'Bakhan', which focuses on Bakhan and also addresses the marginalized classes of Chitwan, presents the history of the Democratic Liberation Army and the intimacy between BP Koirala and Bakhan.
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An interaction was held in Kathmandu about journalist and writer Basanta Parajuli's novel 'Bakhan'.
The interaction discussed the development of the settlement in West Chitwan, the initiatives to uplift the then socio-economic system, and the anonymous warrior who sacrificed his body, mind, wealth, and even his children for democracy.
In an interaction organized on Sunday, critic Gurung Sushant said that the novel 'Bakhan' written by author Parajuli reminded the story of the Tharus, Gurung, and other tribal people of Chitwan, including the family disintegration that Bakhan Singh Gurung, who contributed to the development of Chitwan, suffered when he opposed the ruling system of that time.
He said that by bringing the history of that time to the readers in the form of a novel, he was able to tell about Bakhan Singh and other warriors who were forced to remain anonymous in history.
I grew up hearing stories from my mothers about the story of a warrior who stood firm for democracy even when his own son was martyred, setting fire to his house and even naming Bakhanpur, which was named after him, as the current Shardanagar. Shila Basnet, who was born in Chitwan Bakhanpur and is also a classmate of Bakhan Singh Gurung's granddaughter, said that she was very happy when journalist Parajuli published that history in front of the new generation as a novel.
Bakhan Singh Gurung was the promoter of Nepal's first cooperative, she said.
This work, which focuses on Bakhan and also addresses the marginalized classes of Chitwan, presents the history of the Democracy Liberation Army and the intimacy between BP Koirala and Bakhan, said critic Rajkumar Baniya.
Literary writer Kunta Sharma, who has written a history of various characters who contributed to the change of Nepal in history through Bakhan, said.
Professor Laxman Prasad Gautam said that he is very happy that Parajuli has taken himself forward from journalism to writing.
He says that the novel 'Bakhan' is a work prepared with field research. Journalist Purushottam Dahal said that while reading the novel 'Bakhan', he felt that he missed discussing the emotions and moods that Bakhan Singh Gurung experienced during the martyrdom of his two sons.
Author Basant Parajuli expressed his commitment to try to follow the suggestions received literally in other works.
He says that in this work, he has tried to write about the hidden history including the social and political environment since the settlement of Chitwan.
