Kathmandu, July 23 -- Madan Puraskar Guthi has announced a shortlist of seven books for Madan Puraskar 2081. One of these books will be selected for the prestigious award. As per a press release from the Guthi, the shortlisted books, chosen from among 299 submissions, are:

'Urmaal' by Chuden Kabimo

'Chhaalbato' by Ramesh Bhusal

'Darjyu Sanlap' by Kumari Lama

'Panchatatwako Palam' by Manprasad Subba

'Bahurupi' by Shreyaj Subedi

'Bhikshu, Byapar Ra Bidroha' by Sudheer Sharma

'Hiunko Geet' by Tirtha Gurung

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