IF I DIE BEFORE THE SUNSET
IF I DIE BEFORE THE SUNSET B.P Sharma NETHERLANDS If I diebefore the sunsetwith the twilightbeside my deathbed,let my soulstill feel thewarmth of green Earththat nourished methousands of yearsbefore I […]
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What Bhutan Won’t Say and What We Cannot Forget
Ramesh Gautam and Khem Gautam Norway More than thirty years have passed since one of Bhutan’s most sensitive episodes: the mass exodus of over 80,000 Lhotshampa, mostly Nepali-speaking Bhutanese, in […]
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The Epidemic
Khem Raj Gautam Norway I am profoundly moved to announce a groundbreaking development in my household. My ten-year-old child has finally mastered the perilous art of wiping their own butt. […]
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And wakes you up from the illusion of darkness!
And wakes you up from the illusion of darkness! B.P Sharma Netherlands My heart hasn’t become an old, ugly, and lonely My eyes and lips and tongue are […]
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My wonderland: My Motherland !
Govinda Luitel “Yaar” Ohio, America My wonderland, The land where my history resides, Where my first word/expression echoes, Where I knew the earth is very beautiful, Where I opened the […]
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Faith, Unity, and Legacy: The Mahayagya That Brought a Diaspora Together
Bikash Regmi Syracuse, NY The Global Bhutanese Hindu Organization (GBHO) proudly concluded its historic seven-day World Peace Mahayagya at the Om Center Divya Dham in Galion, Ohio, on July 23rd, […]
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Where Peace Lives
Tanvir Mostafa Dhaka, Bangladesh. I saw a young soul hold out his hand, Not to throw, but just to stand. He gave a soft smile, his face was dusty, […]
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Your Absence
Ramesh Gautam Norway WhenYour half-closed lipsLose their smileAnd you sink into an abyss of endless pain…A wild pack of beastsComes charging, growling,And begins to tear me asunder. With their sharp, […]
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Eastern Heart, Western Mind
Som Bhandari Pennsylvania, America I used to see the phrase “eastern heart, western mind” almost every day in newspapers pasted onto the filmy bamboo walls in a few of my […]
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Software Development Life cycle (SDLC
Bashu Pokhrel Ohio, America The Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) The Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is an organized process used by software engineers and developers to design, develop, test, […]
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The Land of Endless Happiness
Bashu Pokhrel Ohio, America The land where euphoria flowers bloom, But a symphony of grief seldom gloom, Where merriment dances like a peaceful breeze, And fantasy advances like cruises, barely […]
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Parenting Styles
Bashu Pokhrel Ohio, America Parenting style stages an animated role in the social, emotional, responsive, and cognitive development of children. Parents are those who raise and care for their progeny. […]
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The Little Hut I Lived In
Bashu Pokhrel Ohio, America A hut is a stunning architectural layout where an individual can enjoy the thrill of spending dawn and dusk with bugs and rodents, all while arrogantly […]
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J.N. Dahal’s “Prahelika” Released in English as “Her Innocence Discovered”
November 5, 2024 “Her Innocence Discovered,” the English translation of J.N. Dahal’s Nepali novel Prahelika, is now available. The novel, which debuted nearly a year ago, received the HimTika fictional […]
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Bhutanese Community in Denmark Nominated for Nansen Refugee Award
A small community of 845 Bhutanese refugees in Denmark has gained international recognition after being nominated for the prestigious Nansen Refugee Award. The Association of Bhutanese Communities in Denmark (ABC […]
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Restoring America’s True Greatness: Rejecting Divisive Rhetoric to Uphold Global Leadership and Unity
Ankit Sapkota Pennsylvania, USA As thousands of Indian, Bhutanese, and Nepalese Americans join in celebrating Diwali, also known as Dipawali, Pennsylvania’s recent recognition of the festival as an official public […]
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Deciding the Future of the Middle Class in America in November 2024: Harris vs. Trump on Key Issues
Ankit Sapkota Pennsylvania, USA The U.S. presidential election is now only six days away. The race is not only close and intense, but it appears to be one of the […]
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Camping Adventure
Bashu Pokhrel Ohio, America Camping, a longstanding tradition, transfers a typical and extreme fascination in the modern world. On its basis, camping characterizes a calculated departure from the relaxations of […]
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Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
Dipsika Bhandari Sydney Australia From sacred texts, he did translate, Bringing enlightenment to Nepalese fate. From the Ramayana to the Bhakta Mala. His Nepali renditions, a cultural clarion call. A […]
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Book Review: A Pardesi in Paradise by Govinda Rizal – A Journey Through Resilience and Identity
Isha Dhakal Ohio, America A Pardesi in Paradise by Govinda Rizal is an extremely informative book set against the backdrop of Bhutan and a refugee camp in Nepal. Throughout the […]
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Exploring the Depths of ‘Prahelika’
Tribikram Neopaney Pennsylvania, America After meticulously analyzing the novel Prahelika by J.N. Dahal, having read it more than three times, I conclude that the author masterfully demonstrates how various societal […]
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Being cared of, and having to care
Dona Acharya I think of my refugee life, All the hardships aside- People were cared of; Rationed, meager it was!! When one gets cared, Without having to care- For […]
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Echoes
Tika Rai Anshu Kansas In lands where new roots seeking to grow, We create dreams from the ground we sow. Yet, beneath the cities’ brightest embrace, Lie the whispers of […]
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Announcement Regarding LCOB’s Canada Conference – 2024
The Literature Council of Bhutan (LCOB) is scheduled to organize a conference in Windsor, Canada, on 17th August 2024.
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The silent watcher
Ruven Sharma America The end of physical existence, Is not the end, But a new beginning.. Of unveiling the hidden truth and to reeducate our next of Kin! Not only […]
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Condolences to Dr.Rizal
About one hundred friends, students, well wishers & general Bhutanese Community personnel attended a memorial event organized to celebrate the life & legacy of Dr Govinda Rizal on May 18, […]
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An Anniversary Issue Dedicated to Dr Govinda Rizal [Special Editorial]
Bhutaneseliterature.com marks its 15th Anniversary today. On this pious occasion, we are reflecting on a journey that is characterized by our resilience, creativity, and the indomitable spirit of the Bhutanese literary […]
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15th Anniversary Message from the Founding Chairman
Dear Esteemed Readers, Writers, and Friends of Bhutaneseliterature.com, Today marks a significant milestone as we celebrate the 15th anniversary of Bhutaneseliterature.com, a journey that began with a simple WordPress blog […]
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A Custodian
J.N. Dahal America I hope you know many things about America — like its economic, social, political and cultural realities. But I am sure there is one thing you have […]
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Govinda Rizal: A Guardian of Bhutanese Identity and Heritage
By Vidhyapati Mishra Govinda Rizal, PhD, bid farewell to this world on May 5, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and inspiration. Born and raised in Bhutan, his life […]
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A Reader’s Perspective on Om Dhungyel’s “Bhutan to Blacktown”
Govinda Rizal Kathmandu In the memoir Bhutan to Blacktown: Losing Everything and Finding Australia, published by NewSouth in 2023, Om Dhungyel, alongside co-author James Button, weaves a narrative that intertwines […]
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Kafkaesque
Tumbehang Limbu Nepal However you hide However you pretend But the colour of your face And the language of your body Tell in silence That all is not well. The […]
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A refugee from a “land of happiness”
I hope Norway never sees my son as a threat, in stark contrast to Bhutan, which perceived my existence as such. RAMESH GAUTAM, lecturer, St. Olav Upper Secondary School, and research […]
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Letter to my children
My Dear Children, Witnessing your growth is a journey filled with joy and happiness, as you evolve into the unique individuals you are meant to be. However, I find myself […]
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The way we fight
Hem Guragain Nepal While in the ring, Loudest we shout Like a ‘White bellbird’ Irony: we forget fighting And the opponent leaves beating us up. Piercing we chatter Like a […]
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Bhutaneseliterature.com Congratulates Its Editor, JN Dahal
In a press meet organized in Kathmandu, JN Dahal, one of the editors of Bhutaneseliterature.com, has been identified as one of the top 25 story writers in the well-known ‘Dish […]
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Poems of Soil Penned by a Refugee Poet
Gandhi Raj Kafle Certainly, poetry provides solace to a person who is trapped in the cage of big questions. Here we have poet Yatiraj Ajanabi, who is in such a […]
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Pages of Passion: The Pulsating Rhythms of An Engineer’s Transitions
Vidhyapati Mishra North Carolina, USA In “Bhutan to Blacktown,” Om Dhungel shares the intimate chronicles of his life, illuminating his journey from Bhutan to Blacktown with heartfelt candor. Within the […]
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The Graph of Life
Ramesh Gautam Norway In the labyrinth of existence, we tread, – At times, on paths simple, serene, and distinct, – Elsewhere, on trails arduous, severe, and perilous, – Ascending precipitous […]
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The Change is Inevitable
Dinesh Dhungyel America There was a time. You got to do everything to live. Plowed the rocky ground days and nights. Spade the nooks and corners! The best you […]
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The Distant Echoes
Ramesh Gautam Norway Since a few days, In the silence of your heart’s concealed realm, I’ve been observing you closely, Unseen, a silent witness. And I’ve discerned, You’re gradually slipping […]
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Illuminating Pathways: Empowering Futures Through Education [Interview]
Interview with Keeran Sharma Gautam, Long-time Education Coordinator of the Bhutanese Refugee Education Program (BREP) We are pleased to present an exclusive interview with Keeran Sharma Gautam, a dedicated Education […]
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Fourteen Years of Bhutaneseliterature.com: A Journey of Expression
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. […]
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A Failed Attempt to Deny Establishing a Bhutanese Refugee Camp: A Bitter Encounter with Jhapa CDO
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 […]
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Echoes of a Lost Utopia: The Paradox of Refugee Camp
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 […]
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Unhopeful Hopes
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 […]
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The Story that Should Never be Forgotten
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 […]
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Invisible Mind & Feelings
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 […]
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Digital Mirage: Unraveling Online Identity
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 […]
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Rijal Honored with INLS Best Lyrics-Gazal Award
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, […]
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Bhutanese Blues
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 […]
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Notice – Fourteenth Anniversary Special Issue
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 […]
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Haibun: Reflection
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 […]
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A DREAM LED TO ANOTHER
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 […]
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THE BROKEN POET
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 […]
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Secular Aesthetics in Bhutanese-Nepali Poems
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 […]
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Post-resettlement Bhutanese Poetry: A Thematic Content Analysis through Natural Language Processing
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 […]
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Bhutan Maintains Consistent Foreign and Economic Policy Preferences
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 […]
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Angels and Demons
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 […]
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The Abode of the Gods
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 […]
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Hey Brute!
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 […]
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Clandestine Tryst
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 […]
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My uterus
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 […]
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Reading ‘Iran Awakening’ with a Bhutanese Heart
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 […]
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Get in a fluster over trifles not
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 […]
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Welkin Siskin’s Poetry Series -16
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 […]
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Do Not Overlook Love
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 […]
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Welkin Siskin’s Poetry Series -15
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 […]
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The Unsung Love
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 […]
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The Unknown Omen
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 […]
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From a refugee camp to a State Trooper — Krishna’s journey
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 […]
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Keep walking
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 […]
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Welkin Siskin’s Poetry Series -14
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1. All parts of the body Fall in drops into the drizzle of life To evermore understand life and embody The civilized side that befalls after […]
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Welkin Siskin’s Poetry Series -13
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1. In The Fading Twilight From where have you come, In this fading twilight, dwindling light and transient dusk, With fragments of joy, ether, and love […]
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12th Anniversary Special Issue
Bhutaneseliterature.com would like to express its sincere gratitude to all contributing writers, well-wishers, and readers for their candid and constant company. Incredibly, it’s already been twelve years since we began traversing […]
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Legacy of Luminaries as Guide
Welkin Siskin Washington, America Gain an understanding of the luminaries, Their lives as heroes, as social leaders and their dutifulness, To create what is called peace and bliss, To grip […]
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Welkin Siskin’s Poetry Series – 12
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1 All parts of the body Fall in drops into the drizzle of life To evermore understand life and embody The civilized side that befalls after […]
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Happy Valentines
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1. Be suspicious of love not For love is above all beauty’s hope And be irresolute in love not To take you to the hillock and […]
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The Gift of Beauty
Samantha Hawi The gift of beauty seems more like a curse Something more than new shoes, or a brand new purse It shines from within, like a blinding light […]
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Poems of Welkin Siskin: Series 11
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1) Put thy pen in a trance and feel Such is her beauty he craves always, Thy heart, thy pulse with her magic evermore heal, And […]
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The Next Place
Samantha Hawi Canada The part of me I would leave behind, Are all the bad things in my mind. I would leave the impatience that I hold inside, And all the times […]
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Impatient is the heart
Welkin Siskin Washington, America Impatient is the heart And intent on proving it right the subconscious, To never feel to shun, give in or depart Pretending to having been self-conscious. […]
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What is meant to be
Samantha Hawi-Canada What is meant to be, will one day be. What is meant to be seen, you will one day see. So let nature take its course, let things […]
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Seeker
During my evening meditation, I uncover clues Vision #1 is a two legged dog wearing a collar and running shoes. The owl that hangs upside down is the only perfect […]
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Poems of Welkin Siskin: Series 10
Welkin Siskin Washington, America A) I never got enough of it From the deeds and the music that life beats, But I got the gist and essence of it To […]
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Molding
Grace Chhetri With sun tinted hands she would take the sweat from inside of me Wrapping them in a shawl around herself The noise from the world would blend into […]
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Hunter
Yati Raj Ajnabee Adelaide, Australia The hunters do not get to the summit They love being hidden in the bushes Till the cows come home Scaling the high mountains means […]
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Fear of Pandemic Pregnancy
Kumari Pokhrel Regmi Syracuse, USA The fear and uncertainty of the Coronavirus pandemic are all around us. As a front-line healthcare worker, my fear, stress, and anxiety have been heightened. […]
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Down to earth
Grace Chhetri An imprint of our bodies in the greenness of the land Inhaling pieces of the sun The warmth filling us up, tracing our bellies Until it overflowed from […]
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The waiting room of life
Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak I am stuck in the waiting room of life And I still hear only these words: “tomorrow, just wait a little bit more, I am very sorry” […]
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Wings Clipped
Chris Bodor Florida, USA During the Summer of 1985 the beach began to beckon but instead I got my wings clipped. In one hand I held a high school diploma […]
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The Oldest Language
Govinda Rizal Language is the expression and exchange of thoughts. That definition fits the language of communication invented and used by human beings. However, the oldest language disentangles more functions. […]
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I am Whispered from Your Dream
Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak United Kingdom I got lost with you my beloved like a water nymph in a forest glade dancing with an elf, barefoot on the grass listening to […]
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For a Cap of Cold Drinks
Govinda Rizal My story begins with a bottle of soft drink open in front of a university retail shop. Soft drink melts me every time the Sun hits me with […]
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Questions of Identity Among Resettled Bhutanese
Editorial Identity is often the subject of discussion and debate among the Bhutanese across the globe. Part of this debate and controversy is rooted in their contemplation of identity as […]
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Dying leaves
Shiva Dahal Kentucky, America If beauty comes from the divine thought, this fall is a grace If profundities come from sublime heart, this fall is a purest harvest Who would […]
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The Nobel Peace Prize, WFP and the Bhutanese Refugees
Background At approximately 11 am in Central Europe, a lady in a black suit stands outside the door of the conference hall in the Nobel Institute’s iconic building, located in […]
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Descend
Chris Bodor Florida, USA December descends while November disappears into the horizon Weather worn scarecrows know about the migration of snowbirds. The hands of the clocks tumble down the dark […]
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Migration and Writing
Editorial Migration has always played a significant role in carving the literary paths. May it be the ethos of developments encountered by the world in the post-colonial, post-industrial era, or […]
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Our Contributing Poet Honored
On the occasion of India’s 74th Independence Day, Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak, a UK-based poet and one of our regular contributors, was honored with an award by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi in […]
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Bhutanese Poet Honored
On the occasion of India’s 74th Independence Day, a 33-year-old Bhutanese poet, Shiva Kumari Bista, was honored with an award by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi in collaboration with Motivational Strips, a […]
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तलवार जस्तै शब्दहरू (Words like sword)
प्रतिमान सिवा ओहायो, अमेरिका अनुदित कविता (कवियत्री : Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak) हामी शब्दहरूद्वारा सुन्दरताको सृजना गर्छौँ समयले तिनीहरूलाई दूषित तुल्याउँदैन, अनन्तताले तिनीहरूको धारलाई मुठार्ने छैन तिनीहरूको सन्देश अन्धकारमा मशाल झैँ […]
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Embrace Every Day
Chris Bodor Florida, USA The morning coffee that you crave is now knocked over Wasted. Never tasted Soaked into the carpet of your car. The unused umbrella that you carried […]
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Reconstruction
-Tumbehang Limbu O Lord ! I want my eyes My tongue My hands My legs Right now, back. You deconstructed me And separated my sense organs For your […]
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Battle against COVID-19
Deepesh Subedi, BSN-RN-BC Tennessee-USA Dear friends, God has a reason for everybody to play a role in this world and it took me 27 years to find mine. Now […]
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An open letter to my facebook friend T. Gyelpo
Dear Tshering Gyelpo, Wish you good health. I am not your enemy. Neither have we had any old dispute nor any personal ego. Being a human, we should share our […]
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File Cabinet Full of Sins
Chris Bodor Florida, USA At the Good Friday service members of the parish wrote their sins on paper and one after another they nailed their confessions to the wooden cross […]
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Life hurts …
Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak someone strapped your dreams so high up eyes are tired but can’t sleep at all a swarm of black thoughts penetrates the head everything around is stripped […]
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Secret of Rebirth
Dilliram Bista Australia Death and rebirth are no more than the process of Energy Renewal. Rebirth is taking place every second of every day in our day-to-day life, but we […]
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So tiny but so powerful
Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak UK Our Mother Earth for a long, long time shows many signs to the humans that it is time to come to our senses. Floods, tsunamis, volcanic […]
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Poems of Welkin Siskin: Series 9
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1) A Paradox Many things must be defied with or it may die As well as other things, or it may die. To let things be […]
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Poems of Welkin Siskin: Series – 8
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1) Voices of Freedom O, could his voice be harkened, And his loving throat be swallowed; His speeches as a lesson be learned And his life’s […]
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The trajectory of exiled life- Baas dekhi punarvaas samma
Buddha Mani Dhakal Kentucky, USA Life is […]
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Poems of Welkin Siskin: Series – 7
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1) To Net A Bigger Picture I pulled the feathers Of a shadow—the darker part— ignorance— the joyless life— Zeroing in on at nothing, Loitering, stranded […]
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House
Yati Raj Ajnabee Adelaide, Australia Until yesterday the house was so bare and subdued as hibernal flora forgotten by the birds flown off to hunt for prey in all direction […]
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Poems of Welkin Siskin: Series 6
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1. To Think Further The time has come That love be universal Put together as humanity To let us undergo oneness. The time has come To […]
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Yesterday
Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak/UK She stood by the window yesterday and watched as life went by today flowers wither in pots she does not squint eyes to the sun anymore shutters […]
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Adjusting with the Disaster [Special Editorial]
Just like in personal lives, some significant events at a larger scale warrant a change or shift in the way we do things or at least perceive and anticipate things. […]
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New Zealand Conference of the GBLO and Retrospective Perspectives
Gyanbahadur Chhetri Tezpur, Assam Global Bhutanese Literary Organization (GBLO) was set up in 2009 with a view to uniting the Bhutanese people who were rehabilitated in developed countries of the […]
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These videos in Nepali teach Bhutanese refugees about the coronavirus
Jason Kornwitz Boston College Public health officials have advised everyone in the United States to wear masks, wash their hands, and stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But thousands […]
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A Girl
Nomerica Pariyar Ohio, America There was a girl, that had a curl up upon her head. And it stood up in bed. But, But, she did not like it at […]
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Live and Let Live
Arzu Sharma Ohio, America Apart from us They all live with us We have souls, they do too Like we feel, they do too We have the right […]
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Covid-19
Welkin Siskin Washington, America Pass along the news of coronavirus Among people like us; For it sucks up life in minutes What should let us stay calm yet? Unborn, infants, […]
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Equality Fetched by the Fear of Tragedy
Yati Raj Ajnabee Adelaide, South Australia Malnutrition and poverty-stricken Africa has been singly fighting for centuries begging for breath The virus of famine is bigoted It only sneaks, rests in, […]
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Covid-19: culture-specific measures to avoid transmission
We know limited about the behavior of COVID-19. Evidence from past epidemics and pandemics shows that health workers are vulnerable to contract the disease. This must apply to COVID-19 as […]
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Fear in Bhutanese Nepali Diasporic Poetry
Dr. Ramji Timalsina, a researcher of poetry and diaspora, and lecturer of English at Tribhuvan University, Nepal, has recently published an article titled “Fear in Bhutanese Nepali Diasporic Poetry” in […]
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In a Glass of Wine
Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak/UK I’m wondering between the entrance and the exit I am looking for you in vain You have perished Only our photo on the wall is still hanging […]
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The Poet
Welkin Siskin Washington, America For he quests after the unknown Not recognizable by the eyes, And tries his hand to make it known It seems as though he is playing […]
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Summer came again
Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak/UK Grandma! Grandma! See, summer came! Wherever you look, flowers are bowing their smell braids senses, intertwines a butterfly into a bouquet with two bees and a ladybird. […]
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Sunflowers
–Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak/ UK They were pushing And they were angry at the sky They wanted to steal some praise from the sun And they ended their paradise life On […]
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Poems of Welkin Siskin: Series 5
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1) A Wish Be it abler for me to spread love Be it abler for me to spread peace, Compassion, empathy of the heart’s hub For […]
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The Lunatic
By Laxmi Prasad Devkota Surely, my friend, insane am I Such is my plight. I visualize sound. I hear the visible. And fragrance I taste. And the ethereal is palpable […]
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In the memory of Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Laxman Dhamala Ohio, America On the night of November 12, 1909, “Laxmi” – the hero who shined. The holy night, (the night of “goddess of wealth”) Was full of light. […]
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Poems of Welkin Siskin: Series-4
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1.Between the Reality and the Dream Intermediate between intercepted dreams, falling reality and in-between. Search between your stories and the societal One, Quest after them minutely, […]
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THE SOURCE OF LOVE
–Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak/ UK At the top of the stairs of your Church, were scattered crumbs of eternity. Between them, I found the sweetness of your heart. You asked me […]
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Why Tithis Come Earlier in America?
By Ramesh Gautam* Background More than a decade has passed since the first Bhutanese family got resettled. Despite the augmented concerns that the Bhutanese community is losing the essence of […]
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Poems of Welkin Siskin: Series-3
–Welkin Siskin/ Washington, America 1) Wants For wants pile up and leave us with what we have And neither can we steer clear of it or shun To spend life […]
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Her Life Manifests as Always
Dinesh Dhungyel Texas, America The order she manifests her life Lingers with your indecency That lures her sanity With an ill feed And she loses the wealth Your trust from […]
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Poems of Welkin Siskin: Series-2
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1) Despondence Thou art foe, Despondence, Who dismisses as naive the third lens And O, how acrid and unstinting thy hands That this heart falls behind […]
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JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE !
–Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak/ UK The aroma of a waiting cup of fragrant coffee fills the room and tempts me to wake I do not want to get up, I want […]
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Poems of Welkin Siskin: Series-1
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1) Thought Our thoughts go like stray winds In verticals and horizontals Then they surrounds us with their lament, Their wrathful and prudent forms To let […]
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Ajnabee bids goodbye; Dahal comes on board
Yati Raj Ajnabee, the present Chief Editor and one of the longest-serving editors at Bhutaneseliterature.com, has decided to take a break. Ajnabee is one of the founding members of Bhutaneseliterature.com […]
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We grow: We move
Transitioning is hard in many senses and dimensions. If you just recall the time when Bhutaneseliterature.com emerged in Bhutanese diaspora, you will be amazed to see what the entire community […]
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WORDS LIKE SWORD
Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak UK We create beauty with words they are not cliched by time, eternity will not fray their edges their message shines like a torch in the dark […]
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Elegance and Beauty
Welkin Siskin Washington, America Elegance and Beauty From the mind’s eye do we behold Beauty, both outward and inward, And a jubilant life evermore hold The flair of beauty that […]
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Plague of Soul
Welkin Siskin Washington, America For all that comes as oddity to surpass us Are things stained as plague in our souls. And how could this go thus If we neglect […]
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The Nest
Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak UK The nest was once bustling With noises of young chicks With soft down Smelling of bird milk Today it is so empty Chicks are already grown […]
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Exploring- Baudha, Ishaai, Hindu, Musalmaan: Music Video
Rom Bista USA Religion, to be precise, is the organization of spirituality into something that became the handmaiden of conquerors. In fact, nearly all religions were brought to people and […]
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Sugarcane
Yati Raj Ajnabee Adelaide, Australia Neither have I boughs to roof your head Nor have I the floret to embellish your plait I don’t have pollen to slake your intemperate […]
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Poems of Welkin Siskin
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1) Time The time lengthens like aeons Stretches and permeates Like the wind lengthening pole to pole. Beautiful, the time brings about a whisper of tune; […]
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Ups and Downs
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1. Ups and Downs Does come an imperfect situation And does come the loveliest of time, both, And thus I define life: ”A walk between joy […]
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The Wonder portal: The Adventure continues
Aditya Pariyar Ohio, America “Just Another day in Nashville,” Said Sage “But it’s about to get fun,” said Alex. The boys and their friends Sam, Claire And Kobe plus their […]
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To attain Cupid
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1. To reach out unto the Divine In love as in prayers, to the Cupid, is a destiny. How would one so then do? His heart, […]
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Short poems of Welkin Siskin
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1. Life and Time Life akin to death sometime be And Time as always cannot be And however further the horizon, Life cannot be further as […]
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THE POT
Aditya Pariyar Ohio, America Once upon a time, there were two fine men. But one was poor. His name was Jack. He owned a small plot of land. The people […]
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Interpreter Mahesh
Thakur Kharel USA “Beep, Beep” Mahesh’s deep sleep is broken by an alarm in the early morning. His sleep gets disrupted by the continuous alarm. Half awake, Mahesh reaches out […]
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14 short poems of Welkin Siskin.
Welkin Siskin Washington, America 1.The Unexperienced The wind gradually swings into me with a voice unheard, though seemingly It feels to me familiar. Here I wonder In the abstract, the […]
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Breeze of Tides
Welkin Siskin Washington, America Breeze of Tides The world has stood on faith The undying real consciousness And with faith has world moved To this stage; this order is not […]
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My God
Kshitiz Adhikari Ohio, America I don’t know I don’t […]
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Why Preserving History Matters
Bhuwan Gautam Springfield, USA If you don’t document, it didn’t happen. We hear this lot, right? Identification, creation, and preservation of history and culture is so important among the resettled […]
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Some selected poems of Welkin Siskin
Welkin Siskin Washington, America Indifference And to hear is nothingness alone When words are not heard; echoes do not swell Like a rush of breeze when eyes are not mirrored […]
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Do it Now or Never!!
Hemanta Acharya Sydney, Australia As the sun shines early morning, showers my face with its ray penetrating a glass window sneaking through the curtains. as my eyelids feel the warmth, […]
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Flowers
Sabnam Siwa Ohio, America Flowers flowers everywhere, You can see them here and there. They are of different kind, Which one stays in your mind? Some are bright and some […]
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Lions and Cubs
Welkin Siskin Washington, America It was a pack of lions I ween In the woodland zoo, Seattle Who could be from far seen Hungry, going through food battle. Cranky and […]
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My Dog
Aditya Pariyar Ohio, America I really want a dog but certainly not a frog. I want him to be a real real cute but I also want him to be […]
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Alex, My Little Brother !
Sabnam Siwa Ohio, America Alex is my little brother, But I don’t need another. He loves to jump and play, And at night, he never lay. Naughty though, he is […]
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I give this life to thee
Welkin Siskin Washington, America I give this life to thee, Come embrace me For the night is darkening hurriedly And times are fleeting Carrying weight of our departure. Morrow is […]
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Love and Life, Nature and Poet-3
Welkin Siskin Washington, America (I) A love that extends over, rise and shine is never as transient as the wilting of spring foliages. It is a fervid love, A love […]
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Life, Love, Nature and Poet-2
Welkin Siskin Washington, America (I) Illusory fantasies beset the swales of eyes’ sights; Shadows of sunset cloud the needful and learning moments; Marked by misfortune, brushed by ego, and heart […]
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A Day of Fun and Fright
Akriti Nyaupaney Adelaide, Australia Tears were streaming down my face, searching for my parents was all I could do. I was absolutely petrified. Now, you may be wondering how I […]
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Love, Life, Nature and Poet-1
Welkin Siskin Washington, America (I) A love that extends over, rises and shines is never as transient as the wilting of spring foliages. It is a fervid love, A love […]
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Year 2018 and our Letters in the Making
Editorial 2018 has been a stone to step on that’s enthused many to set off on a journey of million miles so it’s a milestone for the whole diaspora of […]
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The Adventure
Aditya Pariyar Ohio, America Once upon a time a boy named Alex was playing with his brother Sage. They were playing video games when they heard […]
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The Country girl
Sabnam Siwa Ohio, America. Once upon a time, there was a girl named Lilly. Lilly lived on the countryside of her state. Her parents had a farm. So, every day […]
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Crime Scene
Nabin Bhattarai Pennsylvania, America “… Suspect: undocumented Hispanic female, height: five point two, brown hair, approximately hundred and sixty pound, appearance: grey colored gown with black coat …” Entire […]
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Yes, I’m leaving
BB Bhutani Poudyel Ohio, USA Yes, I’m leaving it forever, bye to all. Will not be back with any cost and credit. As seen, nostalgic activities of hand full creatures. […]
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Resettled Bhutanese Face Cross-cultural Challenges
Bhuwan Gautam Springfield, USA Preservation, promotion, and protection of Nepali language, culture and religion have become a burning issue for the resettled Bhutanese. Not having the Nepali language in the […]
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Bhanu Bhakta Acharya and the Celebration of His Anniversary
Pashupati Timsina Atlanta, USA Bhanu Bhakta Acharya was born in 13th of July, 1814 in Chundi Ramgha village of Tanahu district in Nepal. Though he received Sanskrit education from his […]
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Suicide Note
Hemanta Acharya Sydney, Australia I must say it but I fear; instead, I find a corner, disappear, let it run my tears, can I ever share? Thoughts I keep it […]
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Gajal – [English]
Him Sikhar Ohio, America I just wonder why you are made And so special why few are […]
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Caged Bird
Nagarjun Adhikari I was born with wings, To fly high and sing; Then you caught me in your trap, And my wings cannot flap; I am trapped now, For your […]
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What Went Wrong ?
Santi Ram Poudel Ohio, America How shall I not trust in God? The great five elements and origin of the soul I should have acquired all the cosmological preferences. In […]
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Some Short Form Poems
D N Kafle Adelaide, Australai 1. Old old Matsuo Leaps into my drunken mind Asking for a ku 2. White snows on my head The blisters of my aging They […]
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Who am I?
Sudarshan Pokhrel Denmark There is nothing to live, No one is there to believe. I am something like the object, Without any conjunction and subject. And……… I am a stone […]
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Dhakal and Siwa join LCOB’s editorial board
Literature Council of Bhutan (LCOB) has nominated Mr. Partiman Siwa and Dr. Laxmi Narayan Dhakal as a member of its publication board. Mr. Siwa and Dr. Dhakal joined LCOB’s publication […]
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Gross National Happiness
-Tumbehang Limbu On your Coronation day There’s been carnival of trumpet and tribute But those supporting you through taxes The poor’s belly, strings to a sad melody. On your National […]
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Call for Bhutan to grant its Citizens’ Right to Cultural Costumes
Yati Raj Ajnabee Adelaide, Australia To His Majesty Jigme Keshar Namgyel Wangchuk Honourable Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay Honourable Ministers and Honourable Members of the Parliament His Majesty has just given […]
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Uprooted!
Suraj K. Budhathoki NH, USA Expelled by the thousands Lost, starved, and dreams squashed Found a land, cheered and welcomed. Uninvited, rejected and found yet another Land In distant Ocean, […]
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Fling to the odd land
Suraj K. Budhathoki NH, USA Water, sun, food and play no less found in my virgin land Love, care and roof held me tight, not let it ruin my faith […]
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Baby in the womb
Hemanta Acharya Sydney, Australia I was happy. My friends were my detectives, they were my source of energy and they were my protectors. I had a big family in my […]
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Challenges and opportunities of Bhutanese in America
Binod Khatiwoda Chicago, USA Chicago, the home state of two influential presidents of the USA- Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln, has been receiving a lot of immigrants from all over […]
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Wishing RIP
Rup Pokharel Pittsburg, USA Doleful, in spring daffodils drooping Weird, newly woven attires doll and void Mournful, singled dove grievingly coo The fondness, perhaps, duly doing. Cloud envelopes my pupils […]
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Together We Can!
It’s said that one small droplet may just remain as droplet, however many droplets together can make a big pond and eventually a river and an ocean. The significance and […]
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Truth Commission for Bhutan
Om Pokwal Alias: Dick Chhetri Perfectly presented to the outside world, the Kingdom of Bhutan is known as the land of “Gross National Happiness,” a place where government policy purportedly […]
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An expensive ‘Yes’
CM NIROULA With open volume of music a Blue sporty car was before me and I was tailgated by a ford truck. We all were on the same single lane […]
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On Calling Mom to Mind
Yati Raj Ajnabee Adelaide, Australia The monkeys Fighting with one another for nuts In the close-by woods would drop The volume of their shrillest screeches Down to nothing and hold […]
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July 3rd
CM Niroula, New Hampshire The evening of the July 3rd began with full of joys and merrymakings in the vicinity. The fever of joyfulness in the faces of people could […]
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“The Pathetic Journey”
November first week was auspicious for Literature Council of Bhutan (LCOB) having the pleasure of redemption of “The Pathetic Journey”, a poetic book penned by Mr. Narad Pokhrel. He has […]
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The Blooming Lotus
Bishnu Dahal New Zealand “Good Morning Madam” “Good Morning”, I replied turning to see who was behind me. I was surprised to see a group of youths standing and looking […]
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Who writes our fate?
Chandra B Dahal New Zealand A loud wail pierced the early dawn. Instantly everyone in the nearby huts knew what had transpired. Puspa’s 7 years old son had been hit […]
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Stupid Heart, Stupid Mind
Rabi Pathak New Hampshire, USA I saw you angel It wasn’t real But at least It was you I told myself Not to believe Stupid heart, stupid mind I gently […]
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The Solitary Days
Shivalal Dahal Kentucky, USA The brown, the dark, the one with Zebra Stripes –these cats, the stray cats-I give the name wild cats They come to greet me, outside the […]
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Darkness
Chandra B. Bhandari Darkness is the reason I love you,night! For your comeliness isn’t the light But the pitch darkness ever denied is, And my eyes eye that with no […]
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Agonies of Being Exiled (2009)
Devi Subedi Pennsylvania, USA In the beautiful village, country of the thunder Dragon, far in the eastern world, I was born. I was only in my fourth year of childhood, […]
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Modi’s speech reveals a skeleton in the cupboard
Yati Raj Ajnabee Adelaide, Australia The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has recently addressed the parliament of Bhutan, the youngest democracy in the world. Bhutan, the only country in the […]
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Christening Our Literature: A Tough Nut?
Yati Raj Ajnabee Adelaide, Australia The present amphitheater of Bhutanese diaspora and its literature is going through ghastly blackout and the uncertainty of finding an appropriate term to label it […]
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Unborn child and the wishes he/she had
Hemanta Acharya Sydney, Australia I wish! The day I came into my mum’s tummy, I wished I could come out into the beautiful world, To taste the changing nature, variety […]
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Fledged Age
Keshav Nepal USA In the dead of the night a cock did crow, I heisted once the warm quilt to throw. Greatest regret would it have been, Not to be […]
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Farewell
Keshav Nepal USA Dear oh Mother ! Since you parted, Gloomy are my days, away is the happiness darted. What the burden! What the pain! Did you bear, just to […]
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Continuity of our Language & Literature
Nepali Bhasa was one of the important communication languages of southern Bhutan until the mid-1970s. In fact there was time when the school students sang national anthem in the Nepali […]
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Memoirs of My Life
Hem Nepal Des Moines, IA, US Back in 1990, when I wasn’t even born, the Bhutan government expelled the Nepali speaking people from the country of Bhutan. I don’t really […]
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Nelson Mandela
Hemanta Acharya Sydney, Australia You are the single hero Who fought against all odds, To bring justice and create new hope Without being afraid to cope You are the inspiration […]
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5th Anniversary Special Issue
It’s our pleasure to inform you that Bhutaneseliterature.com is celebrating its fifth anniversary on Wednesday, 7th May 2014. So as to keep our tradition breathing, we have decided to publish as […]
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Because it is free!
Narad Pokhrel Pennsylvania, USA I am reading between the lines. Read, and re-read For long, almost more than two decades and finally dare to write with great courage of all. […]
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Because I could not hold my head high
Narad Pokhrel Pennsylvania, USA When sense of hostility and sagacity stroked my mind I could not understand, the mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one, And when I found […]
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Peeking the refugee camps through literary windows
I P Adhikari Adelaide, Australia Very recently we hosted the two most famous Nepalese comedians MaHa during their MaHa Yatra to seven Australian cities. We had the opportunity to honour […]
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Thank Thee, Beloved
Chabilal Thapa Alta, Norway After a long and weary quest Of a companion for my life sake, I met you waiting on my way With a sweet gift made of […]
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Felicitation
Chabilal Thapa Alta, Norway Eureka! Eureka! come everybody and see; We have found out a great treasure, “Curiosity”. After a long and weary quest We have found out it, and […]
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Dilapidated Home
Chabilal Thapa Alta, Norway On the lap of silvered – mountains lay A trainquil home of peace and gay. There dwelt ‘Two’ brothers with common mood With a deep sense […]
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Journey! Journey!! Journey!!!
Narad Pokhrel Pennsylvania, USA The symbolic resemblance of Journey! Journey!! Journey!!! All days, all nights, here, there and everywhere, By evoking the experience of traumatic events and hardships In the […]
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The Ultimate Wish
Chabilal Thapa Alta, Norway Man is born with numerous wishes, Mostly to be wise and to own riches; No wisdom,however,can quench his curiosity And no wealth on earth can give […]
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I would Print Life
Oh yeah! I remembered, life reminds once what I am for Oh yeah! I realized, why it keeps me awake all over It is not my duty that tells me […]
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In Her Reminiscence
Chabilal Thapa Alta, Norway My heart burns down when I recall- The cozy lap of her I slept on, The days I passed with her of delight And her face […]
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Missing You…
R N Pokhrel, PA, USA- That regular sofa We two used to sit and chat- Read, record and enjoy listening Our recorded voice; Is speechless this moment; The Mahabharata […]
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Hello, non-existing Dear,
R N Pokhrel Pittsburgh, PA,USA With my eyes tired and dried reminiscence limited in mind Unfinished are my most works, and, those plans we had together coined; it’s true Your […]
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“Driglam Namza” The Etiquette re-enforced
Chandra B Dahal/ Wellington, New Zealand I have been a long timer at Yangchenphug. It was then known as Thimphu Public School, the most favoured new nurturing crib of education to […]
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Unspoken Story of a Bhutanese Woman
Devi Subedi Erie PA, USA- The women literature course I took in my undergraduate Junior year showed me many wretched stories of women abandoned from literature and opportunities, stories of […]
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Life- thro’ my lens
Som N Bhandari Texas, USA Born to illiterate farmers in a traditional Bhutanese village without any access to the outside world and without any communication technology devices, I naturally had […]
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Thou are great!
Tika Sapkota Phoenix, Arizona, USA Thou heartily welcome thousands yearly as guest All poor and needy for protection Thou care, guide, resettle and govern them How lucky are they to […]
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Literature – the Foundations of Human Civilization
Tika Adhikari Winnipeg, Canada Literature has an important role in promoting and enhancing civilization. We can look at examples from historically known civilizations such as Roman, Greek, Indus Valley and […]
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Exiled agonies
Devi Subedi Erie, PA-USA In the beautiful village, country of the thunder Dragon, far in the eastern world, I was born. I was only in my fourth year of childhood, […]
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HEADWIND, Laxmi’s Story: In The Eyes Of A Little Reader-Dom
D. N. Kafley Adelaide, SA Headwind: Laxmi’s story:By Alice Anna Verheij. [The following is not a book review, but an appreciation note, thus avoids a detailed content wise exaggeration.] When […]
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Am I wrong?
Chandra B. Bhandari, Beldangi-I An Aphrodite attired in the gown of nature, Unaware of her semi-veiled nudity Like Sri Krishna while amongst his maidens, Does bloom uninvited in my garden […]
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Some Short Form Poems
D. N. Kafley Adelaide,SA 1. Half burnt autumn moon World’s only richest pauper Luring a pilgrim 2. Sleeping with the stars In the heart of Kathmandu A street urchin dreams […]
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Why?
Bibek Bhandari Erie, PA, USA Why should I cry and for who? Is it for that person who never loved me? Or for that person who used to love me? […]
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Proud to be Nepali
J.N Dahal Massachusetts, USA Free I am here to Walk along the trails of my tradition No one’s got time to care about you Doesn’t matter whatever culture you practice […]
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Burnings: A Review
D. N Kafle Adelaide Australia Name of the Chapbook: Burnings, Author: Ocean Vuong, America Publisher: The Sibling Rivalry Press, 2010 I bought Vuong’s book some six months ago and was […]
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Magic Helicopter
Gopal Timsina Concord NH, USA Sitting on a colorful carpet, A toy helicopter in my hands, Happy as a monkey with a banana, When suddenly soars, As if by magic, […]
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Story writer Sharma passes away
A well known, Bhutanese short story writer, U Sharma, passed away on Nov. 1, according to the family source. Sharma, who is officially known by the name of Omnath Pokhrel, […]
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Remembering U Sharma (Editorial)
(This editorial is written in memory of U Sharma, who contributed nearly a dozen of his short stories from Thimphu in Bhutaneseliterature.com. It is an outcome of our effort with […]
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Adieu my Brother Om
Welcome to Hotel California, It’s such a lovely place; it’s such a lovely place… I remember you in the lines. I remember you in your own fine lines that you […]
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Immortal
Dom Kafle Adelaide, South Australia The tiny clock that hangs on the dusty wall Rhapsodizes the never evoked lyrics in its calipers Seconds…minutes…hours…days…and in eons Loneliness bathes in the white […]
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Behind the horizon
Dr. Lakshmi Prasad Dhakal The Netherlands Each day To my delight Something new Daring passionate and Surprise gifts Slide up the horizon Sneaking behind the mountains Inclining by the lonely […]
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Anger and Bliss
Dona Acharya PA, USA Wrath oh Lord, What you may have, Some see bliss in it Some do vice- Hard ice, Melts easy though ! When I seek my rights, […]
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The Ephemeral Odyssey
U Sharma Babesa Thimphu Flower and paper garlands hung above the doors and windows. Candles burnt in lines on the enclosed patios. Moths frolicked around the tapering candles; some burning […]
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The Kingdom of Thunder Dragon: Happiness in Despair
Dr. Lakshmi Prasad Dhakal Amsterdam Netherlands Today is Easter, a holiday. It relieves me from my responsibilities. It is a reason to make myself lazy, to observe morning growing to […]
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You are the one and only…..
Chhabi Sharma Ohio, USA You are the one who stole my heart The one who tore me apart I love the way you make me feel Well when sick without […]
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Global Warming
D N Kafle Adelaide, Australia The night spreads her curtains Her veils like An Indian bride and refuges The earth, As a gigantic vulture Spreading its wings over the nest. […]
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Dementia with a Loop
Dr. Lakshmi Prasad Dhakal Amsterdam, Netherlands Near by the senile Closer by the uncertain Wiped of wisdom Deprived of gesture Neither the faith Nor the horror Perplexed By own helplessness Lost […]
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How to Teach the Lazy Students
Chabi Dhakal Canada An individual who enters teaching profession is a deserving character who accepts responsibilities to guide numerous students on the right track by developing the rational and responsible […]
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The day of Eviction
Hom Pokhrel North Dakota, USA I had heard from my parents that Bhutan was a golden box – a safer place to live, but it was not true for me. […]
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Bhutaneseliterature.com in 2011
Waving a final good-bye to 2011, we have welcomed New Year 2012. The first issue of this year is out on the same day. We have a hope that this […]
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Evening (Sunray)
Shekhar Rizal Beldangi-II, Jhapa Behold the dark wood; She peeped among the dark; There was what I could; A slow song of lonely lark. She dwelt as a mermaid; But […]
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In Search Of My Reason Land
D N Kafley Adelaide, South Australia Like the quasi-stationary spatial puff Of cloud, the sky’s scarf gift of earthy stuff Tirelessly moving in search of its daughter specks, Hither-thither in […]
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To Winter
Shekhar Rizal Beldangi-II When regrets the autumn sky; Breezes and air do cool; Slowly rising the fair shy; On the showers, the whirling pool. That when the nestling birdie; Chirping […]
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That Touch
Chandra B. Bhandari Beldangi-1, Jhapa I was feeling your wilful touch, Somehow alluring and shameful to watch Your fingers in jollity, over my tidal jet, Kept sailing unschooled at the […]
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Gaddafi’s Letter to the Newly-wed Bhutan Royals
Yati Raj Ajnabee Adelaide, Australia King and Queen Tashichodzong, Thimphu, Bhutan Dear Mr. and Mrs. Wangchuck, I often used to think of writing to you since I was out on […]
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To Live Abroad
Deg Acharya Washington, USA Coming across woeful frosting We came round to long suffering. Several times our hearts clung to the wobbling motion And got worked up by mental vibration. […]
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Between the Reality and the Dream
Degnath Acharya, Washington, USA Carrying out the discretion Between the reality and the dream, There seems my blue blood in good function But is rather better only in that form. […]
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The Rhythm of the Rain.
Dr. Lakshmi Prasad Dhakal Amsterdam, Netherlands Early in the morning Haste to catch a rapid train With stealthy lust to be by the window Greed to take a glimpse of […]
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The Art of a Poet
J.N Dahal Worcester, MA, USA I start designing my country with Different colors and paint brush Which begins from the dale of each part It halos and looks more beautiful […]
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Take Me To You
Degnath Acharya Washington, USA We keep our eyes in the way Counting pleasures of the bygone ray; We’re now out of the frying-pan into the fire, And nobody has been […]
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My love is a lotus girl
Chandra B Bhandari Beldangi-I My love is a lotus girl, Bloomed like a rose and perfumed like a lily. An artless smile she wears is rear like a pearl, And […]
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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Jalan Bhandari Adelaide My eyes are wide and open, My ears not yet dumb And my senses all alert, Roaming away beyond horizon, Beyond the sky and the deep ocean […]
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Homage to the Fairy Land
Degnath Acharya Washington, USA I’d placed full reliance upon thee But how it shifted out of the way! A far cry made me sustain deeply
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Gajal-148(English)
Amrit Regmi, Kentucky, USA Scary was the dream, I saw her in a dark light Long and silky black hair, dressed fully white No moon or the stars, just smoky […]
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Little things are of great love
Shiva Lal Dahal Khudunabari You know Little things are of great love You know It was Rakshabandan yesterday You know You have forgotten Your handkerchief It was lying on the […]
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Gajal-144 [English]
Amrit Regmi Kentucky, USA O Love come and give me a shake, you are the one to make me awake. I love u without complexities or pride, don’t ever feel […]
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In Praise of Spring
Degnath Acharya Washington USA In the light of Ever graceful spring, Where meadowsweets be the making of Scattering pleasantry in the morning. In the light of The wondrous spring, There’re […]
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My life: stages and changes
Bishnu Adhikari New York, USA Living being has to survive the life by rustling and bustling, sometimes dreaming the brightening race of the rising future, as the wave of life […]
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Flood
TB Chhetri Khudunabari To cause flood is the natural law, But untimely occurring is fatal flaw. It is recommendable to come That takes away impurities some. Vague fact flowing water […]
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Avowal of Founding Chair of Bhutaneseliterature.com
Dear valued readers, writers and community folk, Time is in its own motion, constantly moving with arrays of hopes and optimism, clumsiness and tragedies. We are people whose hearts are […]
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The Song of a River: A Missing Voice in the Symphony of Progress
Yeshey Pelzom USA “No, not yet…because the employment is drying here,” I shout over the phone to my mother-in-law in Nepal, particularly emphasizing on the word drying. It is 2008 […]
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I am only a child
Yeshey Pelzom USA O mother, did you feel that aching nudge? It was I calling you – “Will I ever be with you?” O mother, did you feel that sudden […]
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You Seek
Jalan Bhandari Adelaide, Australia Tears and smiles you have none, Neither heartfelt thanks nor mourning blood But, hope for honesty to some, For which you dive into a river in […]
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I’m Gone
Yati Raj Ajnabee Adelaide, Australia Wave me with your cheery face That’s all I wish to keep on my pace. From us uninterrupted time may depart But we stay in […]
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Royal Wedding Gossip
By Ramesh Gautam Norway 31-year-old Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck abruptly announced his plans to get married late this year. Though there had been some gossips floated about the […]
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Your Association Keeps our March on[Special Editorial]
We have been making our best effort to reveal the art of expression that has been concealed within by our fellow folk behind which were numerous reasons and are the […]
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Mother’s Day-That Accounts Love
[I still fondly could recall last year’s Mother’s day. It dances before my eyes as a fresh pie. Taken aback in the coincidence, I hardly did respond her the day, […]
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Destruction
While the world Is getting destroyed Our defeat Is strengthening. When you think You are destroying- for good I doubt, You are empowering –for bad Power from being destroyed Nature- […]
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Classico
What is there to write? It’s all been written before We are humans All in all We are humans Thoughts may set us apart We’re still the same art Look […]
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Past Memory
Often in this foreign land, After slumber’s chain frees me, Past memory brings the deeds Of the past around me. The joyous plays of boyhood years, Friendly words then spoken, […]
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My Dream
Welkin Siskin Washington, USA I wonder, Where Ak-47 would be consigned to grave, I wonder, Who would help undo those 9mms? I wonder if batons and brass knuckles are brave […]
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Life
I felt like a bird on wings When I saw the meadow along the coast of my village With green grasses and tall trees With tasty fruits and fat flees […]
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An Experience of Seeking Coral
For a piece of coral I’ve dived into the bottom of colonies of polyps Through the way of your heart! In the core of the Mediterranean Sea! I got a […]
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I cry when I yawn.
I cry when I yawn. My mood is described as the explosion of bombs In the ocean under water, but the surface is calm. I cry when I yawn. The […]
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Why Hatred ???
As a usual routine, I logged on to my yahoo account And was shocked to open an e-mail That read loved ones hating each other But why? Why hatred? Why […]
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Every Thought we Think Today Creates our Future.
What we think today is put into planning tomorrow and executed in the future. What is thought? It is the process which makes us to wander- where and how. It […]
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Love Redefined
Mala Rasaily Katmandu I am Sudha Mehta, a 40-year-old woman happily married for 20 years and presently working in a Government office 9am-5pm. Today is a special day for me […]
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The travail-an aversion
U Sharma Babesha, Thimpu “O—ouch”, shrieked Ramu, throwing the hammer on the river bank. The stoic river rippled silently. “U—ugh!” My thumb is smashed. It’s bleeding profusely”, he spoke in […]
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The Susurrus Of Love
Welkin Siskin Washington, USA The sonace of Shorea Robusta trees, The motion of roving breeze, The Bulbul’s night flaccid and echoing whisper , The rivulets of silent murmur Are the […]
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SELFLESS DRUDGE
He bears pious gift, Runs the wheel of his will On the created road of someone With drops of pious pearl- the sweat. He worries least for being great, Sows […]
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To Cover You Up With Beauty
No fewer actions do I have for her No single melody do I search for her No simpler hope does describe her. To the best of my thought You’re no […]
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Hey My Steady
Welkin Siskin Washington, USA O my epitome of feminine charm, Partings ours be for sooner than later, For shall days ours insisted on be a sham Of unavailing promise of […]
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The Tulip
I cannot transform my tulip For it changes its nature, I sometimes Find it frostier on roadways, and set off Towards it in search of high spirits. My tulip – […]
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Favor Me, Could You Do!
Welkin Siskin Washington, USA In the vault of heaven; Above the perihelion, If no Sun shall melt, Accord me,O maiden! a plain sailing soft lane Off the brume of looming […]
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Frustation
I feel in `x` more tension that`s the reason,Bhutanese Literature I do mention. nowhere I sense promotion!! found myself only in demotion. Don’t know why? I nev’ have had consolation. […]
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Understanding
Understanding as it seems is a very big word Sometimes it can hurt sharper than a sword It’s a different passion of life This can never be cut with a […]
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A happy farmer family
PS Limboo “Nishchal” Sunsari, Nepal The dawn’s gonna crack, The rooster crows alarm clock! “Sanee’s papa, Sanee’s papa,Sanee’s Papa,” Wife of farmer- sleeping beside him -wakes him up. She starts […]
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Freedom
Welkin Siskin Washington, USA Came not the solace of freedom From the tight ball and chain In the kingdom Of my lonely home When the heart’s longed forr The palliative […]
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Common Soil
The soil The content of it The nature’s endowments Are all alike Everywhere. Men claiming owner of it, Dying all for it… Wah! What avarice? With all pride With all […]
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Her Trial Love Enslaved ME
Xitizko Mitra Prakash Dhamala Adelaide, Australia In an ocean of trial love She deceives her beloved From the zenith of dreamy land and sight She never cares his fortune Nor […]
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Through this little Window
Shiva Lal Dahal Khudunabari, Jhapa Through this little window, I want to see a beautiful rainbow Like a fairy dance That shows a magic at once. Through this little window, […]
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Oh, my Joy!
Welkin Siskin Washington, USA O, my Joy of life! where will you go, Through that dead end of no company, Walking on the gloomy dale silently, Of unknown destination, high […]
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Socratic Dialogue – Written in Retrospect
Background My country, Bhutan, is a tiny dot on the world map and is landlocked in the Himalayas. Traditions and culture of Bhutan bear little similarity to her neighbors, India […]
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On the Day of My Departure from Home
Shiva Lal Dahal Khudunabari, Jhapa It was a sorrowful morn On the day of my departure from home My heart was swimming in the ocean Of sorrow, grief and sadness […]
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Unseen felicity
U Sharma Babesha, Thimpu, Bhutan “What am I to do with the CD? What could the three-worded message “one must see’ mean? Where should I take it and see what […]
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UNSATED TRIUMPH
I may be in a trench When you hear of me, Probably; With half- filled belly, And unquenched thirst Framing a lawn for you all and the like To rescind […]
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Close Upon the River of Jack Frost
Welkin Siskin Washington, USA Take me into the air of your tender beat where I could listen to the rhythm of your palpitation; Where your heart sings memorable rhapsody and […]
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News reporting in Bhutan’s context
By Nanda Gautam The Netherlands When editors and reporters make choices about what stories to cover, and how to cover them, the decision comes out mostly from the media strategy […]
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My Many Ways
Welkin Siskin Washington, USA When my marrow sees light at the end of the tunnel After a long blackout in my soul, My peaceful entrails sweep their feet off their […]
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My love for you
Wherever I go in this world Even across the ocean, My love for you is never gone! The moments when I used to Lose myself in your words and laugh, […]
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I Saw the Moon Dead in the Wilderness of the Dark
Welkin Siskin Washington, USA I saw the Moon dead in the wilderness of the dark; Tan and pale, lonely and daunted; Like the unfounded clouds blotting out the light and […]
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My Home
Punam Dabadi That is my nation of pride Where waterfalls from the mountaintops glide, Where raven and cockoo chirp melody of their feelings Where cypress grows in the heart of […]
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Struggling in the Silence
Welkin Siskin Washington, USA My bereft aura that bethinks me of my art is lost; Where the cockles of my heart whispered and sounded off like the bravery of the […]
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The last words
U Sharma Babesa, Thimphu He had to walk a good number of forty five minutes to reach his friend’s house___ if ever he decided to go at those odd and […]
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LIVE AND LET LIVE…
Of self-absorbed world The concomitant mere players; Here I condemn your entity. Existence of hopes Prevalence of self choice Are sitting on the fence, The innocent beings, the taciturn ones […]
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Horror of Living
Chakra Acharya Washington, USA A passel of greyhounds have concealed in the hovel of termites; Ah,the blossom of garden- broken and wounded with appalling bites. In the hovel of termites are the passel of […]
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Thought
I think and think and think And I’m drowned in the drink But the thought fades in a wink The brain tries hard to regain And thinks and thinks again […]
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Last Letters to the Chief
Craig M. Workman Martin swept the front stoop of Burke Brothers Tobacco each morning, hoping his son would come out of the back room and give him a hand rolling […]
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My Greatest Inspiration
Puranaghare A person who is very important to someone in his/her life is not a simple one for him/her. Different persons regard different individuals as the significant person in their […]
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The paltry birthday banner
U Sharma Babesa, Thimphu The sundown hour of 23rd September, Saturday, had reached its peak. An ash-colored Hyundai hatchback screeched to an uncomfortable halt on the dusty road just below […]
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A Child’s Innocent Dream
Xitizko mitra Prakash Dhamala Australia An innocent child standing amid the traffic congestion Counts his childhood days of pain, bliss and tribulation He sometimes dreams of contentment and happiness He […]
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Bhanu Bhakta Acharya and the Celebration of His Anniversary
Pashupati Timsina Atlanta, USA Bhanu Bhakta Acharya was born in 13th of July, 1814 in Chundi Ramgha village of Tanahu district in Nepal. Though he received Sanskrit education from his […]
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Remembrance Never Dies
Unveil your bygone days You find every minute, every moment Worth enough to be counted In times, Many changes prevail: Your thoughts, Places, friends and else more. Old leaves wither, Ever […]
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Deep seated patriotism
U Sharma, Babesa, Thimphu, Bhutan An ash-colored Hyundai coupe climbed through a catalogue of landscapes and headed north into the chestnut forest. The nut trees thinned to patchy pine woods […]
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Flashbacks 2010 World Cup’s Called to me
The World Cup has been the talk of the town for a few weeks now. I watch the matches on a twenty two inches’ colour TV sitting or lying or […]
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Motherhood Reverted
He was forsaken By his inexorable mother. At a non age He was still sucking her breasts. Poor child, hapless and wretched She abhorred him since his birth, For she […]
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IN YOUR EYES……
I am really surprised When in your eyes I see: A deep ocean Lands of happiness Moon and stars Reflection of reality A touch of sensuality The world looks more […]
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STANDING ON THE NO MAN’S LAND OF LIFE
Xitizko Mitra Prakash Dhamala Australia My dreams were shattered And I was expelled from the womb of my native land Where the new moon slept upon me Where the full […]
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The Then Faded Love
She left her footsteps down the stairs of my life Shading the scandalous love in my little innocent heart Without feeling guilty and mercy and of the sort, Just I […]
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Malaise
Hope of course in grain Was there in my sanguine brain To shape and have a true tie And define life before I die. Quake in heart I must say […]
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Gross Global Grievances
Yam Kharel Tennessee, USA Authority deployed insane Unlimited went the actions “The rule” ruled out creeds Terror crept into happy hearts. The walls of peace shattered, The bounds of humanity […]
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My life as a journey
My life as a journey A journey from Bhutan to Nepal- A cornered journey of freedom, And then to Denmark- An alternative journey of cowardice, I know not where it […]
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Deorali and beyond….
Buddha M. Dhakal Louisville, Kentucky, USA Jaya reached there after three hours of continuous walk through the thickets of sub-tropical forest. The foot trail was narrow, just drawn by the […]
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The Story Never Told
Yam Kharel USA An unusual number vibrated my cell phone. I pressed the answer key. “Is this Yam?” interrogated a female voice. “Yes, I am. Who am I speaking to?” […]
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I Was Born Where I Couldn’t Belong
Dona Acharya PA, USA I was born where I couldn’t belong And I belong where I cannot be born My tongue would be tied I too, might as well Be […]
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Horizon, Frost and Toil
There will be the scene of sunset As sun always goes to the west On the horizon that looks the best And I enjoy the scene better than the rest. […]
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How to Serve the Lord
Yeshey Pelzom / UK The children run after you like they did after the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Of course, you are from Phoenix and there is no Koppelberg Hill […]
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The Purpose
Every morning-evening Till date from my first day, I’m adding words to complete An invitation, to The Death agent. I don’t know how many more- Words I need to accomplish! […]
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Consanguinity in jeopardy
U Sharma Babesha, Thimphu “Obligation versus Truth!!!!” murmured she, inhaling a gulp of morning zephyr.Eyes downcast; Jaya, sitting on a plastic stool on the balcony of her two-storeyed house continued […]
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Dead-Drunk Man
I saw a dead-drunk man, Lying on the sand bed, Fully relaxed in a romantic mood, Fumbling at the passer-by To tell- Ins and outs of his bygone days, And […]
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The day I was alone at home
Hemanta Acharya Sydney, Australia I… need… u… like the… flower, needs the… rain…………….. , (phone ringing) Hello Bella, (picking up phone) Hi, Sherah what’s up? Great, and you? I m […]
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Life and Disease
Life is long Be careful to begin Think pre and post Than get things done Life is enjoyable Do not go beyond the limit Make it fruitful Do not be […]
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Mind your business
I P Adhikari Katmandu Krishna felt tired and cold when he opened his eyes. To his surprise, he found himself somewhere in wonderland that he never imagined. Near a stream, […]
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My heart is ruined
Thugten Dorjee Drukpa Denmark My heart dared, where I was gone. To step my feet, why didn’t I learn? How could my heart learn? the land? Making the land no […]
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RETURNING FROM PATHIVARA
Kamal Tsirang-Bhutan Oh! Stars and clouds and moon, You are all above me and PATHIVARA*, Glancing, as if about to mock me. If you really pity me, Let me become […]
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First Anniversary Special
Dear writers/readers/visitors, It is an immense gratification to write here that Bhutaneseliterature.com is commemorating its first anniversary on 7th May. With you unremitting shore up by writing, visiting and reading […]
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Editorial
There was a time, when it used to take several days to prepare ink, several hours to find an entity to function as pen and several hours to find the […]
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Of worries and felicities
U Sharma Babesha, Thimphu Bhutan “Oh! No. No! Nothing more than that, I just want to know the gender,” said the lady, trying to conceal her malevolent intentions and trying […]
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A Bhutanese who has never seen BHUTAN!!!
Goma Acharya Sydney, Australia My country, Bhutan, was the place where my parents were born and spent half of their life. It was the country where they had toiled to […]
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Editorial
Language is a means of communiqué. Language is a facet of a civilization. Language standard and the number of lexis on it illustrate the opulence of the language. The more […]
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The other gross side of Bhutan
By Deepak Adhikari Repressive regimes everywhere employ torture on political prisoners to both extract information and to weaken the dissent. From the notorious Abu Ghraib in Iraq to Guantanamo in […]
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Anomalous Status…..
I am a man as of your stature, I do have kids and other half Carrying me within them As is true to you and all mankind. Nonetheless, I am […]
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If Blood Indeed Was Thicker Than Water
We trod on the sandy shores With our passion-smitten hearts To paint our reminiscences of dexterity. Our hearts were thick plumes of clouds In the lightness of cotton feather, Undefeatable […]
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MY LIFE
My name is Nirmala Regmi and I was born on January 31st 1990 in Bhutan, a tiny kingdom that shared common border with India and China. I remember very little […]
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Editorial
Without being affected by our several trials to repatriate, we had to languish in the refugee camps for almost a couple of decades. It’s our compulsion to opt for the […]
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On the valentine’s day
Devi Pokhrel/ Australia My mailbox is full of the mails Wishing the 14th Feb, My friends and pals, here and there Say happy Valentine’s Day, It is the talk of […]
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My Nymphet
Khem Regmi/Atlanta, Georgia Amid all the frustration and confusions She came placidly in my life, Wiped brimful of tears from my eyes And gave me an incessant and fervent love. […]
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ON HIS GRAVE……..
R N Pokharel / CA, USA The moment dew gathered on hills, Moon glittered with borrowed shine, Pouring silver on penurious roofs- Deceiving owls and bats over moths and fruits. […]
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Editorial
Dear readers and visitors Genial appreciation for all the approaches for your regular conveyance of your propositions, commentaries and after all your valuable expositions. It is the need and demand […]
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Bhutaneseliterature.com Forms Board of Editors
With the aim of institutionalizing the literary platform, Bhutaneseliterature.com has declared a five member editorial board. The board headed by Pashupati Timsina who is designated as Chief Editor consists of three desks (Nepali, […]
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Revival of the oppressed literature
By I. P. Adhikari Creations see no bounds, no borders. Geography, politics, bureaucracy or many other restrictions that human being and nature created can act just the feeblest resistance to […]
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Appeal to the writers
1. Please include your full name, mailing address, a photograph, date of birth, address in Nepal and Bhutan, literary name (mention if you don’t want your full name to be mentioned), […]
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Odd Day Account
R N Pokharel / CA, USA I was to conjure up, not to celebrate in either ways The 20th anniversary of the start of my odd day; The day I […]
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Farewell, Oh New Year!
Yati Raj Ajnabee/Australia Can’t can’t your seeming lovely face, Oh New Year clothe those ugly days. They are still felt fresh as the living blood That brought and yet brings […]
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Oh! Tiger king
Jiten Muskan Beldangi you may rap my smile you may grab my breast you may stab my chest you may castrate my rhymes but you will never twist my times […]
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KNOW ME-NO ME
R N Pokharel / CA, USA Mammoth earth has become a village Moon and mars men’s would be park Hanging-garden, leaning-tower- all thy made Men you worth quality salt- you […]
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The Outsiders Within
Dona Acharya / PA, USA The United States of America is the only country built on immigrants. Be it people who wanted to come to the country on their own […]
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I remember
Devi Pokharel / Beldangi The courtyard, Where I put on my first foot steps Following mama’s tune Imitating others says and tasks Nabbing all that encounter Enrapt with emotions, Stammering; […]
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Iran Awakening: Talking about Bhutanese- III
Ramesh Gautam / Norway Reading Iran with a Bhutanese heart …………………Continued Man is a social being, and he deserves to live securely. When his existence, roles, and future are under […]
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My First India Trip-II
Bridjesh Gautam / Sanischare Finally, we ware ready for very unorganized travel. We packed cloths, some fast food packages, some water bottles and flower, file and Kush, of course which […]
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Code Switching
Devi Pokharel/Beldangi Code-switching is the practice of mixing two languages in the speaker’s speech. This is practiced probably in the places where English is the second language. Apart from the […]
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Quest
Dom Kafle/ Australia Art thou thy own art to deck this wide earth, From the fearful beast to the mildest lamb? Yeh! Thy deemed abode of celestial mirth That still […]
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My first India Trip-I
Bridjesh Gautam / Sanischare It isn’t that I had never been to India before but those previous visits were meaningless as I only touched it as halts or as transits. […]
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VICISSITUDES REALIZED
R N Pokharel/ CA, USA He breaks his comatose sleep Wakes up with coy eyes Looks hurried in quest of error To appreciate the world at rise. He stands in […]
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Essence of Meditation
Ramesh Gautam / Norway While trying to burn a CD on meditation from India, Eastern Harmony Meditation, I thought of the essence of meditation. We have had a long history of […]
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Open letter to UNHCR Representative
By T P Mishra The UNHCR Country Representative in Nepal Daisy Dale, Dear Madam, I am well and perhaps struggling in New York City for my initial existence in this […]
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Because you complete me
Devi Pokharel/Beldangi I wouldn’t have lived till now If you hadn’t come to me I would have been lost else where On the odyssey of misery of life. You put […]
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Iran Awakening: Talking about Bhutanese- II
Ramesh Gautam/Norway ……………….Continued The vast discriminations went on. Several protests in opposition to the government moves were being made routine in Tehran University. Punishments, life imprisonments and death sentences were […]
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Iran Awakening: Talking about Bhutanese-I
Ramesh Gautam/Norway Background ’Iran Awakening’ is an autobiography penned by a famous Iranian lawyer and Human Rights activist, Shirin Ebadi (The Nobel Peace Price Winner, 2003) and first published in […]
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Love stolen…..
R N Pokharel/ CA, USA Hungry was the street Lying before me Thirsty I was seeking spirit to guide me. Unwired— Dickens’ slum smiles nearby his low tune satire Whispers […]
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Whistles of Diaspora
Dom Kafle/ Australia Before the world so wide, fair and dear Lucent were words our hidden in fear. We here from, are touching the world in our words We here […]
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Family split and Dashain: series- III
By T P Mishra Sept 27: It is just few minutes back I am publishing this post from the time when thousands of Nepali-ethnic people inside refugee camps and in […]
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Writing about journalists: series-II
By T P Mishra Sept 27: Yes, Dashain, for me this year, has gone boring and I am missing it for the first time ever in my life. I stay […]
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Writing about journalists: Series-I
By T P Mishra Sept 26: festival matters a lot for me. One of the greatest festivals of Hindu people “DASHAIN” has stepped into everyone’s house—from transparent huts in camps […]
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The Man Is Free
By Puranaghare the Jesus is dead the satanous is dead hence the man is free the allah is dead the ossamabin dead Hence, the man is free the krishna is […]
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A Long Distance Love
By tshewang (narangpa) phuntsho At 10 at night, the phone rang on and on. It vexed the dozing Rabsel on his cosy bed. “Who was the caller?” he quizzed Rigdrel […]
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An abrupt encounter
R N Pokharel/ CA, USA When eclipse subdued moon Street lamps too went off In the still of the night Darkness enveloped the entire scene I gave pause to my […]
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Fear Fears With Fearlessness
Yati Raj Ajnabee/Australia Shackled was your father With tyrannous chain. Tearful was your mother With angst and sharp pain. With thine eyes closed You did keep on seeing. And spirit […]
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I AM A MELANCHOLY NIGHT TRAVELLER
D N Kafle Australia I am a night traveller. An uncouth night traveller I am. A distressed traveller laden with the passé political aphorism. Each midnight I wake up to […]
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I am peeping you via breathing in your breath
D N Kafle/ Australia When in the gleaming moon I gaze so high When in my plaintive, in my placid couch I lie When drenched in the incessant and torrential […]
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Wishes for you
R N Pokharel/ CA, USA Sure baby, you win safe tracks All ados, let run away and lost Gather ointment to heal others’ cracks That’s my wish cost. I wish […]
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Unless you come….
D N Kafle/ Australia Thy love, I engraved on the wall of a citadel, Vicious the time he is, he toppled it in a fray. Engraved I, on the heart […]
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I’m still alive…
R.N.Pokharel California, USA A bagful of bliss ‘They’ bagged While I was in my fifteen. Let God knows; What taught them so- What encouraged them so- I know, ‘They’ were […]
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Defeating double bind
R.N.Pokharel Atmosphere above and around Failed to befriend him; So the meteorites stroke his fate. Flimsy wall of his sordid hut Eased him see around from the bed; So he […]
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Pyre on the wrong soil
R.N.Pokharel I heard of his death. News of his no more, Scattered my long awaited dream, Questioners prepared for him Remained unrequited. Oh doer! Damn your cruel deed, A pearl […]
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For the unborn
Rup Narayan Pokharel Sanischare In an early dawn Of late autumn Through ajar window Of a semi-urban house Dropped an eerie epistle. The lassie of the flat Did pick it […]
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Hastened rook
R.N.Pokharel Sanischare What have you got to pour? What next to fore-tell? What might have been… At miles beyond? Oh, hastened rook! On the top of my roof Ensure me. […]
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How the life feels again
Ramesh Gautam Norway The days are screaming And the nights awaiting, For the life deserving. I am scared I am bewildered The life we dreamt of The moments we painted […]
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Absurd justice
Rup N. Pokharel Sanischare The moment the truth is Unanimously proven fraudulent Truthfulness fades, fails and wanes The possessor is then, tagged miscreant And let live in dungeons, Pro tem, […]
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Teen- Fragrance
R N Pokharel CA, USA As always, the day ended Nevertheless, for her, it seemed the longest Dusk added mild stressRestlessness, worry and unseen pain grown. She moves in and […]
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Lozenge for ‘He’
R.N.Pokharel Sanischare When commitment is distorted And the words made are derailed, Illusion smiles and trust lightens Hope withers and progress declines When egoist entity is well laid And of […]
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FOR YOU
Ramesh Gautam Norway Dearest little girl The time has gone now And the moment of departure has approached I am bit scared that the memories remain And will pinch me […]