KATHMANDU, April 29: Actor and Comedian Haribansha Acharya along with his other-half of his professional acting life, Madan Krishna Shrestha, are household names. The pair has entertained their audience in numerous acts on both big and small screens. The ‘Ha’ of ‘MaHa’, a synonym to laughter in Nepal, Haribansha Acharya’s biography has been the talk of the town of late.
Titled ‘Cheena Harayeko Manchey’, the biography has been published by FinePrint and has been worked on jointly by Acharya, short-story writer Dr Rabindra Sameer and Madan Puraskar Laureate Amar Neupane. [break]
L to R: Ramila Pathak Acharya, Haribansha Acharya, Durga Baral (Vatsayan) and Dr Rabindra Sameer, unveiling Baral’s cartoon of Haribansha Acharya to formally launch Acharya’s biography, ‘Cheena Harayeko Manchey’, at Moksh in Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur on Sunday. (Dipesh Shrestha/Republica)
On April 28, in the auditorium of Moksh, located in Jhamsikhel in LalitpurKathmandu, which was overflowing with audiences, comprised of the who’s who of Nepal, ‘Cheena Harayeko Manchey’ was launched. The official launch was marked by the unveiling of a cartoon of Haribansha sketched by cartoonist Durga Baral (Vatsayan).The launching coincided with the death anniversary of Acharya’s ex wife, Meera Acharya. “I feel uneasy because it’s Meera’s death anniversary today and happy because my book has been launched,” Acharya expressed his mixed emotions.
Being the person that he is, Acharya managed to make the audience laugh during his short address. “It wasn’t in my interest to be born,” Acharya joked, “But after one is born, one has to go through all the struggles that life comes with. That’s what I am doing,” he shared.
“I used to dislike the sight of books as a child but here I am today, publishing my own. The situations have led me to writing it,” he said.
Madan Puraskar Laureate Neupane praised the book as being an honest and innocent documentation of Acharya’s life. “The book is full of moments that will make you laugh and cry,” he commented.
‘Cheena Harayeko Manchey’ has also come out in 2,000 limited edition copies priced at Rs 2,000. The publishers claim that this is the first limited edition phenomena in Nepal.
The proceedings from the book will go towards Meera Care Center, an organization working for the development of poor children in Nepal.
Cheena Harayeko Manchey is priced at Rs 398 and can be found in major bookstores in town.
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