Chhatima pwal bhayekole
Runchha tyo birano manchhe
Hridayama ghau bhayekole.[break]
Tyo bansuri baans matra ho
Chhatima jasko pwal chhaina
Tyo manchhe dhunga matra ho
Hridayama jasko ghau chhaina.
“Mardiko Kinarama” by Arun Sayami, 1991
Mardiko Kinarama is basically a love story. But the storyline follows a patient with a defective valve in the heart. It is about a patient who has lost all hopes, and how a medical practitioner encourages him and inspires him to live. Many readers said that the end made them emotional.
The above lines explain that life is not lived unless you feel pain and love. If you are afraid to take chances, you may miss on what life actually has to offer.
It carries the simplest meaning, yet a most important and beautiful one. I have written many other novels, songs, and essays but this line is the one I remember by heart.
This line has also been sung by Ram Krishna Dhakal. And Kiran Manandhar, the veteran artist, has made a painting incorporating its theme. This novel has also been made into television soap.
About Dr. Arun Sayami
A cardiologist by profession, Dr. Sayami had published his first novel at the age of nineteen. Son of one of the most celebrated Nepal Bhasa literary figures, Dhuswa Sayami, he says literature has come down to him through his genes.
“The environment at home, my friends’ circle at an early age and the literature programs I attended fueled me to write,” says Dr. Sayami, also serving as Dean at the Institute of Medicine, Ministry of Education.
He has published three novels I in Nepal Bhasha and Nepali , an anthology ofpoems, and songs for a music album. His five non-fiction works and a medical book have also been published.
The second Board topper in the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) exams, Dr. Sayami has received three awards for his educational excellence and two for his contributions to literature.
As told to Asmita Manandhar.
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