२१औँ शताब्दीमा मानवजातिको विकास साँच्चै प्रशंसनीय छ । यसको प्रमुख कारक भनेकाे विज्ञान हो । विज्ञानले आधुनिक सभ्यताको विकास गर्न मद्दत गरेको छ । विज्ञान भनेको भौतिक विषयको तत्त्व , सिद्धान्त आदिको प्रयोगात्मक विवेचना गरिएको शास्त्र हो। विज्ञानले नै मानिसलाई ढुङ्गेयुगबाट आधुनिक युगमा ल्याउन सफल भएकाे छ ।

विज्ञान मानवजीवनकाे सबैभन्दा महत्त्वपूर्ण उपलब्धी हो । विज्ञानले मानिसलाई भाैतिक खुसी र सुख दिएकाे छ । विज्ञानकै कारण मानिसले असम्भव र अकल्पनीय कुरालाई पनि सम्भव बनाएकाे छ । विज्ञानका नयाँ नयाँ आविष्कारले हामी घरको एउटा सानाे कोठामा बसेर विश्वलाई नियालिरहेका छाैँ । विभिन्न प्राणघातक रोगहरूको उपचार र औषधी पत्ता लगाएका छन् । वर्तमान समयमा विश्वमा आतङ्क मच्चाइरहेकाे काेराेना भाइरसकाे खाेपकाे विकाश पनि विज्ञानकै कारण सम्भव भएकाे हाे । पृथ्वीभन्दा बाहिर अन्तरिक्षमासमेत दिनप्रतिदिन नयाँ नयाँ अनुसन्धान भइरहेका छन् । 
कुनै पनि कुराको सदुपयोग वा दुरूपयोग मानिसले नै गर्न सक्छ । केही मानिसले विज्ञानको सदुपयोग मात्र होइन दुरूपयोग पनि गरिरहेका छन् । विज्ञानको आविष्कार भनेको विकासको लागि हो , विनाशका लागि होइन ।  विभिन्न शस्त्रअस्त्रले विश्वलाई  ध्वस्त बनाउने ,  विश्वलाई  तर्साउने र आतङ्कित बनाउने काम पनि कतिपय देशहरूले गरिरहेका छन् । जुन कुनै पनि मानव र देशको हितमा छैन ।  
 

Once there was a girl named Rina. She was an independent woman. She had her own office where many people used to work there. But among them there was an office boy called Raj. He had a really bad situation in his home so he had to leave his study and work instead. He wanted to study but he could not. So for the sake of earning he used to work as an office helper boy. Rina was really rude to him. She never treated him well and always took him only as a helper boy. After working nearly for 1 year he had saved some money and his situation was getting better so he had decided to study again. One day while he was using the computer at his office, Rina arrived  and when she saw Raj using the office computer she rudely asked him why he was using it and began demeaning him. He explained to her that he wanted to study and he was checking the online forms of the exam. After hearing that she yelled at him and said that he was just an office helper boy and he did not need to study, he just needed to focus on the office’s work. After hearing that he was sad but still he wanted to study. The same day he went to shops and bought many course books. During the day he used to work in the office and at night he used to study. After a month one day he asked Rina, money for admission but she did not give him the money but instead scolded him. He was very upset but luckily, his savings were enough. After a month it was result day, Rina got a call from Raj saying that he did not get any admission in any of the universities. Rina was very sad to hear it. Then Raj entered with the box of sweets and Rina was rude and asked him why he had the box of sweets with him. He replied that he had gotten the admission in one of the universities of Delhi and he was there to give her sweets. Rina was really surprised and she asked how he managed to study. Raj said he worked during the day and studied at night. Rina was ashamed of her behaviour because she never treated him properly. At last she apologized and also said that she was proud of him. After hearing that, Raj was very happy.  

सङ्गीत मानव जीवनको अभिन्न कला र साथी हो । गाउने, बजाउने र नाचको सङ्गमलाई सङ्गीत भनिन्छ । मानिसको आवाज वा विशेष उपकरणहरू, जस्तै :- सितार, गितार  वा भायोलिन ड्रम आदिबाट धुन निकाल्ने एक कलालाई नै  सङ्गीत मानिएकाे छ। यसकाे उत्पत्ति सामवेदबाट भएको पाइन्छ । सङ्गीत सबै जीवित प्राणीहरूका लागि ईश्वरको महत्त्वपूर्ण वरदानहरूमध्ये एक हो । 
 
सङ्गीत यस्ताे कला हो जसमा हामी आफ्ना भावनाहरू सुर र ताल मार्फत व्यक्त गर्छौं। सङ्गीत, मूर्तिकला, चित्रकला, वास्तुकला जस्ता प्रत्येक कलाले मानवीय भावनाहरू व्यक्त गर्दछन् । प्रत्येककाे माध्यम फरक फरक हुन्छ । यदि हामी रङ, पेन्सिल, कागज, आदि मार्फत भावनाहरू व्यक्त गर्छौं भने चित्रकला सिर्जना हुन्छ । त्यस्तै यदि हामी स्वर ताल मार्फत आफ्ना भावनाहरू व्यक्त गर्छाैँ  भने, सङ्गीत सिर्जना हुन्छ । 

सङ्गीतका विभिन्न भेदहरू छन्ः शास्त्रीय सङ्गीत, पप सङ्गीत, रक सङ्गीत, लाेक सङ्गीत, आधुनिक सङ्गीत आदि । सङ्गीतले हामीलाई दैनिक जीवनको चिन्ता र तनावबाट मुक्त हुन मद्दत गर्दछ । सङ्गीत दु:खलाई निको पार्ने एक उत्तम तरिका हो। यसले मानिसकाे मनलाई आराम र शान्ति प्रदान गर्छ । ससाना बालबालिका सङ्गीत नबुझे पनि सानैदेखि  सङ्गीतमा रमाउँछन् । यसैले बालबालिकादेखि वृद्धवृद्धासम्म सबैकाे प्रिय सङ्गीत नसुन्ने र मन नपराउने मानिस  कमै हाेलान् ।
 

Once there was a small village named Rumagau. There lived two good friends Ram and Sam. Ram was the son of a landlord and Sam was the son of a poor worker who used to work in the landlord's field. Sam was of lower caste so the people of upper caste did not behave properly with their family. 
But Ram and Sam were good friends, and Ram's parents did not like that their son was making a lower caste kid as his friend, Mayadas the landlord and his wife Yamini always used to scold Ram for being with Sam. But at that time Ram did not care much and he continued to talk with Sam. Ram used to go to school whereas Sam's parents couldn't afford money for his study. So Sam couldn't go to school. He always wanted to study and become a doctor but his poor father could not fulfill that wish. One day Ram asked Sam to join the school and Sam shared all his problems with him. Ram said that he would convince his father to give him money so that he could study. So the next day Sam went to the landlord's home with his father as said by Ram, his father gave some money to Sam’s father but also asked him to work extra so that he could return all this money with proper interest. So that day his father took him to school for his admission. He got admission in the same school and class of Ram. And from the next day they both went to school together, played together. Ram and Sam both studied in the same class. Sam studied very hard day by day he remembered his dreams and he studied really hard and became very talented. He always used to come first in his class whereas Ram used to become second. By seeing that, Mayadas and his wife were very jealous. When Ram returned home they scolded him they said that Sam is not a good person he now has become more talented than you. But this thing never mattered. 
Time passed by and they both gave SEE. And Sam scored the highest marks. Whereas Ram also did good but not as good as Sam. After the result, Ram’s parents became more angry and disappointed. They had decided to send Ram to Kathmandu for his higher studies. He went to meet Sam. He said that he would always remember him, and he shouldn't stop studying, he should become a doctor. Ater saying this Ram left. Same that day the headmaster of the school came to discuss Sam's further studies but with a heavy heart Sam said that he would not be able to study now he will have to help his father in work. By hearing that, the principal tried to convince him and his parents that a talented student like him should study hard and become a successful person, not a worker or a farmer. After that the principal said that Sam will go to City named Kathmandu for higher studies and I will manage that all. Sam was really happy but scared of leaving the family too. But after 1 week he went to kathmandu. He lived in a hostel. He did all his work by himself. He studied really hard, and Sam was also in search of his old friend Ram. After many years somehow they met and Ram was an officer and Sam became a doctor. Ram was really happy to see his friend being a doctor. They used to meet from time to time.  
But one day when Sam went to hospital  and saw Myadas there he bowed to him. He asked him if everything was fine. Then mayadas explained that Yamini was ill and urgently needed blood A positive but no one had that blood group and Yamini’s health was getting worse. Just then Sam said that his blood group is positive. And as soon as possible he managed to give blood to her. Seeing Sam helping his wife he felt very sad and guilty about his deeds to him and how he used to discriminate against him. And his wife was conscious she asked who gave her blood and after knowing the name she cried a lot remembering how she used to behave with Sam. She also apologized to him but Sam said smiling that you should know that no one is different because of their caste or gender, everyone is equal and should be treated equally. 
Yes everyone's blood’s color is red so how can someone be different from another? After hearing that they both were very ashamed and thankful too.
 

Once upon a time in the country of Nepal, there was a city named Kathmandu. There lived a girl named Sophia. She was a hardworking and kind girl. She tried to help everyone. She was good at dancing, She was born in a poor family and her father passed away in an accident when she was just 5 years old.

Sophia tried to help her mother as much as she could. One day she decided to earn money by dancing in front of a crowd and giving it to her mother. So the next day she went to a place where a lot of people walked and danced in front of them and she started earning money little by little. She was very good at dancing. From dancing, she got enough money to feed herself and her mother for the next month. She was happy and rushed home. On the way home, her money was stolen by some people. After that, she was sad and went to the police station for help. No one helped her and teased her but an officer agreed to help her and Sophia and that officer investigated and found the thief. Sophia explained her problem and how she wanted to help her mother by earning money by performing. The officer was inspired by her and wanted to be just like her. He wanted to help everyone in need and become a kind and honest person. The officer punished the thief and returned Sophia the stolen money.

With the money in hand, she returned home with a smile on her face and gave the money to her mother. Her mother was impressed and proud of her daughter and then she worked even harder and became a popular dancer around Nepal.
 

बगेको खोलालाई राेक्न सकिएन 
भ्रष्टाचारलाई पनि अब छेक्न सकिएन
राेजगारी नपाएर विदेशिने युवा
उतै बसे आएनन् ती सम्झी सम्झी रुँदा

मिहिनेत गरे देशकाे विकाश हुन्छ
सुन चाँदी हिरा यही फल्छ
गरिबकाे जीवन गरिबीमै बित्छ
धनीकाे सुखसयलमै बित्छ 

राेएकी छन् नेपाल आमा 
राेएका छन् नेपाली जनता
देश विकाश गराैँ सबै मिली 
नजा‌औँ है कतै अन्त 

नेपाल आमा आँशु नबगाऊ है अब
बुझाैँ पीडा सबैले आँशु झार्न नदिऔँ अब
मिली बसाैँ स्वदेशमा गराैँ देशकाे सेवा
देश हामी सबैकाे हाे हाेइन कसैकाे पेवा
 

परम्परा भनेको व्यवहार गर्ने वा व्यापक रूपमा स्वीकार्य तरिका हो ।  विश्वभर विभिन्न परम्परा र रीतिथितिहरू छन्; केही राम्रा छन् भने केही नराम्रा छन् । वर्तमान  समयमा पनि केही नराम्रा प्रथाहरूले हाम्राे समाजमा समस्या निम्त्याइरहेका छन् । ती मध्ये एक दाइजो वा दहेज लेनदेन पनि हो।
विवाह समारोहमा दुलहीको परिवारबाट दुलाहा वा उसको परिवारलाई दिइने सम्पत्तिलाई दाइजो भनिन्छ । यो प्रथा परम्परादेखि चलिआएको प्रथा हो । अहिले दाइजाेलाई मानिसले  आफ्नो प्रतिष्ठा र प्रतिस्पर्धाको रूपमा हेर्छन् । दुलाहा पट्टिका मानिसहरू आफूले मागे जति दाइजाे नपाएसम्म विवाह स्वीकार गर्दैनन् । यो प्रथा वर्तमान समयमा धेरै जसाे तराई र अन्य ठाउँमा पनि प्रचलित छ । समाजमा रहेका गरिब परिवार जसले दाइजाे दिन सक्दैनन् । उनीहरूलाई तिरस्कार गरिन्छ । 
विवाहपछि पनि केटा पट्टिका मानिसहरूले केटी पट्टिका मानिसहरूलाई  दाइजाे माग्ने, आफूले मागे जति नपाए ज्यान मार्ने धम्की दिने,  हेला गर्ने, विभिन्न शारीरिक र मानसिक यातना दिन्छन् । दाइजाे प्रथा एउटा गम्भीर सामाजिक समस्या हो । दाइजाे प्रथा गरिब परिवारका मानिसका लागि अभिशाप हाे । यसै कारणले पनि कतिपय मानिसहरूले छोरी जन्मनासाथ दाइजाे सम्झेर मार्ने गरेका घटना नाैला छैनन् । 
दाइजाे प्रथाले हाम्राे समाजमा हिंसा बढ्दै गएकाे छ । मानिसमा चेतनाकाे कमी हुनु,  शिक्षा प्राप्त गर्न नसक्नु, सानै उमेरमा विवाह गरिदिनु, यसका समस्या हुन् । दाइजाे प्रथा समस्या मात्र नभएर याे एक किसिमकाे राेग हाे । यस्ताे राेगकाे  उपचार  समयमै नगरे यसले सबैलाई सखाप पार्छ । त्यसैले दाइजाे माग्ने वा लिनेलाई समाजबाटै बहिष्कार गरी कानुनअनुसार कारवाही गर्नुपर्छ ।
 

Once there was a man named James and he liked to play games and he was helpful to everyone as well. One day he was going to shop to buy bread, cakes etc and a man was asking him for food and that person was hungry for many days. James gives him food that he buys to eat at home. If he sees any needy people he uses to give money to them. He used to play many games but his favourite is football. His aim is to become a football player and he was quite good at playing football. He used to play tournaments and win money. He liked football very much and he played for many years and he went to join the national team but they didn’t take him but he did not give up. He improved playing and he again went next year and that time he took him for the national team. He was very happy to play for the national team. He improved his playing skills as well. He played for many years and he was retrained and he can not play football anymore in the national team. He used to teach children to play football. And he started small shops and he used to handle shops as well as teach children to play football in the evening. He earns a lot of money from that shop and He buy a big building with his friends. And they give that building in rent. They earn money from that building as well from the money people take flat at that building and they used to give money monthly.And there was a girl they both loved for many years and they decided to marry and they talked with their parents and they decided to marry each other. They start decorating their house for their marriage and they finally marry and have a happy life.
 

कोरोना भन्ने रोगै नराम्रो सबैलाई दु:ख दिने
लागेपछि निको हुनै गाराे  मृत्युको मुखमा पुराइदिने,
ठुलासाना रोगी निरोगी कसैलाई नछोड्ने
यस्तो भाइरस फैलिदा पनि मान्छे सचेत हुन नखाेज्ने।

पैसावाल, धनीमानीलाई अस्पतालमा बेड जत्ति  पाइने
तर के गर्नु गरिबको जिन्दगी त जिन्दगी नै नहुने,
साधारण उपचारले बाँच्ने मानिसलाई पनि
तपाइको मान्छे मर्‍यो भन्दै पाखा लगाइदिने ।

विश्वभर कोरोनाको महामारी फैलिँदा 
बिरामीले अक्सिजन र बेड नपाउँदा ,
रोग लागेर  कैयौँ मान्छे मरिसक्दा पनि
कैले आउने हाेला हामी जनताकाे मति ।

रोग लागेपछि  पछुताउनुभन्दा
कुराे बुझाैँ घरबाहिर ननिस्काैँ है जनता
बचाैँ राेगबाट बचाउँ है अरूलाई
मास्क स्यानिटाइजर सबैलाई
लगाउन गर्छु मैले अनुराेध ।
 

A girl named Sophie lived with her mother Riya, sister Kriti and dad Gopal. Sophie was 6 years old and her sister Kriti was 1 year old. Riya was a housewife and Gopal used to work in a construction company. 

Gopal used to spend his whole day in his job while used to do the household works and look after the children. Sophie was very good at studies. She used to perform very well in her academics. Their life was going normally when Gopal started drinking and got addicted to it. Riya did not like that Gopal used to come home drunk everyday. The only income source in the house was from Gopal's job but he started spending it on alcohol and it became very difficult for them to run the household and pay for Sophie's school fees. Riya tried to talk with Gopal about this. Gopal acted like he understood but he did not stop drinking. One day , Gopal came home very drunk and started shouting at his children. Riya told him to stop shouting. But, Gopal came to her and started beating her. Riya cried for help but no one was there to help her. Sophie was crying in her room beside her little sister. Gopal went to the room and slept. Riya slept in Sophie's room that day. Riya planned to live separately with her children. The next morning, Riya ran away with her children and some money to her mother's house before Gopal woke up. Her mother helped her out a lot. Gopal tried to contact her but Riya did not talk with him. Gopal still did not realize his mistakes and got addicted to drinking more and more. Riya started working in a hotel as a waitress. She worked very hard to educate her children. One day a film director came to the hotel and Riya served him food. The director was impressed by her voice and service. He asked her if she wanted to work in the film industry. Riya agreed and made her debut as a supporting role. Slowly, she started to get bigger roles as she was very good at acting. Her movies became famous and her fame grew very fast. She won many awards. Riya became rich and famous. Sophie and Kriti grew up and followed their mother's profession. They became a happy family .

Gopal started regretting his acts and started to control his addiction. He joined a rehabilitation center and worked on controlling his addiction.
 

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‘चम्पा’ उपन्यास महाकवि लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटाद्वारा लिखित एक मात्र उपन्यास हो। देवकोटाका नेपाली साहित्यमा महाकाव्य, खण्डकाव्य, कविता, निबन्ध तथा एक उपन्यासलगायत थुप्रै रचनाहरू प्रकाशित छन् । लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकाेटा ‘चम्पा’ उपन्यास उनका अरू कृतिभन्दा भिन्न र सामाजिक विषयमा आधारित भएर रचिएको कृति हो । सामाजिक नाम दिएर लेखिएको यो कृतिमा तत्कालीन समयकाे विकृति एउटी नारीमा हुने अत्याचार, आफ्ना घरका मानिसले गर्ने हेला र  नारीले चुपचाप सहनु पर्ने कुराहरू  चित्रण गरिएको छ । यो उपन्यास वि.सं. २००४ सालतिर रचना गरिएकाे  थियो भने त्यसकाे  २० वर्षपछि वि.सं.२०२४ सालमा प्रकाशित  प्रकाशित भएको जानकारी पाइन्छ । पुस्तकको शीर्षक  'चम्पा' यस उपन्यासको मुख्य पात्र चम्पाको नामबाट राखिएकाे छ । 
कथावस्तु:
चम्पा एउटी १२ वर्षकी चञ्चल  चलचित्र हेर्न मन पराउने, अभिनेत्री बन्ने सपना बाेकेकी केटी हुन्छे । चम्पाको बिहे त्यतिबेलाकाे  समाज र संस्कृतिअनुसार १२ वर्षकै उमेरमा  रामकान्तसँग हुन्छ  । जसकाे शरीर विकृत हुन्छ तर अध्ययन र साहित्यमा रुचि भएको हुन्छ । चम्पा र रामकान्तको उमेर अन्तर धेरै हुन्छ । रामकान्तकाे कमजाेर  शरीरका कारण उनीहरूबिच कुनै शारीरिकक सम्बन्ध  हुँदैन । विवाह भएकाे केही समयपछि  रामकान्त क्षयराेगकाे शिकार  हुन्छ र आफू बाँच्ने सम्भावना थोरै भएका कारणले उसले चम्पालाई आफूबाट टाढा रहन आग्रह गर्छ । आफू घर छाेडी अन्यत्रै जान्छ । तर ऊ जीवित  घर फर्किन्छ र चम्पालाई एउटी सानी केटीबाट नवयाैवना परिपक्व युवती बन्दै गएको देख्छ । उसले देख्छ कि उसकी श्रीमतीमा सौन्दर्यबाहेक अरू केही छैन। त्यसपछि वासनालाई आफ्नो नियन्त्रणमा राख्न सक्दैन । क्षयरोगका कारण शारीरिक सम्बन्ध पनि हुँदैन ।  त्यसैले  उसले आफ्नी पत्नीलाई एउटा चिठी लेखेर घर छोडेर जान्छ । एउटा श्रीमान्ले आफ्नी श्रीमतीलाई  छोडेर गएको समाजमा पनि राम्रो मानिएन । यस्तो कुराको बारेमा धेरै कुरा थाहा नभएकी चम्पालाई उसकी सासुले नानाथरीको चम्पालाई घाेचपेच गर्ने खालका कुरा सुनाइरहन्थिन् । जुन कुराले चम्पा धेरै चिन्तित हुन्थिन् । सकेसम्म प्रतिकार गर्थिन् । जेठानीहरूलेसमेत उनलाई घाेचपेच गर्थे । यसैकारणले उनलाई त्यस घरमा बस्ने मन मर्दै गएकाे थियाे । उपन्यासको अन्त्यमा  चम्पालाई नयाँ जीवन सुरु गर्ने चाहना हुन्छ । अन्यमा हिम्मत जु्टाएर घर छोडेर जान्छे । यसरी कथाको अन्त्य हुन्छ । 
पुस्तक सिफारिस: 
मलाई यो पुस्तक निकै मन पर्याे ।  म यो पुस्तक सबैलाई सिफारिस गर्न चाहन्छु। पुस्तकमा लेखक लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटाले केही तत्सम शब्दकाे प्रयोग गरेका छन् । जुन सामान्य पाठकहरूका लागि बुझ्न गारो लाग्न सक्छ । कतिपय समास भएका शब्दले उपन्यासलाई केही कठिन बनाए जस्ताे पनि लाग्छ । समग्रमा उपन्यासमा बाेधगम्य नै छ । यस उपन्यासमा तत्कालीन नेपाली समाजमा नारी घर परिवारबाट कसरी अपहेलित हुन्थे भन्ने कुरा देखाउन खाेजिएकाे छ । पुरूष प्रधान नेपाली समाजले नारीलाई कसरी उपेक्षित गर्थ्याे  भन्ने कुरा पनि देखाउन खाेजिएकाे छ । सामाजिक परिवेशका विकृति र त्यसमा नारीले भोग्नुपरेको विवशतालाई देखाउन सक्षम यो कृति एकपटक सबैलाई पढ्न अनुराेध गर्दछु । 
 

2000 years ago during the Greek empire. There was a man named Julius. He was a 25 year old young guy. He lived in the village near the border of the great Greek empire. The village was controlled by a small unit of hoplites army. The people of the village were disrespected and discriminated against by the army. The head of the army was holaunel. He was a very strict and disrespectful person. He was sort of king of the village. The villagers had to prepare enticing and delicious food for him everyday. No villagers were permitted to leave the village. They used to beat the villagers using a whip rope. It was like a living hell. Julius was one of the villagers. He worked everyday for them. If he refused to work then they would beat him till he was almost near death.
One day Julius had enough of it. He started to form an opposition group. He gathered 46 members. Among them 31 were young people and 15 were old. After that they started to collect weapons. For that they used to steal weapons from the army quietly. They gathered 21 swords and 25 spears. They planned to attack the army in the upcoming festival which was in 3 days. In that festival soldiers used to get drunk and they wanted to take advantage of it. They wanted to secretly kill the soldiers. After 3 days the festival started. The soldiers were drunk. Julius and the people started to kill the soldiers. They started to kill the soldiers from lower ranks. After the lower ranked soldiers were killed they started to attack all the soldiers. In the fight Julius was heavily injured. He died due to heavy bleeding. Even though he died the people successfully won the battle. 16 people were killed including Julius. Julius and 15 others' sacrifice did not go to waste. After that time Julius was known as a martyr of the village and a statue of him was made. The villagers were thankful to Julius and the others.