Rup Narayan Sinha (b. 1907-d.1955), eminent Nepali novelist, short story writer and lawyer received his B.A. and B.L. degrees from Calcutta University. Although he has to his credit just one novel, a collection of short stories and an unfinished novel, he is ranked as one of the leading litterateurs of Nepal. Completely modern in form and content, his writings have made a deep impact on the younger generation of writers. His prose is elegant and it preaches without being didactic.

Suryakala Thapa (b. 1933) the author of this monograph has depicted Rup Narayan's character as a man of the world, having some human failings, but more virtues than vices. Through painstaking research she helps us understand Rup as a man and as a writer. Ms. Thapa has been teaching for more than thirty three years and is currently Principal, SRBT College, Darjeeling. She has been editing Diyalo, a monthly Nepali magazine and also has a few publications to her credit.

If literature is a term that cannot be applied to writings or poems that reel off tales that are false then we can safely say that Rup Narayan Sinha was literature in the truest sense. Whatever little he has written, has emerged not from his egoistic fancies but from the truth and reality of life.

I have ventured to assess the correctness of calling Rup Sinha as a Maker of Nepali Literature, by contacting several of his contemporaries. This work was started as far back as 1980 with full optimism and hope but the spark of enthusiasm was temporarily extinguished due to some misconceptions that I developed from some letters turning their back to my attempt, some crude remarks by well-known writers seeking remuneration for supplying information and also due to some of my other engagements. Thus, at first I could not complete this work within the stipulated time.

However it is refreshing to note that I received another request from the Akademi to send the manuscript, and some of the finest Nepali writers inculding, our renowned Nepali historian Shri Surya Bikram Gewali, and many co-operative gentlemen of Nepali, Bengali, Bhutia and Lepcha community replied not only to my letters and questionnaires but encouraged me to bring out the book by giving their authentic and valuable opinion regarding Rup Sinha.

This work would not have become possible if such good people including the wives and relatives of Rup Sinha, would not have taken their interest in this subject matter.

I express my sincere gratitude to all these persons, including Miss Clara Coutinho, who have helped me in my effort to present this work on Rup Sinha to the interested readers.

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