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About Manjushree Thapa

Manjushree Thapa is a novelist, translator and writer. Her books include The Tutor of History (Penguin, 2001); Forget Kathmandu: An Elegy for Democracy (Penguin, 2005); Tilled Earth (Penguin, 2007); The Country is Yours: Contemporary Nepali Literature (Penguin, 2009); A Boy from Siklis: The Life and Times of Chandra Gurung (Penguin, 2009); and Seasons of Flight (Penguin, 2010)

Articles by Manjushree Thapa

Wednesday 9th June

Nepal: Maoists' lock, India's door

Manjushree Thapa, 9 June 2010

Nepal’s path from civil war to a new constitutional and democratic order is proving hard. An influential Maoist movement and a powerful India are at the heart of the country’s stalemated political transition, says Manjushree Thapa.

Tuesday 7th April

Nepal’s misty season

Manjushree Thapa, 7 April 2009

The Maoist government and its rivals in a contested state are failing Nepalis

Friday 2nd May

India in its Nepali backyard

Manjushree Thapa, 2 May 2008

The Maoist victory in Nepal took India by surprise. But New Delhi shares responsibility for this outcome

Thursday 29th November

Nepal: peace is more than an election

Manjushree Thapa, 29 November 2007

A failed peace accord should make Nepalis rethink

Thursday 14th September

Forget Kathmandu: An Elegy for Democracy

Manjushree Thapa, 14 September 2006

In this second extract from the Ulysses award nominations, Nepalese novelist Manjushree Thapa chronicles her country’s democratic and political crisis. What does the future hold for Nepal?

Tuesday 12th July

Nepal's political rainy season

Manjushree Thapa, 12 July 2005

Nepal’s democratic forces appear quiescent but beneath the surface they are gathering strength and confidence, says novelist Manjushree Thapa.

Nepal’s people in their great majority, around 80%, rely on agriculture as their main source of livelihood. The seasons dictate the rhythms of life in this country. There is a season for everything here, even for political movements.

Tuesday 3rd May

Democracy in Nepal and the 'international community'

Manjushree Thapa, 3 May 2005

A monarchist, military regime is crushing Nepal’s people. The rural Maoist insurgency offers them no hope. They deserve solidarity in their struggles to achieve democracy, says Manjushree Thapa.