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Anger by Amar Shah (A short story translated from Nepali)

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  Anger Dhane stopped at the bend while coming from Setu B.K. Chowk 1 to Birendra Chowk and looked around very quietly. He didn’t see any crowd or demonstration, thus he swerved his rickshaw to the main road. The book-shops, sweet-shops and tea-shops were closed and only the armed police were standing around the broken statue of Birendra at Birendra Chowk . -Got any bucks? Dhane pulled his rickshaw to the north-east side of the Chowk , where 2/3 rickshaws were standing on a row, and asked to Rampreet. He handled the rickshaw with his right hand and wiped the sweat off his forehead with his left. -Nah… misfortune is overwhelming… Rampreet spat. His dirty teeth smeared with tobacco were seen. Month of mid-May and two in the afternoon- the timing was perfect to heighten the fame of Nepalgunj as a hot city. -They may break the rickshaw… Take rest at home and celebrate the strike. The rickshaw owner was reluctant to provide the rickshaw. Alike the whole country, Nepalgun...

Once Upon a Time by Amar Shah (Translated from Nepali)

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  Once Upon A Time                                                                                                                         -Amar Shah When the Zimuwal 1 lit the Gaida 2 cheroot, everyone, who had been talking whether the famine would strike this winter or not, whether the price of ghee in Nepalgunj would rise or not, shut up. The chautari 3 was clouded by the smoke of cigarette, bindi 4 and tobacco. -What does he want? Ask him Grandpa! When the Zimuwal shouted, the Old Grandpa and all others in the chautari turned their eyes to Gore. Gore, in his old waistcoat and a pair of underpants, tried to look back...

The Road not Taken by Robert Frost in Nepali

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Stopping By Woods in Nepali (Robert Frost)

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The Circle by Amar Shah (Translated from Nepali)

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  The Circle                                                                                                                    -Amar Shah After I got off the bus to Mahendranagar in Attarya Chowk 1 at three in the morning, I had to wait for another bus to Patan/Baitadi, and I exactly didn’t know how long I should wait. However I have some spare time. Winter has arrived along with the beginning of December, and at that time there were few passengers like me around the Chowk , a few buses and trucks at stationary and a few number of teashops closed for a while were also seen around, quiet and peaceful. As I was alone, I was wandering by ...