Dr. Govindaraj Bhattarai
Published in Kantipur Daily, July 17,2004
(English Translation in progress. You are reading the first draft.)
The readers in Nepali culture, art and literature have been increasing constantly. Basically the contribution and interest of new generation are deviation from older generation. They represent new thinking, style and perspective. However, a group of established writer has been giving leadership to the new writing. Most of the people from older generation are quite different in many senses. At this context, the important thing is that some new groups are seen to lead their generation.
There are many reasons beyond this desire. It is because of the time pressure and scientific development in part of knowledge and information. In addition, it is product of the experience of open society and media that nourishes it. Most of them, who are in direct contact with such latest development, are innovative. The older generation does not know to maintain association on the one hand, and do not have time on the other. Therefore, the world changes if the new generation analyses the circumstances on the basis of new awareness and information. Such writings have entered in the position of novel writings. Creation does not mean only the exploration of technical knowledge. Technique and wit for the moment are needed though. Before the progression of science and technology many important things were written and will create consisting this information technology. It lays creativity. One example of it:
I wonder in programme of a computer
Screen
Mouse
Keyboard
I untie whole human being
In each click
And arrives at to final corner by pauses, impeding and walking
Living history
The entire file of life
Hangs
Right away: no power.
The picture crated by above poem is gorgeous. This poem can be read easily but may be meaningless to those who are unfamiliar with modern technology. The major reason for this unfamiliarity is because of new subject matter, style and assembly. In Saru Bhakta’s new poems there appear anxiety of black hole and destruction of the world. Now a day, the biggest segment of Nepali literature does not only comprise nation but also includes international issues.
Therefore, new litterateurs with fresh perception and knowledge have got annoyance and anguish. Very heated! They have got complain with many inquiries - “why no body interprets our poems? Why you are not searching meaning of our writing? Did we write the same that you have written? Or are we dissimilar? If the case is so: Why? How? Where?
There are the questions forwarded by Bairagi Kayila, a prominent Nepali poet many years before. He was demanding for more spacious road. He has commanded! These days, the new generation figures out the negligible road. Therefore new generation have come with new manifesto, movement and declaration to make this road wider.
To observe these new declarations we see different scene that that could not be seen in the past. We should not welcome bad omen abnegating them. In past five years five new movements came in existence. For the prior form of these movements there are manifestoes. They are Poem safeguard Movement (1998), The Declaration Of Feminist Literary Movement (1999), Creative Anarchy Movement (2001) and Labyrinth Conscience (2003)
At this instant they are smaller in size but they are thunder of the future. The past movements such as Stressed Shun Movement and Dimensional Movement that came to improve the Nepali language and literature came in existence with fear. Amlekh Group lost many friends while releasing their manifesto. Now they are grown up like big steamed tree. New thoughts always come in existence with fear of denial.
I have got opportunity of being face to face with all those founders of new concept and theory. Lets talk about Poem safeguard Movement (1998). The major objective of the movement is to take out poem from city to countryside. The major objective of these movements are uplifting the conscience of the uneducated people via the medium of poem and protect nature side by side. This movement has been organizing such poetry seminars for a decade. Sarubhakta, a profounder of this movement, have been making this movement popular in Pokhara, western part of Nepal though it is strange to hear for the first time. The concept of preserving animals through the medium of poetry is beautiful. All people are urban centered leaving villages aside. At this juncture, the voice of this movement may sound contradictory than what is happening in actuality. He has come with courage to start village centered literary movement in such situating of emergence of many urban centered movements. Indeed, it is grave and sensible in its own circumstances.
One year later, Feminist literary Academy declared its manifesto in 1999. It was timely to come such movement in the context of emergence of so many movements relating with feministic writings. However, there are many movements and attempts keep going for the right and equality of women. But this academy is moving a head from literary perspective. Sometimes the feminist movement is difficult to manage as well. While writing literature agonies from diverse field draw closer. This mode may turn to radical side via revolution. This incident happened in Nepal and around the world. It might happen so because there are many issues related with women. Comment by Prof Krishan Gautam on the occasion of fifth convention of Feminist literary movement arouses some type of sensation and reaction. Comparatively, there are many battles than the creation from feministic angle. Many women devote themselves in creation completely forgetting this part of struggle. Feministic writing has been looking for new route. Their expectation request and anxiety are hanging around for evaluation and reassessment.
For a moment one side in woman writing becomes little bit radical. Those women writers say, “Only women have got right to write agony of themselves, male authors don’t deserve it. This is fact however if male and female don’t write each other’s pain the world which is blending of both will not be supplementary rather will be one sided. All literature is not experienced one rather it is imagined and fiction as well. Envisage truth is one thing and the value of experienced is another. While participating on struggle all alone there will be none to taste it. Many women just got victory-loosing everything without knowing whom for they fought. However, Female Literary Academy has adapted the middle path. Of course, it is necessary to attack the tradition and evaluation system.
The next movement attacking the established traditional norms and values is Creative Anarchy Movement (2001). In a nutshell, it protests status quo and accepts pluralism. It does not believe on central culture. The entire creativity composed by the people of different religion and culture is our own. This is the postmodern declaration of present world.
In the same way, the new movement Labyrinth Conscience (2003) has come in existence and has been getting various responses. The manifesto was currently released. HB Bhandari Prabhat, Suresh Hachekali and Durga Prasad Pokhrel have created the labyrinth conscience. Labyrinth has come with perfect possibilities in the sector of creative evaluation. This conscience urges for new method of criticism showing discontent with the existential approaches. The theory is life-oriented criticism and proclaims all the game of language and literature just delightful hallucination. The infinite pleasures in the artistic conscience, duplication of language, the foundations of eastern myth etc are some innovative ides evoked in this movement.
The next but less popular movement is Declaration of especial colors in literature. It sees the world as layers of colors.
In this way, their new concepts are the substantiation to give new direction to the literature. On the other, it shows rejection of traditional thoughts greeting pluralism, innovation and practicality. The literature has to be lead by such new concept because old are tattered and ruined. These manifestos are flash of postmodern era in the globe.
By: Kalpana Satyal for peace jounalism.com. She has been doing her Ph.D at Geroge Mason University, Virginia, USA.
Posted on: 3/12/2006
Interview with HB Bhandari Prabhat
Born on Oct1 1977 in Thapathana 9 Parbat HB Bhandari Prabhat received his Master degree in English literature and B.ed from University Campus, Kritipur. Mr Bhandari has held important educational position at his young age. His penchant for literary arguments, theoretical discussions and the formulation of new ideas has made Bhandari a very well known literary scholar of new generation.
The main domains of his study lie in the areas of Nepali and English literatures. He has a special interest in diasporic literatures in which area he has been working seriously over the last couple of years. On a whole, as a creative writer and scholar he has become an extensively read writer in a short span of his carrier. He is well known in the field of literary criticism. Now he has come to USA to present literary paper in George Mason University at the invitation of International Nepali Literary Society Washington D.C. At this moment, Bhandari talked to Kalpana Satyal of PeaceJournalism.com about literature. Excerpts of the interview:
Q. How do you observe at your work you accomplished in such a young age of 29? Who inspired you?
Mr. Bhandari: I take it easy. However, I have promised to do a lot. Every one of us has got much responsibility and challenge in this era of globalization. Your question reminded me John Keats, PB Shelley, Motiram Bhatta and many young people who did so many things at their tender ages. In front of them I feel shy. However, I have no so much discontent to past life as well.
The major inspiration to come to this field is beautiful nature of my countryside where I was born and suffering of poor people. Everyone knows that suffering is the best way of knowledge. In later period, my teachers, friend and many eastern and western authors became my source of inspiration and more importantly the study of English literature provided me vision and eagerness to explore new thing. I venerate English literature and its authors who changes ignorant world to the exciting forum for intellectual debate. Shakespeare, Emersion, Thoreau, Jefferson, Walt Whitman and many other western authors did not only formulate vision for their country rather they became source of aspiration to the entire globe forever. Ultimately, the world of globalization becomes feasible.
Q.Would you please share some words on your new critical theory ‘Labyrinth Conscience’ and your perspective to look at life and literature?
Mr. Bhandari: Labyrinth conscience, a standard conscience, is based on eastern myth of Naimisaranya which analyze language and entire world as complex maze and urge the search of perfection in unity and fraction in infinite possibilities. It concludes the life entangled in the labyrinth of life, love, marriage, struggle for existence and death. The life of modern man is also entangled in the labyrinth of economic, social, political, psychological and cultural entities. This conscience believes on infinite possibilities and meaningful future. It is moreover directed to give new life to the discipline of criticism and to construct reading culture. More importantly, labyrinth conscience is not only related to criticism. Moreover, it is specific perspective related to life and its various work business.
We always seek relative newness both in life and writing. Absolute truth is quite impossible. The creative repetition of primordial things are followed in life and language exercise. Writing is also one aspect of language implement. Therefore, entering into labyrinth of these symbol and metaphor we search multiple aspect of expression. Thus, life and all its entire activities including literature are creative repetition of labyrinth. I recommend Nepali reader to read Literary Magazine Samasti’s 2060Chitra- Baisakh 2061 where the manifesto is published. I am sorry to English reader. The manifesto will appear in English language soon.
How did you feel after coming to the USA as a promising critic and author? Which part did you feel the most beautiful in the USA?
Mr. Bhandari: I feel the need of research and writing on Asian American people and cultural issues of many types more and more to be written in English Language. I have experienced the need of this issue seeing the people weeping and clapping while presenting paper on Diaspora, a cultural issues in George Mason University. Moreover, I realized the space of research and preservation of their culture. Most of their child who were born and raised here surely wants to learn about their cultural ancestors. However, parents cannot go to their land of origin because they are already citizen of United States and love this land for many reasons. The need of research and writing about their feelings and seeking a way to intercultural tolerance and hybridization is necessary to ease them in many ways. To study and write about them and their culture is studying about America in general too.
As critic, author and academician, I am surprised to see the intercultural tolerance maintained in best possible ways in entire America. It is most important beauty and glory of this nation.
Q. As responsible citizen of Nepal and literary critic how would you analyze the political scenario of Nepal in the context of globalization and the role of the nation where you are now? And what would be the best idea to resolve such situation?
Mr. Bhandari: Indeed, it is difficult question to me as I am neither student of political science nor political leader. However, time, history and environment can not be separated in writing too. . Litterateurs write for unalienable rights - life, liberty and pursuit of happiness just like Thomas Jefferson. To them and everyone,democracy is just like bread and butter issue of modern day. Seeing the beleaguered democracy I remember Bertrand Russell, a Nobel laureate from England who says," It is normal to hate what we fear, and it happens frequently, though not always, that we fear what we hate. I think it may be taken as the rule among primitive men, that they both fear and hate whatever is unfamiliar." All the people, political parties and king have to take sense of responsibility for the current situation and make consensus to solve the problem as soon as possible respecting each other’s view. The people will get rid of any party or king if they get more desport forgetting people's expectation.In the absence of peace, democracy, human right, and fraternity, neither the country nor the world can go ahead in the right direction.
Every Nepali appreciates the voice of western world including America and UNO for the rule of law, civil liberties and freedom of speech. No one can abnegate The World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the United Nation to explore the political and economic context in which these global rules invented. A new coalition of whole the globe itself is a fence to the threats of globalization and democracy.
Q. What is your future plan.?
Mr. Bhandari: I will spend my entire life in the literary field.
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Second Winter Literary Festival concludes in Washington D.C.
Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 23 - The Second Winter Literary Festival in honor of the Nepali litterateurs and the Winter Poetry Recital Festival concluded in Washington D.C., the United States on February 19.
Litterateur Murari Raj Sharma, the ex-permanent representative and ambassador to the UN and poet Bhanubhakta Pokhrel, winner of prestigious Madan Puraskar were present as chief guest and special guest respectively.
The program which was given a literary nomenclature as �Second Sheetkalin Sahityakar Samman and Sheeshir Shuseli Kavita Gosthee� was organized by INLS- DC Metro Chapter.
During the program, the participants remembered prominent late litterateurs Lekhnath Poudyal, Balkrishna Sama, Parashmani Pradhan, Hridaya Chandra Singh Pradhan, Keshabraj Pindali and Bhupi Sherchan.
Chief guest Sharma said that the ancestral poets had paved a literary way for our creative culture in a developed highway of which we are marching forward.
While giving the Letter of Honor to the distinguished poet Bhanubhakta Pokhrel, on behalf of the DC Metro Chapter, he also remarked that the culture of honoring the living poets � who are the social forerunners - is actually an excellent job in itself which is very much encouraging and meaningful to do some more while s/he has any physical time and power.
Pokhrel on the occasion stressed on the importance of arts , literature and culture as being the flowery symbol and substantial realities of the meaningful identity as well as prosperity of the community and nation in point .
Poets Basanta Shrestha, Govindagiri Prerana, Basu Shrestha , Ganga Ligal, Hasta Goutam �Mridul�, Homnath Subedi, Kapil Sitoula, Manju Niroula, Narayan Adhikari, Prem Sangroula, Ram Basyal, Rajendra Oli, Sudeep Bhadra Khanal recited their poems while the poems sent by Mohan Sitoula, Hari Ghimire and Dhrub Pangeni were recited by Homnath Subedi, Kapil Sitoula Basu Shrestha and respectively during the second phase of the program.
INLS-HQ also announced that the prize money of the "INLS Best Book Award" has increased by 100 percent to Rs.100, 000 from Rs.50,000.
In addition, the organization has also established Mechi, Koshi, Janakpur, Narayani, Gandaki and Dhaulagiri zonal book awards.
Critic and INLS Pennsylvania York president HB Bhandari Prabhat presented a paper on �Non-Western Studies and Translation� and asserted �Nepali literature can start its international voyage and act as cultural ambassador in this era of globalization if Nepali texts are translated and prescribed them in different academy of cultural studies just like Chinese, Japanese and Indian studies in western schools.�
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Deceased Portrait in Labyrinth Consciene
Kathmandu, Feb 9, 2004
The magical beauty of images. Modernism with the help of countryside images. The exploration of personal agony. Many scholar and critics exploited such themes in Narayan’s Deceased Portrait.
The real projection of our time is his poems. Among the presence of distinguished litterateurs in the capital Nepali renowned poet Ishowar Ballav commented: Naryan’s poem made us alert because of innovative images and artistic writing. The exploration of new form of existentialism is seen in the poem. This is the crystal clear picture of our time. They concluded that it is the one of the representative text in Nepali literature.
These Litterateurs were Dr Govindaraj Bhattari, Dr. D. P. Bhandari, Dhahal Yagyanidhi, Khadkasen Oli, Krishanahari Baral, HB Bhandari Prabhat, Suresh Hachekali, Durga Pokhrel.
In the program critics of new generation HB Bhandari Prabhat, Suresh Hachekali, Durga Pokhrel have presented new concept of criticism and argued with the profounder of traditional theory of criticism. Famous for the sonorous voice in Radio Sagarmatha Narayan Adhikari’has included 29 poems in this collection. The poet has used the virgin images.
Published in Space Time Daily, on Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Deceased Portrait in Labyrinth Consciene
Published in Space Time Daily one of leading daily magazine of Nepal on Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Kathmandu, Feb 9, 2004
The magical beauty of images. Modernism with the help of countryside images. The exploration of personal agony. Many scholar and critics exploited such themes in Narayan’s Deceased Portrait.
The real projection of our time is his poems. Among the presence of distinguished litterateurs in the capital Nepali renowned poet Ishowar Ballav commented: Naryan’s poem made us alert because of innovative images and artistic writing. The exploration of new form of existentialism is seen in the poem. This is the crystal clear picture of our time. They concluded that it is the one of the representative text in Nepali literature.
These Litterateurs were Dr Govindaraj Bhattari, Dr. D. P. Bhandari, Dhahal Yagyanidhi, Khadkasen Oli, Krishanahari Baral, HB Bhandari Prabhat, Suresh Hachekali, Durga Pokhrel.
In the program critics of new generation HB Bhandari Prabhat, Suresh Hachekali, Durga Pokhrel have presented new concept of criticism and argued with the profounder of traditional theory of criticism. Famous for the sonorous voice in Radio Sagarmatha Narayan Adhikari’has included 29 poems in this collection. The poet has used the virgin images.
Redder than Love!
Bibke Creative Publication Published Naryan’s poem collection Deceased Protrait which includes 29 poems related with monotonous system of world. When beauty and goods fragment, feeling, emoting rationality get confuse in the offstage. The author opines “the sonorous shape of my feelings becomes poem in the same point.” The poetic fly in the pain is his poem. Critic HB Bhandari Says “Narayan Shrestha’s Deceased Portrait, a book of poetry collection, can be read in the form of existentialism. This is one of the representative texts in Nepali literature that came in existence with the observation of thing in itself affirmed by Greek culture.”
Existential questions were introduced in literature from Krikegarde, Heidegger to Sartre in Europe. The major concerns of these writers were portrayal of open, chaotic and disturbed world. Poet Narayan has been moving in their way in Nepal. Most of his poems expressed the destroyed beauty of the world. Moreover, they glance at the wastage of human existence. The poem ‘Bilom and Me old image of 25 years old’ are different one’
‘Always Walking Road’ gives the impression of internal diaspora.
The use of image in his poetry differ from the . Narayan moreover does not agree to adjust poem in grammatical construction. He is one of the well-known poets in this generation. However, we find lack of variation in his poems.
Published in 'Space Time Daily' on Wednesday, February 4, 2004
HB BhandariPrabhat: interested in diasporic literatures
published in Nepali Aaawaz, a by weekly newspaper published from New York, America
Rich in love for the art of literary arguments, theoretical discussions and the formulation of new ideas, 29-year old HB Bhandari Prabhat is already known as one of the few acclaimed literary scholars of the new Nepali generation. HB Bhandari has served as principle of colleges and was also elected Joint Secretary of SEED (School Education Efficiency Development) in 2004 in Nepal. Bhandari’s literary works include articles and poems that have been published in various national and international magazines and newspapers. Some of his books where he has contributed as a preface writerhave been recognized with national awards such as the prestigious Madan Purashkar in Nepal and several others including the Best Book International Nepali Literary Award in Washington
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The main concern of Bhandari’s study lie in the areas of Nepali and English literatures. He has a special interest in diasporic literatures, which is what he has been working seriously on over the last couple of years. Bhandari is currently in USA to present literary paper in George Mason University at the invitation of International Nepali Literary Society Washington D.C.
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The main concern of Bhandari’s study lie in the areas of Nepali and English literatures. He has a special interest in diasporic literatures, which is what he has been working seriously on over the last couple of years. Bhandari is currently in USA to present literary paper in George Mason University at the invitation of International Nepali Literary Society Washington D.C.
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