Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:25 IST In the Himalayan city of Gangtok, Sikkim’s capital, where tourist attractions are aplenty, an independent bookshop draws local people and discerning travellers alike. Shresta said: “In the early 1980s, if one sent a package with just ‘Rachna Books, Gangtok, India’ written on it, we would receive it, so well-known were we.” ‘No turning …
Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:25 IST Chuden Kabimo’s debut novel in Nepali, Fatsung, translated into English by Ajit Baral as Song of the Soil, is an eye-opener. In Song of the Soil, a group of adolescents from Malbung village in West Bengal’s Kalimpong district join the rebellion with only a sketchy notion of what they are fighting for. Kabimo, …
The JCB Prize for Literature announced its 2022 shortlist on 21 October. Kabimo’s 2019 Nepali book Faatsung was translated into English by Baral as Song Of The Soil. But I didn’t know this story would embark on a long journey, which I am beginning to realise now. But I could have never imagined that I would translate it into English, …
