 Parashu Pradhan ranks among the highly acclaimed modern Nepali short story writiers. He was born (1943) and brought up in Bhojpur, where he did his schooling. He moved to Kathmandu in 1968 in order to find a job in civil service. Later it became his home too. He remained in beaucracy for twenty five years and enarned a wealth of experience. He began his writing career with poetry and turned to short story. His first published shor t story was Mero Kothako Aankhabaata (From the Eye of My Room,1962). He leapt into fame with the publication of the volume Bakrarekha (Curved Line,1968). His short stories are collected in nine volumes: Bakraredha, Pheri Akraman(Another Attack,1968), Euta Arko Dantyakatha (Another Folktale,1971), Asambaddha (Disjointed, 1975), Samudrama Astaune Surya (The Sun Setting On the Sea, 1975), Parashu Pradhanka Pratinidhi Kathaharu (Representative stories of Parashu Pradhan, 1984), Euta Krantipurushko Janma (Birth of a Rebel, 1993), Kathaa R Rachanagarbha (Story and its Origin, 2000) and Uttarardha (The Latter Half, 2001). He has also published two novels: Sabai Birsieka Anuharharu (All Forgotten Faces, 1967) and Raat Jo Paglanchha (The Night That Melts). He has received a number of prestigious awards including Uttam Shanti Puraskar (1994) and Chhinnalata Sammaan (1996).
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The Telegram on the Table
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