The Martyr

• Writer: Vishnu S. Rai, a Nepali writer

• Characters:
1. Sunil, a young Nepali boy of age 16
2. Sushma (kanchhi), Sunil’s mother
3. Gopichand kaka
4. A school teacher
5. Ramesh
6. A middle-aged woman
7. Other protestors and soldiers and policemen

• A Short Plot summary: Sunil is a young boy of 16, raised by his widowed mother Sushma by doing domestic and labour works. His father was a Dalit who died before he was born while rebelling against the autocratic government. Against the will of his mother, he takes part in the ongoing protest against the government, and unfortunately gets killed by the gunshot.

• (I haven’t provided a detailed summary due to lack of time.)

• Theme: Futility of democracy for the poor and unrewarded sacrifice of youths