by Radha Paudel
This book is an account of the Maoist war in Khalanga, West Nepal; a nurse's diary. This is the English translation of Madan Puraskar winning book 'Khalangama Hamala'.
Radha Paudel trained as a nurse. She left a government job in her home town in Chitwan and went to Jumla to work for the Safe Motherhood Programme at a time when the Maoist conflict was at its most intense.
She was in Khalanga, the Jumla district headquarters when the Maoists launched a massive attack in November 2002. Radha fell in love with Jumla and the entire Karnali region and founded Action Works Nepal, a non-government organisation committed to improving the lives of the people there, among the poorest in Nepal. In 2012, the University of San Diego acknowledged her as a Woman Peacemaker and in the same year, the United Nations Development Programme honoured her with the N-Peace Award for her contribution to peace-building. In 2014, she received the Youth Talent Award from the Government of Nepal in recognition of her role as a humanitarian and social activist. She won the prestigious literary award Madan Puraskar for Khalangama Hamala, the original Nepali version of this book in 2014.
Book details
- Genre
- Insurgency in Nepal
- Language
- English
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- April 20, 2017
- Pages
- 172
- ISBN-13
- 9789937909037
- ISBN-10
- 9937909031
- Weight
- 148 g
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 7.7 x 0.2 inches
About the author
Radha Paudel
राधा पौडेलराधा पौडेल (जन्म: वि.सं. २०३०) नेपालकी एक महिला साहित्यकार हुन् । खलंङ्गामा हमला-एउटी नर्सको डायरी कृतिको लागि उनलाई विसं २०७१ मा मदन पुरस्कार प्रदान गरिएको थियो ।खलङ्गामा हमला उनको पहिलो कृति हो । उनको मुख्य पेशा नर्सिङ हो । आफुले भोगेका, देखेका कुरा डायरीमा टिपोट गर्ने उनको बानीले नै उनलाई लेखक बनाएको हो । कामका सिलसिलामा खलङ्गा पुगेकी उनले द्धन्द्धकालका नमीठा घट्नासँग पनि सामना गर्नुपर्यो । यो कृति खलङ्गा हमलाकै दस्तावेज हो ।
Radha Paudel was born in Mangalpur and raised in Gauriganj, Chitwan, Nepal. Her childhood experiences of discrimination, abuse, and violence encouraged her to speak in support of gender justice through her position as a humanitarian activist, nurse, and writer. She has survived years of menstrual restriction, abuse, violences and war. She dedicates her time to be a voice for those who have been silenced their entire lives, especially young girls and women in Nepal. Radha Paudel employs the three E’s (Education, Empower, and Emancipate) visibly through her work.
