Kathmandu, Feb. 13 -- Author Keshav Dahal is known for his critical writings on politics, governance, democracy, and party dynamics. He has published three books, 'Nepali Rajniti ko Punarghathan' (2017), 'Madhavi O Madhavi' (2022) and 'Mokshabhoomi' (2020), a novel that won the Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar and was shortlisted for the Madan Puraskar in 2021.

Dahal is currently working on a new novel set during the transition from the Kirat to the Lichchhavi period in Nepal.

In this conversation with the Post's Sanskriti Pokharel, Dahal reveals how books shape his writing and how he balances critique with imaginative storytelling.

What are you currently reading, and has it influenced your writing and thinking?

The books I select often re...