Yubaraj Nayaghare

Gopal Parajuli is a name known very well in Nepali literature as a practitioner of rich genres like short stories, poetry and drama, together with his decent association with these genres, and his novel styles and experimentations. Arko Disha (New Direction), the latest work from Parajuli, has appeared in a new organization and art. The work can be received as a delivery with a distinct style, and can be appreciated as a work with preponderance of dialogues and characters in which the protagonist is conferred the central role, the environment is amply underscored, and the concreteness of the work is well analyzed. In this collection that anthologizes twenty-two stories, author Parajuli has summarily done away with the traditional fashion of story-writing and the conventional approach to it, and in its place, has embellished a creative world of his own making. This is the revolutionary consciousness of Parajuli, and is a living emblem of his authorial personality.

Our society, in one hand, has a clear image of its innocent and simple facet. On the other hand, the same society has a vile, intriguing facet as well. In this collection, Parajuli has presented a weighty response to the actions between these two extremes by depicting the continual scenes and actions connected with the society.

Storywriter Gopal Parajuli is an experimentalist writer. In his work, we can notice the excellence of experimentation right from his expressions to the way he weaves incidents into a plot. In him, we can notice the ability to make an in-depth analysis of contemporaneity and give it a grave and weighty judgment.

In fact, experimentation is the backbone of every dynamic literature. It's the identity of every energetic writer. Experimentation is the identity of every prosperous literature as well. In this dynamic literary world, the experimental style of Gopal Parajuli has made ample indications that it is leading to a huge achievement in the enrichment of Nepali literature, besides giving the author a great leap. We can proudly say that the new story-writing technique Parajuli has exhibited has hinted a different direction our literature has embraced.

Yubaraj Nayaghare, Essayist

Unnayan,

October-December, 1999