Greta Rana's loud solitude

I want to briefly discuss the uniqueness of the journey of this quiet poet, fiction writer and theatre director.

The spirit of the fictional and poetic oeuvre of the English Nepali writer Greta Rana was evoked the other day in Patan. I, too, had gone there to present my ideas at the session chaired by Bandana Rana. Greta had phoned me about it when I was interacting with the talented and creative students of Prativa educational institute at Nadipur Pokhara. That being my first exit from Nepal Mandala after two years of the pandemic, I was enjoying opening my mind only to inspiring moments. Greta Rana's invitation to speak at a review session on her fiction Hidden Women: The Ruling Women of the Rana Dynasty (2012, 2022) and her poetry book Castleford to Kathmandu (2021) at a location in Jawalakhel would definitely be one such inspiring occasion for me. But I suddenly realised that it would not be an unfamiliar event because I have spoken about her fiction and poetry on several previous occasions.