''Rupamati'' is a 1934 Nepali novel by Rudra Raj Pande. It was the first widely–read novel in Nepali language. It was published in 1934 (1991 BS) and is the debut novel of the author. Even though Pande wrote 6 novels after Rupamati, it remained his most popular work. Many prominent writers such as

Laxmi Prasad Devkota Laxmi Prasad Devkota ( ne, लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटा) (1909-1959) was a Nepali poet, playwright, and novelist. Honored with the title of Mahakabi ( ne, माहाकवि) in Nepali literature, he was kno ...

Lekhnath Paudyal Lekhnath Paudyal ( ne, लेखनाथ पौड्याल; 1885–1966) is regarded as the founding father of modern Nepali poetry literature (Kabi Shiromani) in the twentieth-century. His most important contribution is believed to be to ...

Balkrishna Sama Balkrishna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana or Bala Krishna Sama ( ne, :ne: बालकृष्ण सम, बालकृष्ण सम; 8 February 1903 - 20 June 1981) was a Nepalis, Nepalese dramatist. For his great contributions to Nepali litera ...

and Baburam Acharya praised the novel for its contribution to

Nepali literature Nepali literature ( ne, नेपाली साहित्य) refers to literature written in the Nepali language. The Nepali language has been the national language of Nepal since 1958.Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Lite ...

Synopsis

When Pandit Chhabilal's son Habilal was nine years old, he married six-year-old Rupamati, the only daughter of Mohan Prasad Luitel. He is benevolent. Her mother-in-law Ugra Chand Chotha is miserable and temperamental and tortures Rupamati. Having learned patience and endurance from her mother, Rupamati quietly endures her mother-in-law's circus behavior in tears. The novel presented a portrait of an ideal Nepali woman.

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The novel has been translated into multiple languages. The novel was translated into English by

Shanti Mishra Shanti Mishra (; 1938–2019) was a Nepali lecturer, librarian, writer and translator. She was the first Nepali female full-time lecturer and first Nepali female librarian. She was the first female librarian of Tribhuvan University Central Librar ...

in 1999. It was translated into

Urdu language Urdu (;"Urdu"
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by Prof. Dr. Tahira Nighat Nayyar.

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{{Nepali literature 20th-century Nepalese novels 1934 Nepalese novels Nepalese novels Nepali-language novels Novels set in Nepal

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