Publisher Fineprint has concluded its mobile literary festival 'Fineprint Fever' in Narayangadh on Saturday. Rajesh Hamal, who recently released his book 'Yug Dehi Yug Samm', spoke to author Bhupin Khadka.

The book was prepared based on a question and answer session that Hamal had with journalist Yagyash. Bhupin asked Hamal, ‘What was the experience like when you moved from cinema to literature?’ Saying that he was always reserved with no one, Hamal said that he had been avoiding writing a book at first.

‘I used to say, ‘Hey, I’m growing up, let’s wait to write a long story’. I have always been a person who doesn’t share my feelings with others. But the idea of ​​writing a book came up with Yagyashji in a slightly different way. Although I didn’t know him before, I soon spoke openly to him in such a way that I told him more than to Madhu (my wife),’ Hamal said. Bhupin also asked Hamal about the current political developments.

‘Every Nepali has welcomed with joy and heart every movement or struggle that has taken place in the last 70 years. But one generation established someone through agitation, but the leadership established in such a way did not seem to satisfy the next generation. I think it would have been better if this had not happened,' said Hamal. He opined that not only leaders but also the people should have a vision.

The dialogue between Hamal and Bhupin took place at the end of the program. Even as the evening was falling, the audience inside the Narayani Kala Mandir, the venue of the program, was considerable. Five sessions had been completed before that. At the beginning, Mimamsha Dhungana had a dialogue with Subin Bhattarai. Then Ramesh Bhusal and Jiva Lamichhane started talking about river and sea travel.

Lamichhane's book 'Akshat Antarctica' based on his Antarctic journey and Ramesh Bhusal's book 'Chalbato' based on his long journey from Nepal to India via Mansarovar, the source of the Karnali River in Tibet, has been published. Therefore, the issue of environment and conservation was bound to come up in this discussion. Lamichhane had expressed the view that development and tourism can be taken forward while protecting the environment. 

Similarly, writer Bhusal said that the same topic is being written about repeatedly in Nepal, but it seems that the topics that should be written about are not being written about. He said that topics like river conservation and climate change should be included in writing as much as possible. In a conversation between writer Dadi Sapkota, who has released her sixth book 'Gyanika', writer Amar Neupane talked a lot about wildlife and flora.