A village fading into silence

In ‘Torkin’, the rhythms of a Mustang village reveal the beauty and fragility of life in the Himalayas.

Being in the lap of the Himalayas is a subject of immense pride for us Nepali people. But the reality of surviving in the landscape rarely reaches those living far from it. Kshitiz Samarpan, with his witty and observant writing, brings the story of Charang, a village in Upper Mustang, in his debut novel ‘Torkin’.