Novel
Anuradha
अनुराधा
Bijaya Malla · 1961
Synopsis
Anuradha, a young woman from the southern Terai, refuses the marriage her mother wants to impose on her with Ratnaman Singh. She feels the gaze of men weighing on her beauty and defends her freedom against the submission expected of her, according to a Tribhuvan University thesis. The novel follows an unhappy love story between this woman and an unstable man, from the Terai to Kathmandu, according to its publisher's presentation in English.
Context
The novel appeared in 1961. A thesis defended in 2010 at Tribhuvan University offers a feminist reading of it, centred on the heroine's individuality in the face of male ideology. Pilgrims Publishing reissued it in 2007 in a volume of two hundred and nine pages, presented as an English version. A tribute published in 2026 places it among the works that left their mark on its author, together with one of his plays.
Who it is for
A novel in Nepali, with no French translation. It is worth knowing that the story begins in the Terai, the southern plain, far from the capital.
Prizes and reception
No prize is known for it; the book has nonetheless fed students' work in Kathmandu, including a feminist reading.
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