Interaction on collection of plays

KATHMANDU: The Nepali Writers’ Association organised an interaction programme on a newly published collection of plays ‘Kharani’ (Ashes) of experimental dramatist Gopi Sapkota.

Speaking at the function, academician Sanat Regmi said the plays have broken the trend of contemporary Nepalese drama. "The style and thought of plays is unique, which has established Sapkota as a young dramatist of Nepal."

Senior litterateur Dr. Dhruba Chandra Gautam said the plays have stood at the mid-point of existential and absurd philosophy. "Any piece of writing cannot absolutely be of one single philosophy, rather it borrows the diverse thought from different philosophies," he said.

While critic Laxman Prasad Gauatum remarked that Sapkota’s plays were more close to absurd school of thought than existential one, storywriter and critic Rosan Thapa ‘Nirav’ said the drama Kharani has depicted the current uncertainties and present absurd situation, which compels one to think about the existence.

Speaking from the chair, poet Dr. Khum Narayan Paudel, the president of Nepali Writers’ Association said, "Sapkota’s plays present the intellectual loneliness of contemporary society". He further appreciated bringing new scientific technologies in dramas