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Pragati Rai: Her Own Writer

As a child, Pragati Rai was called fattyauri, someone who would not stop talking. “I did not like that when a daughter was born in family, they would say, ‘Oh great, a bottle of whisky is born,’” she says to me when we meet in her home in Thecho. “I knew from very early on that these things didn’t sit right with me, that I had to speak about them somehow.”

Born in 1977, Pragati grew up in Khotang along with a younger sister and four brothers. Although she is widely known for her first novel, Lekhak Ki Swasni (The Writer’s Wife, 2014), Pragati burst into the Nepali literary scene with a slim collection of powerful poems called Badi Bigyapti (Baadi Press Release, 2009), written after she had witnessed naked Badi women protest outside Singha Durbar demanding their right to citizenship in 2007. In the titular poem, Pragati writes:

My name is naked

My people are naked

Where I stand, there

the ground is seen as naked, today

I have been made into a promiscuous woman, sir!

I cannot cover my shame with

the sari of democracy

Peering into the empty vessel that is your assurance, 

I cannot wait for the road to freedom

Listen to the word of someone who has been made naked for generations, or–

Listen to the dangerous d

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Pragati Rai is a prominent writer and literary figure who has authored three novels—all focusing on the role of women in society and critiquing patriarchal norms. Her most recent book, ‘Thangra,’ released only a few months ago, also discusses the complexity of feminine realities, with the added inclusion of racial elements. Along with writing, Rai also advocates feminist perspectives in public spheres.

Rai is an enthusiastic reader. In this interview with the Post’s Kshitiz Pratap Shah, she shares her thoughts on reading and the importance of literary representation.

When did you start reading? Tell us about your first read.

I read my first novel when I was around nine or ten years old. Prakash Kovid’s novels were pretty popular back then, especially in my village in Khotang. Books were the only way to learn about the outside world. Kovid’s ‘Arko Janma’ was the first book that stuck with me. It talked about a failed love and the characters’ wish to right the wrongs in the next reincarnation. I liked it so much that I decided to seek out other books by Kovid.

How do you think reading has impacted your writing and worldview?

My father used to write songs, and I was inspired by them a lot. Then, after reading Kovid and other writers, I tried writing romantic