अनिदो पहाड सँँगै [Anido Pahad Sangai]

by Parijat, पारिजात

Novel by Parijat

Genres: Fiction

210 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2016

About the author

Parijat was a Nepalese writer. Her real name was Bishnu Kumari Waiba but she wrote under the pen name Parijat. Her most acclaimed publication is Shiris Ko Phool (The Blue Mimosa), which has also been adapted in the literature curriculum of some colleges in some English-speaking countries like United States, England etc.

Reviews

[Navin Netra · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, Nothing much to offer not much even like Parijaat may be back at that time it was extraordinary but it seems pretty boring and not so impressed by her writing on this one.

[Manju · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anido Pahad Sangai (lit. Along with the sleepless mountain) is a moving tale of personal tragedies and hardships experienced by three main female characters - Gorimaya, Chandrakanta, and Subani, interwoven with wide-angled account of the revolutionary struggles in the late 2030s Nepal (about 1980s AD). The lives of these characters are inextricably entwined, by association with other characters - Bhisma Bahadur, Lal Bahadur, and MR, and as the students and labour movements gain widespread traction. Subani, an empathetic, feisty and outspoken feminist character and an indefatigable advocate for educational and social status of women, is at the centre of the revolutionary activities. And behind the stories of protests and revolution, lies a quieter, desperate stories of Chandrakanta and her domestic helper Gorimaya who did what they could to survive, to find solace in one another, and to come to terms with the burden of being physically abused and psychologically traumatised. This novel is a piercing blur of fiction and history, and the portrayal of the intricacies of life among the poor and the working class during the turmoil felt palpably real. The ending evoked almost a sombre realisation that the revolutionary struggles for a more equal and liberated society were perhaps a chimeric dream…

The most moving parts for me were the frequent forays into the minds of the characters and their melancholic internal monologue, especially that of Gorimaya, Chandarakanta, and Gorimaya’s father Ghyabaring buda, which the author Parijat has conveyed with pitch perfect cadence. Also, I absolutely fell in love with the prose which Parijat has so beautifully rendered. What a humbling reminder of how poetic and beautiful the Nepali language is!


“Taha lageka bedanaharu paani bhayera ankhabata barsana thaley ra kanpattika chhauriharubata bhangalo lagey. Aafno khusukka parne sapana Gorimayako bartamanma dadhera kharani bhayeko usle anubhab garyo…”

“Timro kura sunda malai sarhai anautho lagyo, abhaw ra mahangi bidyarthiharu sanga sambandhit samasya hoina re, sabai ta timi jasto sampanna pariwarka hoinan!… ”

“Anyay atyacharko khaatmuni itihas sutcha bhanne kura malai thaha chaina. Pariwartanko itihaas anido pahadsangai jagaram baseko huncha…”

“Aajasamma taile saheblai babu bhaninas, uni tirkha metna napayerai marey, aba yo lashsanga tero keko linudinu? Jaatbhaat ta mandainas tathapi tero aafno babu pani magar nai thiyo ra pulis nai thiyo. Gayera lash utha ra chaarjanako aghi tero aamako logneko ijjat rakhi dey...”

“…tathapi gauharule euta satya kurama biswas gariraheka thiye ki phool jhareko thaauma phoolharu umranchan testai shahidharu mareko thauma shahidharu umranchan…”


All in all, I loved this beautifully sad and emotive tale of love, loss and relationships, told with such great skill and poetic beauty. Would highly recommend!

[Suraj Dhakal · Rating 5 out of 5]

the way parijat introduces three female characters - worker, shivani and police officers wife.... splendid... wow read it was.....

[Bivek Bhandari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent.

[Subin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember reading a Parijat interview in a magazine where she said that this is her favorite novel (and "Siris Ko Fool" is her least favorite!). So, I've been curious to read this book for a long time but I didn't feel like this is her best work. Parijat was a left-leaning activist which explains her choices; this novel directly expresses her political beliefs and her support for the anti-regime political movement in Nepal during the 1970s and 80s. I feel that this novel lacks the subtleties that make her other works great. The story here is more plot-driven, rather than character-driven. I like Gorimaya, who is the main character at the beginning, but she was sidelined toward the middle and the end. The story focuses more on Subani: it seems that Parijat relates herself to this character. Most of the characters in this story, as I understand, are fictional but the circumstances were real, so I would consider this a historical novel. I must say that this was a bold work given the restrictions on freedom of expression during that time.

[Sabin Chhetri · Rating 4 out of 5]

यो उपन्यास पढ्दा एकछिन त लाग्यो के यो पारिजातले नै लेखेकी हुन् र? पारिजातको अरू उपन्यासहरू भन्दा निकै पृथक छ, लेखन शैलीको हिसाबले।

पात्र परिचय गराउने शैली लोभ लाग्दो छ। त्यो बाहेक समग्रमा अरू भाग ठीकै लाग्यो।

[शान्ता · Rating 2 out of 5]

अनिदो पहाडासंगै

[Suraj Dhakal]

i don't remember much but had loved it back then.

[Sashank Dewan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Starting was explosive but it got a bit tedious in the middle. But nonetheless Parijat’s prose is unmatched.