. Web site: Kantipur-नेपाल–रुस काव्यिक साँझ - कान्तिपुर समाचार. 2021-11-15. ekantipur.com.