Comments on: Samrat Upadhyay and the Nepali Present Tense

By: Anu

Anu — Fri, 19 May 2006 22:26:11 +0000

After hearing about this book on Sepia Mutiny, I went to the library and got this book. It’s really good. Thanks for recommending it.

By: Manish Vij

Manish Vij — Mon, 08 May 2006 13:36:12 +0000

Check out Chandrahas' Upadhyay interview, via India Uncut:

Momos, Nepali dumplings. Even thinking about momos makes my mouth water. Best momos will explode in your mouth, filling your palate with sharp, tangy juice thatÂ’s simply heavenly. The meat itself is yummily spicy, and before you even finish swallowing one momo, you must plop the next one into your mouth so that itÂ’s a continuous, seamless orgasm.

I know of no Nepali who doesnÂ’t like momos, so IÂ’d venture to say that momos are probably more a symbol of Nepali unity that the institution of monarchy can ever be!

By: Rohin

Rohin — Mon, 08 May 2006 08:33:53 +0000

Thank you so much for this entry. I had to do a lot of research to come across Samrat Upadhyay and it’s refreshing to finally have a strong Nepali voice in Western fiction.

By: Guru Gulab Khatri

Guru Gulab Khatri — Fri, 05 May 2006 22:18:29 +0000

He was on npr and as usual things went quite predictable in the discussion....the coverage was too short, incoherent and sloppy to give a sense of the dynamics at play. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5364392

By: Manish Vij

Manish Vij — Fri, 05 May 2006 12:09:46 +0000

Patna Roughcut is stylish and full of longing.

By: Karthik

Karthik — Fri, 05 May 2006 10:48:24 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation...

The best desi book I've read in a long, long time is Patna Roughcut. Pity it's not available in the States...

By: tashie

tashie — Fri, 05 May 2006 09:40:55 +0000

Thanks Amardeep for the recommendation!

Will def hunt that down, and his other book(s?)...anyone who gets their name in the same sentence as the Rohinton definitely gets my bow down...

does anyone have any good titles they can recommend by new desi writers? ive seen a lot of new ones, but nothin that looks v good

By: Saheli

Saheli — Fri, 05 May 2006 08:45:06 +0000

What a title. Just reading it makes me shiver. Thanks for the recommendation Amardeep!!

By: Cheap Ass Desi

Cheap Ass Desi — Fri, 05 May 2006 08:30:31 +0000

Pankaj Mishra has written a book on the Maoist revolution there.

By: kathmandu

kathmandu — Fri, 05 May 2006 06:08:12 +0000

Samrat is a great storyteller. Lucid, simple, style. Look forward to his next. I also recommend the book “End of the Line,” published by Penguin, on the Nepal royal family massacre. It is by AP journalist Neelesh Misra. I picked it up after watching some of his TV interviews during the recent protests. Nice read so far.