Kathmandu, Oct. 18 -- Writer Subin Bhattarai's new story collection, 'Chameliko Phool Baijani Rumal', has been released. The book was launched at the Nepal Academy Dabali on Friday by the author and one of his readers, Rashmila Thapa, who had travelled from Chitwan specifically to attend the event.

At the event, writer Bhattarai said, "Even though the title highlights purple, the stories contain every shade. Each story has splashes of different colours, and every character appears in their distinct hue."

He was the only speaker at the event and said that these stories resulted from his ambition for cinema. "My fascination with films began in childhood, and as I grew older, that love matured with me. The viewer within me began to dream o...