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Kathmandu, June 10: Literary enthusiasts and critics held an interaction on an anthology of poetry, ‘Dinbhari Pani Parirahanchha’, in the federal capital, Kathmandu, on Tuesday. The poems penned by Dr Tulasi Acharya dwell significantly on topics spanning diaspora, patriotism, nostalgia, split identity to nature, according to critics during the interaction. Critic Raj Kumar Baniya noted that…

DENVER, CO — Celebrated multilingual author and scholar Dr. Tulasi Acharya officially released his highly anticipated Nepali poetry book, “Dinabhari Pani Parirahanchha” (translated as “All Day It Rains”), at the 9th International Nepali Literary Conference held in Denver, Colorado. Organized by the International Nepali Literary Society (INLS), the high-profile literary gathering became a hub of…

GEORGIA — Author, scholar, and educator Dr. Tulasi Acharya has officially been named the winner of the 2026 Georgia Independent Authors Award in the Memoir category for his deeply moving book, Like Water on Leaves of Taro. Adding to the celebration, the book has also been nominated for the prestigious 2026 Georgia Author of the Year award. Published by Colorful Crow Publishing, Like Water on…

The front cover of Tulasi Acharya’s debut Nepali poetry collection, “Dinbhari Pani Parirahancha” (“It Rains All Day Long”), has been revealed. Page Turner will soon bring the book to market! The book’s first launch event will take place on May 23 at the Nepali literary conference being held in Denver, Colorado by the International Nepali Literary Society. The book will also be released on Amazon…

May 2, 2026 Dr. Tulasi Acharya, author of a dozen books including fiction and nonfiction, offered talks on two topics at the Atlanta Writers Conference in Atlanta: Research in Memoir and Writing Across languages and Cultures. The discussion mainly focused on how research helps strengthen writing in memoir and how it authenticates and deepens human emotions and narrative voice and expands human…

On Saturday, March 14, 2026, the Wellington Branch Library hosted Professor Tulasi Acharya for an engaging author talk on his latest work, Like Water on Leaves of Taro: A Himalayan Memoir. Professor Acharya captivated an audience of around twenty distinguished guests from Fort Myers to West Palm Beach, sharing insights from his memoir and delving into the themes of life, love, birth, death, and…

Tulasi Acharya

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Like Water on Leaves of Taro Like Water on Leaves of Taro: A Book Review by Candice Louisa Daquin Like Water on Leaves of Taro (Colorful Crow Publishing, 2025), a Himalaya memoir, by Dr. Tulasi Acharya Dr. Acharya’s Like Water on Leaves of Taro is the quintessential immigrant’s dilemma, the urge to protect family and the necessity of earning an income abroad. He intimately understands; “The…

We all have our own stories to tell. We all go through difficult times. We experience ups and downs in life. However, we often hesitate to bring our stories into the world, or we don’t know how to express them, or we fail to structure our thoughts into a storyline, or we simply lack practice. There is a song sung by Narayan Gopal: “Kehi mitha bata gara, raat tyasai dhalkaidaichha; bhare feri…

Death is an ultimate truth. It is a natural part of life, for everyone who is born must one day die. Science has made progress in prolonging life through modern medicine and treatment. These advances can ease pain and make the final journey more comfortable. Yet, even the best medical care becomes powerless when death arrives, taking a person regardless of how long or how well they have…

A prize of one thousand dollars — the INLS Homanath Subedi Diaspora Literary Award — has been awarded to Dr. Tulasi Acharya’s novel Swapnabhumi (Dreamland). This novel Swapnabhumi (also available in English as Running from the Dreamland on Amazon) tells the story of a character named Dipak, who comes to the United States from Nepal as an international student and discovers the true meaning of…

I got acquainted with Chika Unigwe when I met her as my thesis advisor at Georgia College, where she teaches Creative Writing. That meeting prompted me to read her books, such as Better Never than Late, a collection of stories, and The Middle Daughter, a novel. Both works deeply influenced me, particularly in the way she weaves her narratives. Her lucid prose showed me how writing, using short…