EPISODE · Aug 2, 2023 · 1H 43M
#87 Guff Gaff with Shivani Singh Tharu
from Boju Bajai · host Boju Bajai
Boju Bajai in conversation with writer Shivani Singh Tharu. In this episode, we talk about Shivani’s journey from tv to writing and her relationship with Kathmandu and Kathmandu’s elite institutions as a Tharu woman from Nepalgunj. She also speaks candidly about the struggles of being a full-time writer in Nepal, her creative process, and dabbling across different genres of writing. Shivani started her career in tv as the host, producer, and scriptwriter for ‘Mero Geet Mero Sandesh’ and ‘Mulyankan’ on Nepal Television. She later went on to write the critically acclaimed play ‘Virtual Reality’ and also worked as a scriptwriter/director for the radio drama ‘Katha Mitho Sarangiko’ produced by BBC Media Action. She used to be a columnist for Wave Magazine and is a regular contributor to Kantipur Koseli and Naya Patrika. Her debut novel ‘Kathmandu ma Ek Din’ was published in 2018 and she was honored with the Sundar Prasad Shah 'Dukhi' literary prize the same year.. Listen to Boju Bajai Reads featuring Shivani Singh Tharu, reading an excerpt from her piece महुवा published in Naya Patrika: https://link.chtbl.com/bbreadsftshivanisinghtharu You can follow Shivani Singh Tharu on Facebook and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/shivanisingh.tharu.3 https://twitter.com/shivanitharu Subscribe to our weekly newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai for a roundup of news and feminist views from Nepal and the Nepali internet. Read and subscribe here: https://bojubajai.substack.com/welcome Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke Reading list Shivani’s Kathmandu, Nepali Times https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/shivanis-kathmandu महुवा, Naya Patrika https://jhannaya.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/419/2019-08-10 भुइँतला : डेरा–संसारको पाताललोक, Kantipur https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2020/11/27/16064814304432906.html नाकको भूगोल, Kantipur https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2022/01/29/164342883582051896.html?author=1 कोरोनाकल्प, Kantipur https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2021/07/03/162527663132599220.html?author=1 कविता : सहर गायब भएपछि, Kantipur https://ekantipur.com/literature/2020/05/03/158849493718083446.html?author=1 मान्छेको रङ हजार, Setopati https://www.setopati.com/blog/4069
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Boju Bajai in conversation with writer Shivani Singh Tharu. In this episode, we talk about Shivani’s journey from tv to writing and her relationship with Kathmandu and Kathmandu’s elite institutions as a Tharu woman from Nepalgunj. She also speaks candidly about the struggles of being a full-time writer in Nepal, her creative process, and dabbling across different genres of writing. Shivani started her career in tv as the host, producer, and scriptwriter for ‘Mero Geet Mero Sandesh’ and ‘Mulyankan’ on Nepal Television. She later went on to write the critically acclaimed play ‘Virtual Reality’ and also worked as a scriptwriter/director for the radio drama ‘Katha Mitho Sarangiko’ produced by BBC Media Action. She used to be a columnist for Wave Magazine and is a regular contributor to Kantipur Koseli and Naya Patrika. Her debut novel ‘Kathmandu ma Ek Din’ was published in 2018 and she was honored with the Sundar Prasad Shah 'Dukhi' literary prize the same year.. Listen to Boju Bajai Reads featuring Shivani Singh Tharu, reading an excerpt from her piece महुवा published in Naya Patrika: https://link.chtbl.com/bbreadsftshivanisinghtharu You can follow Shivani Singh Tharu on Facebook and Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/shivanisingh.tharu.3 https://twitter.com/shivanitharu Subscribe to our weekly newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai for a roundup of news and feminist views from Nepal and the Nepali internet. Read and subscribe here: https://bojubajai.substack.com/welcome Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke Reading list Shivani’s Kathmandu, Nepali Times https://www.nepalitimes.com/here-now/shivanis-kathmandu महुवा, Naya Patrika https://jhannaya.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/419/2019-08-10 भुइँतला : डेरा–संसारको पाताललोक, Kantipur https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2020/11/27/16064814304432906.html नाकको भूगोल, Kantipur https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2022/01/29/164342883582051896.html?author=1 कोरोनाकल्प, Kantipur https://ekantipur.com/koseli/2021/07/03/162527663132599220.html?author=1 कविता : सहर गायब भएपछि, Kantipur https://ekantipur.com/literature/2020/05/03/158849493718083446.html?author=1 मान्छेको रङ हजार, Setopati https://www.setopati.com/blog/4069
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