Niranjan Kunwar

Niranjan Kunwar is an educationist who has taught in primary schools and mentored teachers in Nepal. He has authored, ‘Between Queens and the Cities’, and ‘Mijok’s Trip’ and has also translated Nepali novel ‘Seto Dharti’ to ‘A White Life’.

The changing face of children’s literature in Nepal

From Panchayat-era moralism to donor-driven publishing, and today a rising crop of local initiatives, the shifts in Nepal’s children’s literature reflect the difficult history of the country itself

By Niranjan Kunwar

/ 20 Jan 2026