Message from the Founding Chairman Dear Esteemed Readers, Writers, and Friends of Bhutanese Literature, Time has flown by, and here we stand, achieving yet another milestone in our literary odyssey. […]
Ram Karki The Hague The Netherlands Right after the Southern Bhutan-wide peaceful demonstration demanding Human Rights and Justice was mercilessly crushed in September 1990, Bhutan identified and evicted thousands of […]
Bhupas Gautam Denmark In moonlit nights of restless thought, Nepal’s camp in memory is caught. Stranger still, in Western life. In developed lands, where comforts ramp, Why yearn for the […]
Chandana Adhikari Ohio, America I feel suffocated, and unable to breathe. My heart is pounding, but the beats don’t seem to stop. Your words wrap around my neck, tightening your […]
Sweeta Ghimiray Worcester, Massachusetts The story that most are not aware of. The story that people hear and sometimes say, “that never happened.” This story is a story that should […]
TR Rai “Aanshu” Twenty-four seven, I’m indeed after opportunities, To collect all memories, reflections, and nostalgia, Merely wishful thinking for a sentimental longing Surely born as a desiring, a […]
Bhupas Gautam Denmark The digital world has a profound influence on the identity of 21st-century individuals. The internet functions like a prism, allowing an online user’s identity to be fragmented […]
International Nepali Literary Society (INLS) has honoured Bhutanese lyricist Khem Rijal with “INLS Laxman Satyal Best Lyrics-Gazal Award,” presented biennially. The award, established by INLS in recognition of Lakshman Satyal, […]
Laxmi Dulal America Amidst the misty mountains, far away Lies a tale of struggle, of hope and dismay Fellow lhotshmpa’s, uprooted from our land In search of peace, with destiny […]
English version follows after the Nepali text आदरणीय लेखकज्यूहरू, सर्वप्रथम ढिलै भए पनि नेपाली नव वर्ष २०८० को हार्दिक शुभकामना । हामी बेलाबेला हाम्रा लेखकज्यूहरूसँग संवाद र छलफल होस् भन्ने […]
I take a troll on a beachside to find meaning in reflection of myself. Clear water adds some colour however the reflection itself doesn’t add up to anything else other […]
Satis Shroff Germany I was around twenty years old, My head full of dreams. I left the Himalayan foothills to win a dream: A dream to go to Europe, visit […]
Satis Shroff Germany I was the president of the Nepali Literary Society And my realm was a small kingdom Of readers and writers in the foothills of the Himalayas. I […]
Dr. Tara Lal Shrestha This research attempts to explore secular aesthetics reflected in Punarwaspachhika Bhutani Nepali Kavita (Post-Resettlement Bhutanese Nepali Poems), an anthology of Nepali poems representing post-resettlement Bhutanese-Nepali literature published by […]
Ramesh Gautam, Shiva Lal Dahal and Khem Gautam Interpretation of poetry is generally based on qualitative analysis of semantics, figurative language and expression, and knowledge about the author and literary […]
Dr. Srimal Fernando Bhutan is a landlocked country located at the eastern end of the Himalayas. It is bordered to the south, east, and west by India and to the […]
Arzu Sharma Cincinnati, OH Thee belief born distrust And mine shall outburst The warmth of lights The chill of sights Delighted face, holy being Frightening, an awful thing They plunged […]
Satis Shroff Germany Some Nepalese learned to read and write Other Nepalese couldn’t afford it. Some Nepalese wrote poems and short stories, Others enjoyed the readings. Some Nepalese were awarded […]
Lata Gadtaula Vermont, USA Hey Brute! Not for a fraction of second Left me unfettered so far. Together with your insanity, I’ve been drifting since your Legacy dawned on this […]
Diwakar Dhakal Kathmandu, Nepal I met a gentlelady Who was more thoroughbred than the other lady She was uncannily amiable and flamboyant Who was surreally potent Tried to befriend by […]
CM Niroula America It is supposed to be “My body, my wish” isn’t it? But, the circumstances is not like this So called conservatives policy makers, Supreme Court justices […]
Ramesh Gautam Norway Background ’Iran Awakening’ is an autobiography penned by a famous Iranian lawyer and Human Rights activist, Shirin Ebadi (The Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 2003), and first published […]
Welkin Siskin Washington, America Get in a fluster over trifles not And grind your hopes in a panic not For you have a long way to go yet Crossing all […]
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1 A voice seemed to have touched me, Like the boughs touched by aurora dew, And though it faintly touched me It incarcerated many forms in […]
Welkin Siskin Washington, America Fail to notice not Whatever you have sought In love as the gift of sweet life, That’s ever and always rife With immeasurable feelings. Do not […]
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1. Converse in this passing hours with parable and wheeze; euphoria and glee, and delight, Let it be harkened by hearts of all And as a […]
Welkin Siskin America Love merely, many times, go unsung, Though the heart ever longs The choir inside of it To sing good actions and deeds. Love fades out and dies […]
Welkin Siskin America An unknown ghost makes a pass Through the canopy of a well-built tiles; Were they bunch of people or nymph-lass? Sometimes they do pass through isles Across […]
Bhuwan Gautam Springfield, USA For Krishna, 27, a former Bhutanese refugee, it was the lack of Nepali-speaking police officers in the Ohio area that inspired him to join the Police […]
Hemanta Acharya Sydney, Australia My version of meh The days I wake up early, happy and enthusiastic to the days I wake up late, unhappiest and feeling ugly It’s my […]