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  Soft Storm   [Abhi Subedi : The Poet] [Poet's Profile: Abhi Subedi is a Nepali poet, playwright, columnist, translator and critic, who writes in Nepali and English. He towers high in the field of literature in Nepal. Mr. Subedi started as as a teacher of English at Tribhuvan University, and after returning from Europe taught Stylistic there. He taught for forty years at the central department of English, and headed the department for more than a decade.  His poetry collections like Manas (1974), Chasing Dreams : Kathmandu Odyssey (1996), and Shabdara Chot (1997) are extremely popular.  This present poem is the poet's deep reflections on the present scenario of Nepalese society.  With a touch of compassion the poet contemplates over the absurdities of tumultuous times. ] 1. An Overview of the Poem / (Short Summary): This poem is an expression of the speaker's feelings at the modern heartless, faceless society, where helpless, poor, downtrodden (oppressed ...

  The Grief (or  Misery) [Anton Chekhov : The Writer] Short Summary : The story Misery is written by Anton Chekhov, a very famous Russian story writer. This story is also known popularly as The Grief.  Some people also call it 'To Whom Shall I Tell My Grief'. It is all about people's insensitivity of towards others pain and anguish. The greatest distress (pain) for any old person is the death of his/ her young son. The same grief fell upon the luck of poor Iona, the central character of this story.  Iona was an old, weak cab driver. His young son Barin had passed away from the world, leaving him all alone . The death of his son had left his heart torn into pieces.  It is a common psychology that every human being wants to share his/ her grief with others. This sharing lightens the grief and relieves one's heart up to some extent.  But as Iona was all alone in the world, he had not been able to share his grief with others. He had not been able tell...