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Author, Kanchhi || Fiction, 2024 || South Asia: Hachette India || weenapun.com
My conversation with Jaya Bhattacharji Rose for The Times of India’s Bookmark podcast is out! Listen to it on Spotify.
Thank you, Jaya Bhattacharji Rose! It was an honor speaking with you. And a pleasure. open.spotify.com/episode/0KWn...
September 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Another podcast appearance. This time with Alfa of "How'd you create that?" Have fun!
Bringing my grandmother's village to fiction ft. Weena Pun
YouTube video by How'd You Create That?
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May 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Of course, my first podcast appearance (to be broadcast at least) has to be with @Himalistan! Thank you, @shwetha19S! Enjoy!

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Weena Pun on the invisibility of women in Nepal’s society and literature: Southasia Review of Books podcast #15
Welcome to the Southasia Review of Books Podcast from Himal Southasian, where we speak to celebrated authors and emerging literary voices from across Southasia.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
यो पनि पढौँ है: 'कान्छी' र कान्छीका लेखकबारे नागरिकमा एउटा लेख । धन्यबाद, अच्युत कोइराला जीलाई । @achyutkoirala

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दस वर्षमा यसरी जन्मिन् कान्छी
नेपालीको कथा नेपालीले नै विदेशी भाषामा लेख्ने हुटहुटीले हाल अमेरिकाको मेरिल्यान्डस्थित बाल्टिमोरमा स्थायी बसोबास गरिरहेकी वीणालाई अहिले साहित्यकार बनाएको छ। अंग्रेजी भाषामा लेखिएको उनको उपन्यास ‘कान्छी’ अहिले अमेरिकी प्रकाशन संस्था ह्याचेटले प्रकाशन गरेको छ।
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February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
"The book shatters the widespread imagery of mountainous village life being idyllic, laying bare desires, dreams, subversions, disobedience, and the extraordinary." Review of 'Kanchhi' in the Telegraph India

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The long wait
The book shatters the widespread imagery of mountainous village life being idyllic, laying bare desires, dreams, subversions, disobedience, and the extraordinary
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February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
"Kanchhi opens a fictional window to rural Nepal, and the view is as breathtaking as it is chastening." Review of Kanchhi in @frontline_india. Enjoy!

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Book Review| Weena Pun’s ‘Kancchi’: A Captivating Tale of a Mother’s Search for her Missing Daughter in Nepal
In 1995, sixteen-year-old Kanchhi vanishes while traveling to her aunt’s house, leaving her mother Maiju trapped in an endless cycle of waiting and wondering in their remote Nepalese village of Torikhola.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Here is an excerpt from Kanchhi. Happy reading!

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February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Me talking about what I hope readers take away from Kanchhi and about a poem that has been a source of inspiration. Enjoy!

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February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Thank you, @inkthink for this lovely review of Kanchhi!

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February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Absolutely thrilled that my novel, Kanchhi, will be available in South Asia from 20 September! Thank you, @abhivyakti14, @HachetteIndia, @kan_writersside, @amish973, @manjushreethapa, @narayanwagle, @buddhisagar, and Pia Alizé Hazarika. More details at

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February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
So happy to see Kanchhi included in this list from The Platform.Image pulled from

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February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Here we go. Thanks @kan_writersside and @amish973 for making this happen! Stay tuned.
February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone have the song, "janna ma ta lahur bharti malaya chhaunima" or the link to it? @rdewan @saatdobato @makaikhole @belakoboli
February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Madhesis and janajatis are naturalized citizens? What? @rdewan @prashantktm @manjushreethapa @SapanaPM @MohnaAnsari

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Nepal Ambassador: ‘Our Constitution better than (India’s)’
The Indian Express reported Wednesday that India has conveyed to Nepal’s leadership the seven amendments it wants in their Constitution to ensure it is acceptable to the Madhesis and Janjatis.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Gotta keep shaking the core of illiberal shit. My first piece for the Record. @rdewan @saatdobato @recordnepal

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Home - The Record
We are an independent digital publication based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
My review on Kesang Tseten’s new documentary, which explores two enigmas—caste and Dor Bahadur Bista.@rdewan

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February 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
On yesterday's march for citizenship rights @rdewan

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February 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
On today's protest against the discriminatory provision on citizenship @drshn_ @rdewan @ChaukathNepal

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February 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The Telugu translation of Nayan Pandey's short story Candy by Kolluri Soma Sankar:@NAYANRAJPANDEY @manjushreethapa

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February 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Hami Nepali ketaharu, salaiko kati jasto, thakkar khayo ki jalyo: a migrant worker.
February 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Self-employment Fund not in easy access of target—poor, unemployed:

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February 6, 2025 at 4:49 AM