Questions that still echo

The Nepali translation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s classic novel revives a story that boldly confronts marriage, morality and women’s agency.

“My father did not leave behind anything except self-belief to protect me from the pity of others. That alone has sufficed me to sustain my life,” says the main character of ‘Shesh Prashna’, Kamal, a blazing force in the harsh Indian society that undermines women. This quote expresses the character’s true nature; it neither relies on relationships nor places others’ expectations above her own.