Sex Is The Most Creative Action: Nayanghare

Laxmi Prasad Devkota and Shankar Lamichhane were pioneers in Nepali essay writing. They experimented and popularised personal essays. Yubaraj Nayanghare followed their footprints. But he has carved out his own niche in the field with his own distinct style. He has shown his craftsmanship in playing with words. His use of marvellous language and original words, short yet figurative sentences and analytical approach have made him the powerful essayist among his contemporaries.

He talked to The Rising Nepal and revealed his tastes and preferences.

Why do you write?

I think it is my duty. By writing, I am serving to language and nation.

What inspires you for writing?

Social and political anomalies push me for writing.

How do you define literature?

Any melodious line or remark that touches the heart of the readers is literature. It should combine the elements of philosophy, art and music.

What kind of relationship is there between life and literature?

Their relationship is like a nail and meat in human body. It makes people more cultured and rational. Now literature has been started to be used to treat the psychiatric patients. Upon hearing a good piece of literature, a patient recovers from the disease.

Why are you attracted to travelogue writing?

Many people visit many places but they forget about them. People have their right to be informed about the country. As a writer, I inform them about the places I visit through my works.

What thing do you think is lacking in Nepali literature?

There is not sufficient writing on zonal or regional themes. For example, no one has written a biography of a shepherd living in the hill or a Mushahar in Terai.

What is sex?

Sex is the life’s the most fertile, the most delicious and the most creative action.

Which part of women most attracts man?

All but I think lips are more erotic.

Is there necessary for literature for having elements of sex?

Yes. But it should be presented in an artistic way. There should not be vulgarity.

Who is your favourite Nepali writer?

There are many. If I have to choose one, I choose Krishna Dharabasi. I appreciate his experimental style, new subject matters and the use of mellifluous and simple language.

Who is your most liked political leader?

B.P. Koirala. I like both his philosophy and literature.

How do you feel seeing the plight of the country?

It makes me painful, stoical and dreary. I feel disgusting seeing our politicians.

Anything else to comment?

I visited some countries but none is beautiful than Nepal. Except politics, everything is fine here.