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Kathmandu:  A new novel, Makhal, which focuses on the culture and political awakening of the marginalized Meche community, was launched in the Capital recently.

The book, written by Tejprakash Shrestha and published by Parichaya Publications, covers the Makhal, i.e., the system of electing the head of the community, which the Meche community maintains for self-rule, and the political awakening that occurred in the Meche community in the early 40s.

Speaking on behalf of the Meche community at the book launch ceremony, Roshni Meche, Joint Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Personal Secretariat, said that the book, prepared after researching the cultural aspects of her community, has become a research work in itself.

She said that the novel has become an interesting book for those who want to understand how the Makhal system worked in the Meche community.

The author of the book, Tejprakash Shrestha, said that he spent more than 3 months with the Meche community in the year 2064 and prepared a Makhal novel based on creative writing and conversations with the leaders of that community.

Similarly, Critic Thakur Sharma claimed that the novel, which was prepared simply and easily, has succeeded in becoming the latest cultural novel by keeping the cultural aspects of the Meche caste including the words of the community’s language.

Bhaskar Gyawali, the chief executive of Parichaya Publications, said that he published this novel to establish the culture of the marginalized Meche community in the mainstream of Nepali literature.