Nepal, April 26 -- 'Kaal Sanga Kusti' depicts the life of Captain Aash Bahadur Gurung, survivor of a fourth-stage prostate cancer, at the age of 83.

Providing more than a conventional biography, we are exposed to how faith, determination, and benevolence can help one overcome a brutal life. This book, which openly discusses an octogenarian's past that shapes his present, is a testament to how he was a warrior not only on the battlefield but also in life.

Born in the early 1940s, Aash is the son of Laal Singh Gurung and Daxmi Gurung. Belonging to the head lineage of Khewang village (now renamed as Okhle), Syangja, Aash was a child with an inquisitive nature and a desire to learn. Despite the lack of schools at the time, he had the opport...