First Story Collection 'Khadama' by Mahendra Mahak Launched
Summary
Mahendra Mahak’s first story collection, Khadama, has been released in Kathmandu, with critics praising its portrayal of Nepali laborers’ pain, struggle, and hope in foreign employment. The stories draw on Mahak’s own experiences working in Arabia and the UAE.
Key Points
- Mahendra Mahak’s first story collection, 'Khadama', was launched in Kathmandu by Bela Publication Pvt. Ltd.
- Critics said the collection realistically portrays the hardships, oppression, and hope of Nepali laborers in foreign employment, especially women workers in the Gulf.
- Mahak said he turned his experiences from working in Arabia into the stories, drawing on the suffering and loneliness of low-wage laborers abroad.
- The author is now an Under-Secretary in the Government of Nepal and continues to write about migrant labor life and social displacement.
