| Himalayan Voices |
| PREFACE |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
| NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION |
 | INTRODUCTION |
| • | Nepal and Its Environment |
| • | Modern History |
| • | Nepali Literature: Antecedents |
| PART ONE THE POETS OF NEPAL |
| Nepali Poetry |
| • | Features of Nepali Poetry |
| • | Some Problems of Translation |
| Lekhnath Paudyal (1885-1966) |
| • | A Parrot in a Cage (Pinjarako Suga) |
| • | Himalaya (Himal) |
| • | Remembering Saraswati (Saraswati-Smriti |
| • | An Ode to Death (Kal Mahima) |
| • | Last Poem (Akhiri Kavita) |
| Balkrishna Sama (1903-1981) |
| • | Man Is God Himself (Manis Svayam Devata Huncha) |
| • | I Hate (Ma Ghrina Garchu) |
| • | Aall-Pervading Poetry (Kavitako Vyapti) |
| • | From Sight of the Incarnation (Avatar-Darshan) |
| Lakshmiprasad Devkota (1909-1959) |
| • | Sleeping Porter (Nidrit Bhariya) |
| From Muna and Madan (Muna-Madan) |
| Muna Pleads with Madan |
| • | Madan: |
| • | Muna: |
| • | Madan Goes to Tibet |
| • | Muna in Her Solitude |
| • | Madan Tarries in Lhasa |
| • | Madan Falls Sick on His Journey Home |
| • | Madan Departs for Nepal |
| • | The Passing of Madan's Mother |
| • | Madan Learns of Muna's Death |
| • | Closing Verse |
| • | Prayer On A Clear Morning In The Month Of Magh (Maghko Khuleko Bihanko Jap) |
| • | Mad (Pagal) |
| • | Like Nothing Into Nothing (Shunyama Shunyasari) |
| Siddhicharan Shreshtha (b. 1912) |
| • | A Suffering World (Vishva-Vyatha) |
| • | No Smoke From The Chimneys (Dhuvam Niskandaina) |
| • | My Reflection (Mero Pratibimba) |
| • | Untouchable (Achut) |
| • | Father has Not Come Home (Ba Aunu Bhaeko Chaina) |
| • | My Son (Mero Choro) |
| • | To The Poet Devkota (Kavi Devkotalai) |
| Kedar Man "Vyathit" (b. 1914) |
| • | Fragment From The Year 09 (09 Salko Kavita 1) |
| • | Ants (Kamila) |
| • | A Glimpse (Ek Jhalko) |
| • | The Storm (Andhi) |
| • | The End (Anta) |
| • | War (Rana) |
| • | The Practice of Sculpture (Shilpa-Sadhana) |
| Gopalprasad Rimal (1918-1973) |
| • | A Mother's Dream (Amako Sapna) |
| • | Consolation (Santvana) |
| • | A Mother's Pain (Amako Vedana) |
| • | A Change (Parivartan) |
| • | Who are You? (Timi Ko?) |
| • | To— (—Prati) |
| Mohan Koirala (b. 19:26) |
| • | Remembering As I Go (Janda-Jandai Samjhera) |
| • | An Introduction to the Land (Deshko Parichaya) |
| • | I Love Your Daughter (Ma Timro Chorilai Prem Garchu) |
| • | The Martyrs (Shahid) |
| • | I Remember (Ma Samjhanchu) |
| • | A Flower Amid the Mountain Rocks (Paharako Phul) |
| • | The Fiddle (Sarangi) |
| • | The Snow Peak's Blood-Red (Himchuli Raktim Cha) |
| • | It's A Mineral, the Mind (Khanij Ho Man) |
| • | You Who Remember (Samjhaneharu) |
| Bairagi Kainla (b. 1939) |
| • | The Corpse of a Dream (Sapnako Las) |
| • | A Drunk Man's Speech to the Street After Midnight (Mateko Mancheko Bhashan: Madhyaratpachiko Sadaksita) |
| • | People Shopping at a Weekly Market (Hat Bharne Manis) |
| Parijat (b. 1937) |
| • | Sweep Away (Sohorera Jau) |
| • | To Gopalprasad Rimal's "To—" (Gopalprasad Rimalko "—Prati" Prati) |
| • | A Sick Lover's Letter to Her Soldier (Lahurelai Ek Rogi Premikako Patra) |
| • | In the Arms of Death (Mrityuka Angalama) |
| Bhupi Sherchan (1936-1989) |
| • | Always Always in My Dream (Sadhaim-Sadhaim Mero Sapnama) |
| • | Midday and the Cold Sleep (Madhyahn Din Ra Chiso Nidra) |
| • | I Think My Country's History is a Lie (Galat Lagcha Malai Mero Deshko Itihas) |
| • | A Blind Man on a Revolving Chair (Ghumne Mechmathi Andho Manche) |
| • | This is a Land of Uproar and Rumor (Yo Hallai-Hallako Desh Ho) |
| • | New Year (Nayam Varsha) |
| • | A Poem (Ek Kavita) |
| • | A Dove of Two Delicate White Hands: Your Greeting (Dui Seta Kalila Hatkelako Pareva: Timro Namaste) |
| • | Cold Ashtray (Chiso Aishtre) |
| • | A Cruel Blow at Dawn (Prata: Ek Aghat) |
| Banira Giri (b. 1946) |
| • | Time, You Are Always The Winner (Samay Timi Sadhaimko Vijeta) |
| • | I am a Torn Poster (Ma Euta, Chyatieko Poshtar) |
| • | Kathmandu (Kathmandu) |
| • | Woman (Aimai) |
| New Trends in Nepali Poetry |
| • | Bhairava Aryal (1936-1976) |
| • | A Leaf in a Storm (Huriko Patkar) |
| • | Haribhakta Katuval (1935-1980) |
| • | A Wish (Rahar) |
| • | This Life, What Life is This? (Yo Jindagi Khai Ke Jindagi?) |
| • | Ìshwar Ballabh (B. 1937) |
| • | The Shadows of Superfluous Songs (Anavashyak Gitka Chayaharu) |
| • | Where is the Voice? (Avaj Kaham Cha?) |
| • | Hem Hamal (B. 1941) |
| • | Village and Town (Sahar Ra Gaum) |
| • | Children Going to School (Pathshala Jana Lageka Naniharu) |
| • | Berore the Dawn (Bihana Hunubhanda Pahile) |
| • | Krishnabhushan Bal (B. 1947) |
| • | April Wind (Chaitko Hava) |
| • | Historical Matters (Itihaska Kura) |
| • | Bimal Nibha (B. 1952) |
| • | Are You Quite Well, Oh Poet? (Ke Tapaimlai Sanchai Cha Kaviji?) |
| • | Ashesh Malla (B. 1954) |
| • | To the Children (Tiniharulai) |
| • | None Returned From the Capital (Rajdhanibata Pharke Pharkenan Uniharu) |
| • | Minbahadur Bishta (B. 1954) |
| • | What's in the Bastard Hills? (Sala Pahadmem Kya Hai?) |
| • | Thus a Nation Pretends to Live (Yasari Euta Rashtra Banchne Bahana Garcha) |
| • | Avinash Shreshtha (B. 1955) |
| • | A Spell (Moha) |
| • | Headland (Antarip) |
| • | Bishwabimohan Shreshtha (B. 1956) |
| • | Should I Earn My Daily Bread, or Should I Write a Poem? (Ma Bhat Jorum Ki Kavita Lekhum?) |
| PART TWO SELECTED SHORT STORIES |
| The Short Story in Nepali |
| Themes of Nepali Short Stories |
| • | Village Life |
| • | Life in Kathmandu and Darjeeling |
| • | The Lives of Women |
| • | Caste, Class, and Ethnic Relations |
| • | The Gurkha Soldier |
| • | The Rana Regime |
| • | Views on Tourism |
| Guruprasad Mainali (1900-1971) |
| • | A Blaze in the Straw (Paralko Ago) |
| Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (1915-1982) |
| • | The Soldier (Sipahi) |
| • | To the Lowlands (Madhestira) |
| Bhavani Bhikshu (1914-1981) |
| • | Will he Ever Return? (Tyo Pheri Pharkala?) |
| • | Maujang Babusaheb's Coat (Maujang Babusahebko Kot ) |
| Shivkumar Rai (b. 1916) |
| • | The Murderer (Jyanamara?) |
| Daulat Bikram Bishtha (b. 1926) |
| • | The Andhi Khola (Andhi Khola) |
| Bijay Malla (b. 1925) |
| • | Sunglasses (Kalo Chashma) |
| • | The Prisoner and the Dove (Pareva Ra Kaidi) |
| Ramesh Bikal (b. 1932) |
| • | A Splendid Buffalo (Lahuri Bhainsi) |
| Shankar Lamichhane (1928-1975) |
| • | The Half-Closed Eyes of the Buddha and the Slowly Setting Sun (Ardhamudit Nayan Ra Dubna Lageko Gham) |
| Indra Bahadur Rai (b. 1928) |
| • | Maina's Mother is Just Like Us (Hami Jastal Mainaki Ama) |
| Poshan Pande (b. 1932) |
| • | A Sweater For Brother-In-Law (Bhinajyuko Svetar) |
| Tarini Prasad Koirala (1922-1974) |
| • | It Depends Upon Your Point of View (Drishtikon) |
| Prema Shah |
| • | A Husband (Logné) |
| Parashu Pradhan (b. 1943) |
| • | The Telegram on the Table (Tebalmathiko Tyas Akashvani) |
| • | A Relationship (Sambandha) |
| Dhruba Chandra Gautam (b. 1944) |
| • | The Fire (Aglagi) |
| Manu Brajaki (b. 1942) |
| • | A Small Fish Squats by the Dhobi Khola (Sano Machha Dhobi Kholako Bagarma ) |
| Kishor Pahadi (b. 1956) |
| • | A Living Death (Mritajivi) |
| GLOSSARY |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| INDEX |
| • | A |
| • | B |
| • | C |
| • | D |
| • | E |
| • | F |
| • | G |
| • | H |
| • | I |
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| • | M |
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| • | R |
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