#87 Guff Gaff with Shivani Singh Tharu
Update: 2023-08-02
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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
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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
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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