Remembering Balakrishna Sama

There is a dearth of discussion about the heritage of writers, dramatists and painters.

Very eloquent topics of cultural, theatrical and artistic significance emerged in a series of discussions in the last couple of weeks. I participated in some as a teacher and in others as a discussant. Being a theatre person, my attention was naturally drawn by topics related to Nepali theatre and dramatists. My choice was the versatile genius Balakrishna Sama (1902-81), the doyen of modern Nepali drama and theatre. Though I have been writing about his drama and theatre for so many decades, I realise, I have written little about Sama as an artist, art critic and connoisseur. Comprehensive studies or full-length discussions are required to understand these subjects.