Flicker of the eternal flame

Pradip Giri's enthusiasm for Marxism turned him into a fringe player in the politics of the Nepali Congress.

In magic realism, a narrator is allowed to blend facts with fiction and give wings to the story to offer a bird's-eye view of grim realities. Had the soul of Pradip Giri—PG hereafter—flown over the premises of an imposing building by the banks of the Bagmati in Sanepa in the fierce midday sun of Sunday, August 21, 2022, the mythical phoenix would have been bemused by the fuss over the physical remains of his former self.