Mahesh Paudyal Curriculum Vitae

 

 



CURRICULUM VITAE

 

MAHESH PAUDYAL

Assistant Professor of English, Tribhuvan University

Central Department of English, Kirtipur, Nepal

Tel: 977-9851245100/9841067601, 977-01-4331851 (Off.)

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Email: mahesh.kathmandu@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3778-2642

 

 Areas of Interest: Nepal Studies, Mountain Studies, Children's Literature, Translation

 Education:                 Degrees and Awards

 

2008 - 2013                 M. Phil in English, Pokhara University (4/4 in SGPA, University top)

2002 - 2005:                MA in English), Tribhuvan University (First class First, Gold Medalist)

1999 - 2002:                BA (English Honors), Manipur University (First class first, Gold Medalist)        

 

 

Professional Experience

 Employment History

 

20017 – Present:       Lecturer, Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University Kirtipur since August 2008 (as teaching assistant, and since December 2017 as regular faculty).

2008 – 2017:               Teaching Assistant, Central Department of English, TU

2008 – 2016:               Lecturer of English, Institute of Advanced Communication, Education and Research (IACER), Pokhara University

2007- 2018:                 Lecturer (Part Time) Kathmandu University School of Education, Hattiban, Lalitpur

2018- 2019:                 Lecturer (Part Time) Nepal Open University, Lalitpur

 

 

Literary Affiliations

 

1.    Former Executive Editor, Rupantaran, a prose publication of Nepal Academy (since June 2015 to the present)

2.    Former Editor, Samakalin Sahitya, a prose publication of Nepal Academy (from April 2015 to April 2019)

3.    Former General Secretary, Jara Foundation, a literary organization (since November 2015)

4.    Advisor, Shailee Theater, Ratopul (since 2013)

5.    Vice-President, Children’s Literature Foundation, Nepal (since 2008)

6.    Life Member, Nepalese Society for Children’s Literature (NESCHIL)

7.    Execute Member, Nepali Kalasahitya Dot Com Pratisthan

8.    Life Member, International Nepali Literary Society (since 2018)

9.    Member of the Board of Trustees, International Nepali Literary Society (since 2021)

10.  Editor at English.Sahityapost.com, an online English literary portal

 

 WRITING and PUBLISHING CAREER

Research Works and Dissertations:

 

i)      Paudyal, Mahesh. "Distortion of Reality in George Bernard Shaw and Marsha Norman: A Comparative Study" Diss. Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University, 2002. 

ii)     Paudyal, Mahesh. "Acculturation of Gender Roles: A Comparative Study of Nepalese and Japanese Fairy Tales." Diss. Institute of Advanced Communication, Education and Research, Pokhara University, 2013.

iii)     Paudyal, Mahesh and Baral, Raj Kumar. (2021). "The politics of Gorkha martial valour: A critical introduction to modern Nepali war poetry." Cogent Arts & Humanities, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2021.1923896

iv)   Paudyal, Mahesh and Baral Baral. (2024). "Misogynist baggage in Nepali fairy tales." Cogent Arts & Humanities, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2023.2300204

v)    Paudyal, M. (2024). "The Golden Hair in Fairy Tales: Metonymy and Shifting Connotations in Cultures and Locations." SCHOLARS: Journal of Arts and Humanities, 6(1), pp. 41–52. https://doi.org/10.3126/sjah.v6i1.62721

vi)   Paudyal, Mahesh (2015). "Sufism: A Potential Reinforcement to Existing Approaches to Conflict Management." Crosscurrents: A Journal of Language, Literature and Literary Theory", 3(1), pp. 141-150. http://doi.org/13140/RG.2.2.29001.31848

vii)  Paudyal, Mahesh (2021). "Anuradha Bhawan: At the Crossroads of Values and Choices". ODEM: Journal of Language and Literature, 12(1), pp. 146-48., https://doi.org/10.3126/jodem.v12i1.38729

viii) Paudyal, Mahesh and Raj Kumar Baral (2025). “Rhetoric of Some Nepali Folklores and Their Changing Modes of Expressions.” BATUK, 1(11), pp. 68-85, https://doi.org/10.3126/batuk.v11i1.74444

 

 School Textbooks

 

i)      Celandine English Reader (JBD Publication)

ii)     Colloquy English Reader (Megha Publication)

iii)    Pragyan’s English Grammar (Prayan Publication)

Literary Books (Creations)

 

i)       Anamik Yatri (A collection of stories): Bhudipuran Prakashan.

ii)      My Share, (Children’s novel) Children’s Literature Foundation, Nepal.

iii)     When the Earth Sleeps, (Children’s novel): Vidyarthi Publication.

iv)     Fish in the Bedroom, (Children’s novel): Vidyarthi Publication.

v)      The Midnight Bell, (Children’s novel): Vidyarthi Publication.

vi)     The Parrot and the Red Rose, (Children’s novel): Vidyarthi Publication.

vii)    Pushkar Lohani: Sijo, Sex and Beyond (Criticism): Nuwakot Literary Foundation.

viii)   Aama Nahuda Ek Saanjh (Collection of one-act plays for children): Ketaketi Media.

ix)     Little Masters (Collection of stories for children): Pragyan Publication.

x)      Sapanako Pool (Collection of stories for children:  Pragyan Publicaiton.

xi)     Little Lovers (Children’s novel): Ketaketi Media.

xii)    Taadi Kinarko Geet (Young adult’s novel) BookArt Publication (now, Page Turner).

xiii)   Tyaspachhi Phulena Godavai (short stories) Aishwarya Publication (now, Shikha Books)

xiv)  Sunya Praharko Saskhi (poems) Sikha Publication

xv)   Aparichit Anuhar (stories) Sikha Publication

xvi)  Notes of Silent Times (poems) published by Brosis publication, New Delhi

xvii) Sunya Prahaka Sakshi (poems in Hindi), published by Gorkha Jyoti Publication, India)

xviii)   Of Walls and Pigeons (English stories) Sikha Books, Kathmandu

xix)  School Chhuteko Din (Stories for children), Heritage Books, Kathmandu

 

 

Translated Works:

 

i)       Silver Cascades (stories): by twenty exponents of Nepali short stories. BookHill Publication.

ii)          Selected Nepali Stories: by twenty five exponents of Nepali short stories. Khemlal-Harikala Lamichhane Foundation, Chitawan.

iii)           BP Koiralako Diary. Sikha Books.

iv)           Selected Stories of Dev Kumari Thapa (Babar Singh Thapa Memorial Trust, Biratnagar)

v)        Adhura Sansmaranharu (A memoir by Sheikh Mujibur Rahaman), published by Nepal Academy

vi)           Bangabandhuko Jail Diary (Jail-memoirs by Sheikh Mujibur Rahaman), published by Nepal Academy

vii)          Pakistani Mahila Lekhan (poems, co-translated), published by Nepal Academy

viii)         Pralayamajha Kedarnath Trashadi, a memoir by Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank, former Minister of Human Resource Development and Education, India, published by Ratna Pushtak Bhandar

ix)           Radha (novel): Krishna Dharabasim published by XLibris, USA

x)            The Dancing Soul of Mount Everest (collection of poems): Nepali Kala Sahitya Dot Com Foundation, as a project under Nepal Academy

xi)           Light of the Himalayas (novel): Dr. Kavita Ram Shrestha, published by XLibris, USA

xii)          Yangsheela, (novel): Dr. Hariraj Bhattarai, published by XLibris, USA

xiii)         Chandramaka Katha, a collection of moon-tales from across the world, published by BN Books

xiv)         My Father’s Face, poems by Chandra Gurung

xv)         Seamless Desires, stories by Geeta Khatri

xvi)        Word Florets, a collection of poems by Padam Bishwakarma

xvii)       Ascent of Pain (plays), Krishna Shah Yatri

xviii)      Letter of a Jailbird (epic) by Gopal Parajuli

xix)        Proposal for a New World (epic) by Gopal Parajuli, published by Amazon.com

xx)         Songs of Death (cycle poems) by Gopal Parajuli, published by Amazon.com

xxi)        Never Say Goodbye (poems): Krishna Prasai

xxii)       Forty Years in the Mountain (memoirs): Lakpa Phuti Sherpa, published by Lhakpa Phuti Sherpa Trust

xxiii)      Selected Poems of Bhabin Limbu

xxiv)     The New Village (Novel): Vijay Raj Acharya

xxv)      The Restless Mind (Elegy) : Shambhu Karki

xxvi)     The Last Page of My Poem : Rajeshwor Karki

xxvii)    Sun Shower (Zen poems): Krishna Prasai

xxviii)   The Eternal Regime of the Sun: (Zen poems): Krishna Prasai

xxix)     Our Ideals (Collection of biographies): Bijayraj Acharya

xxx)      In Love of Soil (by 11 authors)

xxxi)     Interesting Stories for Children (Kartikeya Ghimire’s stories)

xxxii)    A Flower Amidst Thorns (Poems by Maina Bhandari)

xxxiii)   Kokle Kyak ( Picture story; Bijaya Raj Acharya)

xxxiv)   The Spiny Porcupine (Picture Story; Bijay Raj Acharya)

xxxv)    Vanka (Theatrical Version of Anton Chekhov’s story ‘Vanka’, performed by Shailee Theater)

xxxvi)   Pinki and the Butterflies (A collection of story by Jaleshwari Shrestha)

xxxvii)  Diaspora Nepali Poetry (poems, Nepal Academy)

xxxviii) Birthday Present and Other Ghost Stories (Dr. Kirti Swaroop Rawat; digitally published with Amazon.com)

xxxix)   The War is Breaking (Bishwambhar Chanchal’s stories; Mount Rogers, USA)

xl)           He Stopped Bringing Balloons (15 Children’s Stories by Basushree Pandey)

xli)          Taro (Theatrical Version of Puskin’s story ‘The Shot’; performed by Shailee Theater)

xlii)         Baipankhi Mann ((Nepali Version of Chekhov's Play 'The Bear' performed by Shailee Theater)

xliii)        Overcoat (Theatrical Version of Nikolai Gogol's story 'Overcoat' performed by Shailee Theater)

xliv)       Noonko Katha (Theatrical Version of Russian story "The Story of Salt" performed by Shailee Theater

xlv)        Baba Yaga (Theatrical Version of Russian folktale "Baba Yaga" performed by Shailee Theater

xlvi)       Antim Geet (Theatrical Version of Chekhov's play "The Swan Song"  for Shailee Theater

xlvii)      The Smoldered Heart of an Emigrant (Poems by Ram Lama Avinashi)

xlviii)     World Classic stories of several writers including Octavia Paz, Sadat Hassan Manto, Kete Chopin, B. Tavern, O. Henry, Ursula Le. Guin, Donna Smith Yackel, Anton Chekhov, Ben Okri, published in Tanneri, Nagarik, Garima, nepalikalasahitya.com, Saurya Daily etc.

xlix)       More than ten other picture stories of several writers like Kartikeya Ghimire, Bijay Raj Acharya, Bishnu Poudel, Binaya Kasajoo, Ram Babu Subedi, Sushila Deuja etc.\

l)                Many articles on children’s and other contemporary issues in online magazines

li)            Many stories, book reviews, interviews, feature articles, poems and critical literary writings in scraps, published in periodicals including The Kathmandu Post, Nagarik, Annapurna Post, Naya Patrika, Gorkhapatra, Madhuparka, Garima, Manobhav, Mahamandal, Ketaketinews, Bal Bagaicha, etc.

lii)           An Endless Journey (novel) by Bhisma Uprety. Brosis Publication, Delhi.

liii)          Sprouts on the Rock (novel) by DR Rai. Brosis Publication, Delhi.

liv)          Kathmandu Kaleidoscope (poems) by Bhisma Upreti.

lv)           Many isolated works of different writers both from home and abroad


Edited Works

 

·         Chandramaka Katha (collection of moon tales, BN Books)

·         Piriri’s Patriotism (collection of stories): Kartikeya Ghimire

·         The Droplet (Novel): Dr. Kavitaram Shrestha

·         The Forest Goddess (Novel): Dr. Kavitaram Shrestha

·         Internet Child Journalism and ketaketi.org (research): Kartikeya Ghimire

·         The Tale of Master Pumpkin (Collection of Stories): Kartikeya Ghimire

·         The Flying Duster (Collection of Stories): Kartikeya Ghimire

·         Children’s Stories from Nepal: Nepalese Society for Children’s Literature

·         Interesting Stories for Children (Kartikeya Ghimire; Ketaketi Media)

·         Vertex ( Novel) : Ganesh Aagam Dhungana

·         The Himalayan Bard (Selected Nepali Poems, NRNA)

·         Aama (Collection of short stories by Devi Prasad Thapa: Gorkha Jyoti Publication)

·         Baba (Collection of short stories by Devi Prasad Thapa: Gorkha Jyoti Publication)

·         Sasu (Collection of short stories by Devi Prasad Thapa: Gorkha Jyoti Publication)

·         Maiti (Collection of short stories by Devi Prasad Thapa: Gorkha Jyoti Publication)

·         Aha-Chah (Collection of poems by Kamal Thapa Prakash: Gorkha Jyoti Publication)

·         Tinyati (Drama by Kamal Thapa Prakash: Gorkha Jyoti Publication)

·         Harmony (A literary journal of Devkota Lu-Hsun Academy, Kathmandu)

·         Literary Icons of Nepal (Two volumes of biographies by Gopal Parajuli: Ratna Books)

·         The Boy and the Time Pocket (Novel by Himanshu Nibha Kunwar; Ketaketi Media)

·         The Great Poet Siddhicharan (A collection of critical essays; Siddhicharan Foundation)

·         Riverside English Reader (Textbook Series for Schools; Scholars’ Publications)

·         Scholar’s Pre-School Series (15 books for Kindergarten; Scholar’s Publications)

·         Crossroads (Stories: IACER, Pokhara University)

·         Malati Robot (Young Adult's Novel by Mukti Upadhyay Baral: BookArt Nepal)

·         Shaken (Nepal earthquake memoires by Children: NRNA)  

·         Man Prasad Subbaka Pratinidhi Kavita (A collection of poems by Darjeeling-based Nepali poet Man Prasad Subba): BookArt Nepal (now Page Turner)

·         Rajendra Bhandarika Pratinidhi Kavita (A collection of poems by Darjeeling-based Nepali poet Rajendra Bhandari): Page Turner.

·         Distant Sunrays. A collection of stories by Nepali writers in North America. NRNA, North America.

·         Ujyaloka Maliharu, a collection of poems by 11 young Nepali poets, published by Shikha Books

 

Presentations Abroad

 

1.    A paper on “Dramatizing the Local” presented at Dhaka in 2015

2.    Lecture on “Introductions to Nepali Literature” delivered at Renmin University, Beijing in 2015.

3.    A presentation on "Modern Nepali Poetry" in Sylhet, Bangaldesh in 2016

4.    Poetry Recitals in South Korea, 2011

5.    Poetry Recitals in Hong Kong, 2011

6.    Poetry Recitals in Siliguri, Kalimpong, New Delhi and Gangkot of India

7.    A paper on “International Expanse of Nepali Literature” at 4th Chapter Convention of INLS at Tokyo, Japan in January 2020.

8.    Paper on "Mountain and the Sherpa Worldview" at the SAARC Literature Festival held in New Delhi, on March 26 and 27, 2023.

9.    Paper on "Nepali Poetry from India and Nepal: Intersections and Departures" at a seminar organized by Purvottar Hindi Academy, Tezpur, Assam on 4 October 2024.

10. Paper on "Mountain Calling: A Sherpa View of Ascent and Victory" at St. Joseph's College, Darjeeling on 22 Nov, 2024.

11. More than 30 papers presented on different aspects of Nepali literature within Nepal.

 

 


Awards/Prizes

 

  1. Rebita Devi Memorial Gold Medal (Manipur University 2002)
  2. Narendra Mani Aa Di Gold Medal (TU, 2063)
  3. Jamarko Bal Patrakarita Puraskar (Ketaketi Nepal 2066)
  4. Nepal Bidhya Bhusan (President of Nepal, 2067)
  5. Gothale Young Adult’s Literature Manuscript Award, 2072
  6. Bimal Smriti Puraskar, (Poet Bimal Gurung Memorial Library, Dharan, 2018)
  7. Sudish Niraula Memorial Literary Award (Purvanchal Sahitya Parishad, Biratnagar, 2019)
  8. Prasiddha Kandel Memorial Youth Literary Award  (Shrasta Samaj, Nepal, 2019)
  9. Bhanu Literary Honor (Bhanu Pratishthan, Kathmandu, 2019)
  10. Yuva Varsha Moti Puraskar, 2077 (Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of Nepal)
  11. Harsha Bahadur Budha Magar Literary Award
  12. Banita Literary Youth Award
  13. Sahitya Sangam Best Book Award
  14. INLS Padam Bishwakarma Best Story Book Award
  15. Felicitation from Namobuddha Municipality, Kavre
  16. Several prizes for competitions at school and college levels
  17. Honors and felicitations by several literary organizations in Nepal and India

 

Date of Birth:             15 February 1982


 

 

 

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