Rajan Poudel is the Director General of Commercial Supply and Consumer Protection Department. Poudel, who has been working in Nepal's civil service for 13 years, has a master's degree in physics. Before joining the civil service, he used to teach at Tribhuvan University. He is interested in reading literature.
With a keen interest in narrative and non-narrative, Paudal likes to discuss and interact with books from time to time. A conversation with Paudal for the regular column of E-Kantipur, Five Questions :-
What is the last book you read?
The book I am currently reading is 'Gita : I have understood some things' by former administrator Narkant Adhikari. This student publishing house has published . That book is not available in the market. I went to the central office of the publication and purchased it. Eastern philosophy and spiritual aspects are well described in the book . He has also put together the verses of the Gita and the meanings of Sanskrit . Now I have taken a very good book room to spend time in free time.
What is your favorite fiction?
The
that I have liked so far and read in one sitting is ``Seto Dharti'' by Amar Neupane. I bought this book in the afternoon and sat down to read it at 3 o'clock. I finished reading the book at 4 am without even having dinner. And just slept. That story has also given me a distinct joy.
What is your favorite non-fiction ?
A very popular non-fiction is 'Vichar Vigyan' written by Khaptad Swami . I am also a student interested in materialist philosophy . I am also a student of physics . In the beginning of the book, despite the materialistic philosophy, the amount of matter, the amount of subtle altruism, it deeply mentions about the civilization of life and food. The book also talks about how our food affects our thoughts. I am very impressed with the book. I say everyone should read this once.
Book that came out recently but you haven't read it?
I want to read a book called 'Dhimahi' by Jairam Timalsina . It is very popular on social networks . Some writers have given a good response. But this book I have not been able to read . I have been busy lately. I use my vacation time to study .
Which book would you recommend to the new generation?
To know how honest a person is, you should know what books he reads. He can be recognized by the books he reads. We are interested in Eastern Philosophy . We can read books that are inclined towards Eastern philosophy and connected with society. And in the global world, the book should be read in such a way as to be informative with others.
