The Review is published in The Rising Nepal dated on 2010 November 19.
- CP
Aryal
Everyone, in
fact, have their own traces in their life. Roshan Sherchan, also a
conservationist by his profession, could not be an exception. Though he could
not be an exception of having some traces in life, he is exception in tethering
his experiences in fine silhouette with mesmerizing magic of words.
Sherchan's Champaran
Blues, a collection of
several essays is a recent publication of Orchid Books. These nostalgic
narratives are afflictions and delightful undergoing of various periods in life
of the author. The collection totalizes writer's memoirs of his days of several
sufferings. Author, in a vivacious tone describes his abroad days and the terrific
turmoil when he was employed in Nepal
Sherchan as a
poet could not leave his instinct reveal in the essays. In almost all of the
crafts in the collection essayist's poetic passions are exposed. The essay Hazar
Muza, Eutai Aakash(Thousand Folds, One Sky) is superbly knotted in poetic approach.
When author's grandmother's home, in a village is dropped out by flood, he goes
to carry her for city life. The essay shows what could be a pang to leave a
place where one's heart is linked with!
Maowadi
Chhayamuni Jindagika Dobharu (Traces of
Life under the Maoist Shadow) is enough in itself provoking emotions to
readers. It is the memoir when author was an officer. Conflict ridden period
was so much horrifying for the job holders in distant areas that Sherchan
evaporated his terrors in this way: "The shadow of the war is more
dreadful than its body."
Through the
essay of his time in ACAP, author is defending himself that working in ACAP was
not for the then royal family, rather as conservationists they were working for
the nation.
The essay
produced out of Sherchan's visit to South Africa South Africa and Nepal Nepal and racism in South Africa
Sherchan, in Bhyagutasangai
Ufridai Aayaka Khusiharu(Happiness that Jumped in with a Frog) links a
jumping doll (frog) with solemn philosophies of life.
The essay Budhi
Aamai ra Samundra (An Old Woman and Sea) apart from exposing a student life
of the author, also compares an old Scottish woman so passionate to make her
studies in university and writer's grandmother's endeavor of life where she was
living just being a tiny shopkeeper. These two deed-full women's comparison of
an un-identical behavior of an identical age looks of good health in its deal.
The essay Champaran
Blues from which the title of the book comes from shows some dreadful
aspects of poverty in a place named Champaran in India India
Author's
interest in music seems so vibrant that in many of the items in the book there
comes the issue of music. The essay While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Berlin
Some content
is so complex that it seems the multifaceted and highly philosophical essay's tone;
like that in- "Abhilekh Awaseshharu : Aalochanatmak Yatharthawaad ka
Najik" (Documented Residues : Near to Critical Realism) is only for
some philosophers, not for the general readers.
Some essay
explores writer's critical evaluation on well applauded books of Nepali
literary history i.e. Modi Aain, Sirish ko Fuul and Aama ra
Yamduutharu written by BP Koirala, Paarijaat and Khagendra Sangraula
respectively.
The essays are
not ordered well. If the essays of identical issues would have been placed respectively,
the readers would feel easy in enjoying the essays. Moreover there lacks some need
of skillful editing. We can hope it would be improved in the next editions.
Essayist is so
much gripped to the content that he never goes gushed from the concerns. Thus none
of the essays goes derailed of the topic.
Most of the times the essayist's poetic expression try driving out him somewhere
from the mainstream but he never let go himself. It's amazing! We have seen
some essayist seem so philosophic in their tone and topic but the inside
content of the text turns out to be absurd. But, Sherchan seems not of that
faculty. His talent is to be applauded. Thus, the book is quite worthy to read.
Book
Title: Champaran Blues
Genre:
Essay
Author: Roshan Sherchan
Publisher: Orchid Books, Kathmandu
Pages:
128
Price: 200Rs. / ($12)
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