Khalangama Hamala

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Khalangama Hamala
Official cover of Khalangama Hamala
Cover page
AuthorRadha Paudel
Original titleखलंगामा हमला
Cover artistMohan Mainali
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali
SubjectMaoist insurgency in Nepal
Set inKarnali region
PublisherNepalaya
Publication date
23 May 2013
Media typePrint
Pages135
AwardsMadan Puraskar
ISBN9789937874007
Followed byApabitra Ragat 

Khalangama Hamala (Nepali: खलंगामा हमला, lit. 'Attack on Khalanga') is a Nepali war memoir by Radha Paudel. Paudel worked as health worker written during the Maoist insurgency in Jumla, Nepal. It was published on May 23, 2013 by Nepa~laya publication. It won the Madan Puraskar which is the most recognized literary award in Nepal.[1]

Synopsis[]

Radha Poudel left her government job as a nurse in Chitwan and went to Jumla for a safe maternity program. While analyzing the social and health problems of Karnali, she herself became the victim of armed conflict on the night of the attack on the Maoist headquarters. The program was over but her stay in Jumla did not. She continued social activism in the region. She has been awarded the 'Women Peacemaker 2012' by the University of San Diego and the 'N-Peace Award 2012' by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).[2]

Translations[]

The book was translated into English as Jumla: A Nurse's Story jointly by Dev Paudel and Ishan Gurung.[3][4][5]

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References[]

  1. ^ http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Paudel+bags+Madan+Puraskar+for+%27Khalanga+ma+Hamala%27&NewsID=427420
  2. ^ Ankit. "publication-nepalaya". publication-nepalaya. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  3. ^ "Khalanga ma Hamala now in English". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  4. ^ Republica. "English edition of 'Khalangama Hamala' released". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  5. ^ "Jumla: A Nurse's Story - English Edition of Madan Puraskar winner Khalangama Hamala released". annanote.com (in ne-NP). Retrieved 2021-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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