Krishna Prasad Rimal was a prominent Nepali writer and journalist. He was active as a writer from 1954 to 1992. He studied at the Department of Nepali Language and Literature at Tribhuvan University. He wrote novels, short stories, plays, travelogues and literary criticism. Some of his notable works include "Jeevan Rahasya", "Uulya" and "Himalayan Highway". He worked as the editor of various literary magazines and also taught Nepali language and literature at different universities. He received a PhD in Nepali literature from Tribhuvan University.

1. emL kß/Tg31
kßbfO Gxfos+TjfMofDx 5Dx pbfo vM . t/lh+ josMoft pbfoof gftf+ dv', 5Dx
;flxlTos JolQmTj sy+ Dxl;pu' vM. josMoft Dxl;pu' g]kfn ;+jt !)(#÷($ kfv]
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bgfjn . em08}nono klts+ g]kfnefiffof Hof‰jM TjfMTjfMklts+ ofgfxn . Hof‰jM
GXofs]u' ‰jno TjfMTjfM klts+ yLyL ;+3;+:yf :jg]u' Hof h'n . lhtM n'd+ sy+ j6'
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lsnfuMTjfno df+efo k'rM, dxfaf}4o Tjfo k'rM, lrs+d'nL kNk;f ;flxTo VoM, emf]5]F
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dlbSs GXofgfjg . oSj ;flxTosf/to hGd h'n . ba snfsf/of hGd h'n .
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2. emL kß/Tg32
l;/kfM sfo]vg . Yjx]Vofns+ lnp l;/kfM Tofsn . Nx'ltof ltldnf vns+
GXoAjMu' vM Yj VofnM . cy]x] d]u' VofnM dx]z hf]zLof lgb]{zgo sflGt
OZj/L dfWolds ljBfnoof ld;f d:to;+ lDxtfM Gxfk l;/kfM Tofsn .
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sfo{stf{lk+ j Rjldlk+ ln;]sfnlan cKjofjg . kßbfOln;]g+ Dx;Lsf
h'n . gt';'t' Aoft . cano kßbfOof lrlsrfsjMu' c;+ afns'df/LO
5u k;M b' . j k;no kßbfO 5Dx k;Nof sy+ dv', 5Dx Rjld sy+
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kfv]+ g]kfn ;+jt !)(% o Uj;fM Ujofu' Gxfkf+u' g]kfnefiff ;flxTo Nx'ltO
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kßbfO ln;]lhu' :jfk c6'6 ?k+ GXofgfjg . lnkf kßbfOg}k;M TjMtfM
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efh' s]z/dfg tfd|fsf/of y'u' lgu afv+ ;km'lt+ g]kfnefiff ;flxTo w's
hs hfo]sf+ dv' afv+ snfo g+ b's'n'u' ltaM aL– Yj n'bg]axMu' vF vM .
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3. emL kß/Tg33
Rjld+ ;dfwfg afvg+ ;dfwfg n'OsfM GXoAjOltlg wsfM cfzf ofo]u' yfo
oSj+ vgf . Yj bsno n'bg]axMu' vF vM .
5k' lgk' afv+ ˆj;f jMu' y]+ Uo;' dUo+u' g+ b' – Yjsy+of cfnf]rgf kmofM
g'uM Sjdt'+s';] yMs] b'u' snf cfd hgtfof ;]jfo ;dlk{t ofo]kfv] u'an]+
x] cfTd;dk{0f dof;] GXoHofo] kmo]df josMoft le+t'gf .
afv+ ;km lkyg]of ln;]ln;]+ SofDk; SofDk;+ lkbgLu' bFkf}hM !) j u+
@of k|wfg ;Dkfbs h'Ou' XjMtfM g+ j Ono lhtM jn . kßbfOof VofnM
…;gf+ u'lyÚhM !) of Nofvo k|sflzt h'n, u'u' VofnM kßbfO g+ jx]
k|];o RjofbLu' vM . y'u' VofnM d'gf;Mof v'SjMu' VofnM sf;fo lsnfuMof
df+efo k'rMkfv]+ GXoAjofM lnof+lnp l;/kfM Tofsu' vM;f lgb]{zgo efh'
u0f]z ;fold+ bsno af+nfMDx lgb]{zsof l;/kfM Tofsflbn . cy]x] kßbfOg+
RjofbLu' d]u' …hfuL/rAaDx dgÚVofnso lh g+ 5Dx VofnM snfsf/h'ofM
em+uMof eldsfo lDxt]u' XjMtfM rnft . y'u' VofnM lqljljof cl86f]l/odo
hu' ;f+:s[lts AjHofo Sogfu' vM . lhtM n'd+sy+ y'u' Vofnso db'Dx
k|sfz jh|frfo{ j /ldtf t'nfw/g+ lDxtfbLu' vM . Yjx]‰jno 5tf vF
‰jf§ n'dgf jn . vF vM @)#* ;fn kfv]of . lqe'jg ljZjljBfno, s]Gb|Lo
SofDk; lskkfv]+ !( SjMu' cGt/ SofDk; g]kfnefiff ;flxTo ;Dd]ng
Gofo]s]u' kfMAj sofxMu' h'ofRjg, z+s/b]j SofDk; kfv]+ k|sfz jh|frfo{+ .
‘hfuL/raDx dg’ VofnMof 5u n'
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4. emL kß/Tg34
lh PdP:;L Ajg]u' ‰jno lqljlj egf{ h'of . j x]Ono ;Dd]ng ofo]dfMu' .
Gxfkf x] g]kfnefiff ;flxTo vnM gf+of ;+:yf :jgfto] w'+su' h'ofRjg .
sfo{;ldlt GxwfM ofo]u' ‰jno lhtM x];j{;Ddlt+ gfoM Non . lh gfoM
h'ofu' Ono x]!( u g]kfn cGt/SofDk; efiff ;flxTo ;Dd]ng lqljljof
xno tMlhs GXoft . y'u' ;flxTo ;Dd]ngo kßbfOoft g+ d jQmf sy+
Ajgftofu' . kßbfO ba'nL emfofM hf]8bf/sy+ josMof a'nGb ;n+ Gjr'
laoflbn efiff bdgof ljifooft sofM . Gjjfjf+ kßbfOg+ w///ldvf+ Vjla
afMjo]sflbn . lxs' lxs' ngfM Vjofxn . Gjjfo]dkm't . y//{ vft . knv
ba j Gogfldt cftfxf+ h'n . wls+ b'g]Rj+RjgfDx lh+sfrfsfrf kßbfOoft
Hj+jgf . 3ok'gfM wls+ b'g]xof . knv lnkf kßbfO zfGt h'n . xfg+
Gjjfo]dfnL wsfM dfOs GXoMg]emfoflbn . xfg+ wf/fk|jfx Gjjfgflbn .
;bgo j d]d]yfo g+ VjofbLDx kßbfOoft lh+ yMu' ldvf+ bsno Gxfkf+
;flxTo ;Dd]ngo VjofbLu' vg . lnkf l;n kßbfO 5fo VjofbLu' wsfM .
vF h'ofRjg – ;flxTo ;Dd]ngo Ajlt sfMjMlk+ 5k'rM ljBfyL{ doh'lk+
kßbfOof l;6 GXoMg]RjgfM vFoef;+ yj+yjo vF NxfgfRj+u' h'ofRjg . jo
sn+ j Ono g'uM b'g]bgfjMu' ljb|f]x cano JoQm ofo]dkm't . Gogf hs
Rjg . ba'nL ha josn+ Gjjfgflbn, j x]n' josMof g'un+ ;x ofo]dkm't .
cn]j cleJolQm JoQm ofo]t ldvf+ Vjla xfo]sn . kßbfOof Dx't'+ JoQm ofo]
dkm'u' vF Vjla xfo]sfM PS:k|]; ofOu' h'ofRjg . lnkf l;n josM ljBfyL{
doh'lk+ lj1fgof x]kf;flk+ h'ofRjg . pldt kßbfO VjMu'of d x'lg l5lk+
x]vM wsfM sgfano pld;+ k:tfo rfofM 5o+ Sj5'sn .
kßbfO /fk; h'ofRjgfbLano nflhDkf6o RjgfbL . 5'+ sy+of josMoft
;'/Iff Joj:yf db' . u'u'+ g+ sfo{qmdo emfofbLdfM;f+ nflhDkf6 lg;]+ Gofl;
emfofbL . ug+ Ejo jg]dfM;f+ lnafSs h;f+ Gofl; x]lnxf+ emfofbL . Yjx];Gbe{o
lhtM 5tfM NjMd+s]dkm'u' n' n'dgfjO . lhu' Olxkf @)$^ ;fno cIfo t[ltofs'Gx'
hu' vM . pu' Ono ts axgL hlGt jg]u' rng . Dxf]hs hlGt jg]u' rng
jo]w'+sn . lgyfo lgyfo hGtL jg]dfMu' . lh j lhldlshfof Aofxf 5Sjn+ hu' .
d?, c;+, c;g+ Go/f]8 . kßbfO 5lKt x]clN5 drf;]lgyf;+ Gofl; emfofM hGtLO
Ajlt soflbn . hlGt l;wMano Yo+dYo+ !! ah]h'n . Go/f]8+ nflhDkf6 ts
kßbfO lnxf+ jg]dfgL, pls;g+ ;f+;b . lhtM 5u wGbf, cfM kßbfOoft u'sy+
5]Fo Yo+sfaLu' . e/t ;fold j d]d]lk+ kf;flk+t kßbfOoft 5]Fo Yo+sfaLu' lhDdf
laof . y'ls+ So+ lh k|lt kßbfOof g'uM u'ln ts Sj;fM wofu' vF .

5. emL kß/Tg35
cy]x]Ejos'Gx' jf jofRj+u' vM;f+ kßbfO jf jM kmo jMof lrptf dt;]
Ejho emfoflbn . y'u' Ejho kßbfOln;]VofnMof d]lk+ lguM yf+ Ls[i0f
c0f' j /fdz]v/ ln;]+ g]kfnefiffoflk+ g+ d'+u' vM . cg josMlklg efiff,
;flxTo j /fhgLlt ljifoof vFNxfaNxf h'ofRj+u' lhu' Gxfokg+ tfMu' b' .
5tf t;s+ g'uM dl5+u' vF kßbfO cd]l/sfo emfoflbn, t/josMoft
gfknfo] dvg . lzsfuf]o h'ofRj+u' g]kfnefiffof ultljlw Sog] dvg .
lzsfuf]of g]jfMt ln;]cGtlqm{of Hof‰jM ofo]dvg . Yj 5u lhu' nflu
t;s+ g'uM dl5+u' vF h'n . cy];f+ kßbfOln;]af3f}ln+ dNofs kmf]go vF
Nxfo]u' XjMtfM rnft . jx]lhu' nflu cxf]efUo h'n . g]kfno 5TjfMrf
lgTjfMrf vF h'O a;, cd]l/sfo hano josn+ tfMxfsn+ vF toflbn .
bsno cKjM kßbfOg+ efiffk|lt lrptfM Kj+sflbn . yf}+of k':tf+ g]kfnefiff
dNxfgfj+u' vFo cKjM g'uM dl5+sflbn . yf}+of 5oof k':tf+ g]jfM 5]Fo k6Ss
x]g]jfM efo dNxfgfj+u' vFof ln;]+ yMu' 5]Fof ts+ pbfx/0f laoflbn . afHof+
vFo ef;+ d;M wsfM yM 5o d:tot wfo]dfMu' cj:yf jo]w'+su' cj:yfo
cfM emL;+ y'u' ;d:ofof ;dfwfg ofo]dfMu' vF woflbn .
d]u' 5tf vF, lhu' 5uM kmf]g sn+ kßbfO g+ yMDx+ dkm'u' cj:yfo g+
lzsfuf] g]jfM klqsfof NofM # of nflu …ld= hl6g Og cd]l/sfÚ gf+of
VofnM Rjoflbn . Yj 5u kßbfOof DxfM wfo]dkm'u' pbfx/0f vM . Yj
VofnM g]jfM cd]l/sf ba kfv]+ d~rg ofOu' cfzf ofgf .
lh+ NofoDx vgfDx kßbfO wfwfdwf+ yf}+ h+Sj Ton . O{ u'ln ofsg+ jg]
oM vgL . kßbfO Gxo]GxobF bt . cy]vM;f+ kßbfO Dx+ hs GxoGxobF
vM, t/lh+ vgfDx NofoDxof x]hf]; blg, josMofs]cfMts g+ . kßbfO
g+ wofbL y]+ ;Todf]xg bfOnf ;l5 bF ts DjfgfRjg wfM;f lh g+ uy];l5
bF ts dDjfO . josn+ wofbL y]+ josMof dg+t'gf y]+ emL;+ kßbfO ;l5 b+
dofs DjfMu' :jo]bO . josMof Rj;f+ lkb+u' ;l5u'ln+ dNofs ;km emL;+
Ajg] bO .
cGto lh wfy]+ ;tL vgL kßbfOof . lhtM josMof h+Sjof Ajgfkf}jn cd]l/sfo
Yo+s . Yj lhu' nfuL t;s+ t;s+ n;tfof vF h'n . uf}/jof vF h'n .
lzsfuf], cd]l/sf
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