Cheerharan
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| Preceded by | Arki Aaimai | |
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| Followed by | Yogmaya | |
Cheerharan (Nepali: चीरहरण) is a 2016 Nepali mythological novel by Neelam Karki Niharika. It was published by Sangri-La Books and is the ninth book of the author. The book won the Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar for the same year.[1]
The novel is a retelling of the Mahabharata epic. It shows the pain suffered by women in the political and social environment in the epic. Karki has presented the views of various females characters such as Satyawati, Kunti, Ambika, Ambalika, Gandhari, etc. in this book unlike the epic which is mostly male-centered.[2]
Synopsis
Cheerharan is a retelling of the infamous humiliation of
The novel draws a parallel on the exploitation of women during that period and the modern age.
Reception
The book won the Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar for the year 2072 BS.[4] The book was also shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar for the same year but lost to Ramlal Joshi's Aina. Karki later went on to win the prize for her next novel - Yogmaya.
Rishi Ram Bhusal in his review for The Annapurna Post praised this book as "a valuable addition to Nepali literature".[5]
See also
References
- ^ "पद्मश्री पुरस्कार र पद्मश्री साधना प्रदान". Himal Khabar. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ "KhassKhass". www.khasskhass.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ "Recanting epics for the modern reader". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ "पद्म श्री साहित्य पुरस्कारका लागि ५ कृति मनोनयनमा". पद्म श्री साहित्य पुरस्कारका लागि ५ कृति मनोनयनमा. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ "'चीरहरण'मा सिँगारिएको नीलमको प्रतिभा". ‘चीरहरण’मा सिँगारिएको नीलमको प्रतिभा. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
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