Ratopati to Publish Serialized Biography of Literary Figure Vijay Malla by Narendra Raj Prasai

The renowned biography of the celebrated playwright, narrator, and poet Vijay Malla, written by Narendra Raj Prasai, will be published serially by Ratopati every Saturday starting this coming weekend. We begin this series with the preface of the book.

Vijay Malla is a versatile creator who followed the great literary tradition of Lekhnath Poudyal, Balkrishna Sama, and Laxmi Prasad Devkota in modern Nepali literature. Inspired by later figures like Gopal Prasad Rimal and Govinda Malla Gothale, the great creator Vijay Malla is a distinct talent, especially in the fields of drama and prose fiction. Particularly in Nepali drama, he is another towering figure who can be called the creative successor to the great playwright Balkrishna Sama. Narendra Raj Prasai has done a commendable job by writing the biography of Vijay Malla, who stands as such a great pillar of Nepali literature.

Narendra Raj Prasai is renowned as a skilled lyricist, manager, interviewer, and especially as a later essayist, memoirist, and fundamentally a biographer-critic. He is also the contemporary great promoter of the Motiram Bhatta tradition in Nepali language and literature. Narendra Raj Prasai has established his own fluent, picturesque, and grand style in Nepali biographical literature, and his pen has achieved mastery. His biographical writing is based on the most beautiful bridge between history and contemporary reality, founded on thorough research, facts, logic, and concrete evidence, and it is also enjoyable creativity. He is popular and famous as the most powerful creator, successful in contributing an excellent volume and high-quality distinctive works to the genre of biography in Nepali literature.

Mahasamalochak Prof. Dr. Basudev Tripathi

Fearlessness is the second literary name of Narendra Raj Prasai. Workers in Nepali literature and arts have received justice from him. Having such a diligent, just, and fearless 'tiger' among us gives us strong support.

Prof. Dr. Indrabahadur Rai

People say that the work one does does not die, but if there are no Motirams like Narendra Raj Prasai to write and speak about those works, even the greatest Bhanubhaktas can fade away unknown in society. A person is needed to recognize the importance of another person; otherwise, even the greatest significance can disappear into nothingness!

Jana Rashtrakavi Ishwarballabh

At a time when there is a famine of biography writing in Nepali literature, Narendra Raj Prasai has given primary focus to biographical literature. Prasai has established the style of biography writing in a modern format. His theory of biography writing is found to reveal the straightforward life picture of a person while also opening the door to a weighty scientific method.

Akshar Shiromani Madanmani Dixit

Narendra Raj Prasai always speaks from the background; his own drum is never heard, and his own voice never echoes. He paints a picture as an artist does, placing the person or object in the foreground. His language style reaches a new ground, and his thought seeks to uncover a new peak.

Prof. Rajnarayan Pradhan

Reading the biography of my father, Vijay Malla, I still feel as if I am sitting right next to my father. I found that this work presents my father's contribution to Nepali literature concisely yet completely and authentically. Narendra Raj Prasai's biographical writing has vividly established the multifaceted dimensions of my father's personality and achievements.

Prof. Dr. Uma Shrestha