Senior journalist Bhairav Risal
unveiled the book amidst a ceremony on Saturday.
Mainali has inscribed the story
of Jhapa revolt, family and struggles in his life.
“This is neither the memoirs of
my life nor it’s the chronology of Jhapa revolt. It has the background of the
revolt and later developments, struggles in my political and family life, but I
have remembered only the major events, trends and characters, so details might
me missing in many occasions,” he said.
He said that he jotted down what
he saw and never intended to hurt anyone.
Mainali was one of the leaders of
the Jhapa revolt, 1971-72, which is considered as the first attempt of people’s
war in the country.
He was jailed for 14 years
during the Panchayat regime and played a crucial role in the people’s movement
in 1990.
But, he was appointed as the
minister during king Gyanendra’s direct rule which drew lots of criticism.
Later one he joined CPN-Maoist
and recently connected with the CPN-UML.
The book is edited by
journalists duo Madhav Basnet and Man Bahadur Basnet.
Professors Dr. Surendra KC and
Krishna Pokharel presented their critics on the book.
“Jhapa revolt was wrong but the
book has missed to do justice with this fact,” said Prof. Pokharel.
The book is published is Alchemy
Publication and priced at Rs. 500.
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