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Jeevan Sangharsh Released

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Jeevan Sangharsh Released
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April 5: Jeevan Sangharsh (Life Struggle), a book written by Kumar Karki based on his life and experience, was released amid a function in the capital on Wednesday, April 4.

The book includes stories of Burma (present day Myanmar), Thailand and Nepal. The book is about the Nepali people migrating to Burma, their livelihood and how they preserved the Nepali culture and language for years.

During the book launch, it was revealed that there are approximately 300,000 people of Nepali origin in Myanmar are around 100,000  Nepalis in Thailand.

According to the writer, Myanmar and Thailand are two countries active in preserving Nepali language and culture. These two countries have seen Nepalis migrating since World War II. The book also covers the contributions by Nepali-origin people and their organizations towards preserving Nepali identity.

The book is believed to contribute to rejuvenate Nepali language, culture and civilization in Myanmar and Thailand.

Nepali-origin people in Myanmar and Thailand regard Nepal as their ancestral land. Karki has regarded Myanmar as birthplace, Thailand as workplace and Nepal as ancestral land in his book Jeevan Sangharsh. To sum up, the story is not only of Kumar Karki but it is the story of thousands of Nepali-origin people in Myanmar and Thailand. It carries the stories of sorrow, emotions, happiness and patriotism of Nepali-origin people in the two countries.

The author claimed that the revenue collected from the book will be used for social work. During a launch, some amount collected from the sale of the book in addition to contribution made by Kumar Karki's family and Thai Nepali Association worth Rs 500,000 was handed over to Dhurmus-Suntali Foundation.

 

 

 

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