http://aseemchhabra.com/2009/03/08/saja-hosts-discussion-on-contemporary-south-asian-poetry/ Conversations on the arts, film, music and literature Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:59:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://aseemchhabra.com/2009/03/08/saja-hosts-discussion-on-contemporary-south-asian-poetry/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Abraham Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:02:53 +0000 http://aseemchhabra.com/?p=179#comment-38 When it comes to South Asian poety since times immermorial, Nepal has been undermined. In fact Nepal gave birth to famous poets such as Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Madhav Prasad Ghimire, Siddhi Charan Shrestha, Gopal Prasad Riman. I think, if anybody from anywhere in the world read the work of there poets they would have nothing but admiration for these Nepali poets. Contemporary, they should read Shrawan Mukarung and other Nepali poets, they are excellent. And what about reading some English poems written by a poet writing originally in English from Nepal. Bhuwan Thapaliya's book , " Our Nepal, Our Pride," speaks a lot about the literary scene in South Asia. I would request the concerned authority to do more research in Nepali poetry. There are gems sprouting for sure. When it comes to South Asian poety since times immermorial, Nepal has been undermined. In fact Nepal gave birth to famous poets such as Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Madhav Prasad Ghimire, Siddhi Charan Shrestha, Gopal Prasad Riman. I think, if anybody from anywhere in the world read the work of there poets they would have nothing but admiration for these Nepali poets. Contemporary, they should read Shrawan Mukarung and other Nepali poets, they are excellent. And what about reading some English poems written by a poet writing originally in English from Nepal. Bhuwan Thapaliya’s book , ” Our Nepal, Our Pride,” speaks a lot about the literary scene in South Asia. I would request the concerned authority to do more research in Nepali poetry. There are gems sprouting for sure.

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