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Fri, March 29, 2024

‘Kshamadaan’ by Ganesh Prasad Lath released

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Nepa~laya released Ganesh Prasad Lath’s book “Kshamadaan” on March 5. The novel exfoliates the drama, intrigue and tragedies surrounding the business families from Madhesh. The book is the first release of the year from Nepalaya 2021 catalogue. “Madhesh has produced some brilliant writers from Dhanush Chandra Gautam to Bimal Niva to name a few. Their works have expressed the aesthetics and poetics of Madhesh wonderfully. But as a reader, who happens to be a businessman, I couldn’t locate myself in most of the books published in Nepali,” the writer said, explaining his inspiration for writing the book. “The businessmen were either completely absent in literature, or thrown in as typecasts when they appeared. I wanted to explore the humane side of those families through my stories.” Lath came of age in Birgunj, one of the first three municipalities of Nepal, during the years when Nepal was eagerly building infrastructures to stabilise democracy and open-market system. Lath’s growing up intersected with the upsurge of movie theatres in Birgunj. The cinematic storytelling and its wide appeal impressed Lath greatly. Not surprisingly, the book imbibes similar dramatic techniques, which the author believes will hit familiar notes for those admiring romantic social dramas. “We are committed to publishing pluralised voices,” Bhushita Vasistha said, explaining the editorial opinion on the book. “Business families form a significant part of Madhesh demography, and are probably amongst those to be heavily affected by the political instability the country has been embroiled in for the last several decades. Their stories, evolution and dynamics are a quintessential part of Nepali narrative, which is still not sufficiently reflected in literature. With this book, we hope to cover that lack, no matter how insignificantly.” Lath is the second author from Birgunj to be published by Nepa~laya. Girish Giri’s eponymous non-fiction Birgunj was published in 2016. Ganesh Prasad Lath’s ‘Kshamadaan’ is priced at Rs 495 for the Nepali market and is available in all leading bookstores of the nation.
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