Kathmandu, July 30: In an uncommon scene, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was seen reciting his poetry which he had penned when he was in the jail in Pokhara in 1984.
At a poetry recitation programme organized by Jana Saanskritik Manch Nepal here Friday, PM Oli recited his poem ‘Kharpan’.
Oli confided that literature always fascinated him since he entered political life. Indicating his poet colleague Modnath Prasit, he quipped, “I’m not a poet but I wrote poetry due to their influence.”
‘Kharpan’, as Oli explained, was written after being inspired by a sight where Newari man would carry the same in Kathmandu. Kharpan is the tool usually popular among the Newars is used for carrying goods.
In the poem, Oli has associated with the lifeline of that person who earned his livelihood selling goods in the same.
On the occasion, Prof Dr Badri Bishal Pokharel recited ten of his poems. RSS
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