Kathmandu, July 9: The second edition of a biographical novel ‘Bakhan’ – authored by journalist Basanta Parajuli has been made public.
Chairperson of Writers Society Nepal Shree Om Shrestha along with other literary writers launched the book, brought out by Shikha Books Pvt Ltd.
The fiction presents historical details of Chitwan along with anecdotal accounts of the 1950 Bandipur Uprising, and the 1961 Bharatpur rebellion in a fact-based, simple, and literary style.
Presenting the life struggles of Nepal’s first cooperative activist and social worker, Bakhan Singh Gurung, the piece vividly portrays social, political, cultural, and historical transformations of Chitwan in a narrative form.
It also highlights the development of settlements in Chitwan and the conservation of biological diversity, along with the background of various uprisings in the country.
On the occasion, managing director of the Shikha Publications, Pushpa Raj Paudel described ‘Bakhan’ as one of the popular literary pieces among the audience.
Author Parajuli is the President of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Chitwan district chapter. #nepal #rss
