Himalayan Times (1954)

November 14, i954

says Hudson is , that
has something fresh and
original to say. and it
says this in a fresh and
undepen iant way.''

Moosa has no abstract
theories; He* docs not
expound the philosophical
speculations of Hegal,
Marx. Tant or Max Ma-
iler as for granted.. Ho
does not fly on the wings
of fancy to describe the
spring that comes beyond
tie seven seas. His sub-
jects are simple aod he
treats them with simpli-
city and paints them with
t an artistic touch. We
feel that all his chvrac
ters are all li*jng beings
whom we .meet in our
daily life. Their joysard
sorrow^ are'a part and
parcel of ourselves.. Gpray
the 'Bustiwallab, Kanclii
the village "orchid are all
.living creatures whom we
mtmt in . our day. to day
life. The sun, set at the
the Himalayan hills have
been seen by many and
observed by a few but
Moosa paints it like an
artist to make us feel
one with the bliss and
p ace qf the Himalayan
twilight Describing the
technioal suggestions on
agriculture he does not
forget to describe the en-
vironments and . the short-
comings that a B;isti wallah
has to face Musing <pn
philosophy he does riot
forget to. des6rib3 the
meutil 'make up of the

folks around. His is a
psychological approach
though he wears the mask
of a hutncrist. Id short,
his writings are a vital
record of what the com-
mon folks see and expe-
rience in their daily life
and what they have
thought or felt about those
aspects of life. Democrats
advocate the government
of the people, for the peo-
ple and by the people.
"But what is Democracy
to the pocr ' ? he queries.
The slogan does not sa-
tisfy them. I hey want
breads to live. They can-
not eat Democracy. The
form and the skin are of
no use. They want it
in flash and blood. To
make them feel let us all
feel with them their fee-
lings and achievements,
their joys and scrrows.
This is the message Moo6a
gives to all the high brows
of the modern society.
''Moosa is a dreamer"
some might dare to say
but he is not a visionary
idealist. The heart of the
common man glows in
him. I would eall him a
true democrat.

His recent article,,
"The birth of a sun"
gives a food for thought
to the intellectuals, though
I do not agree wholly
with Moosa in expoun-
ding the Bibalical parabie
on the creation of the
world and the man. I
may take the story ae a

mere fiction, or just a
beautiful story told* by a
very wise man in a very
foolish way, or a story
told by the wisest fool
for the fools.

As I am writing .this
my thought goes back to
lovers of 'Moosa'. They
might be thirsting for an
exact'dtscription of Moosa.
The fair sex might ask
with curiosity "Is he tall,
dark and handsome ?' ' Is
he young '? or they might
ask with a sigh ' Is he
very very old?' Oh No !
I will not let the secret
out. I will b-ar the brunt
of the ycung ladies for
a pat on my b. ck from
Mocsti. He dots not want
it. He says that he doe.s
not like the day light for
the fear of loosing his
^arkling dinmoi d ey< s.

In conc'usion, let me
say that this is not a
literally biography (f a
great literally magnate
nor a commentary of a
Thockery on Dickens . ut
just an introduction of
•'Moosa' the rat as Koday
sees through his eyes.

SRI M P. KOIRALA AT
CHUNBH ATI

Tindharia, Nov. 10
Sri M. P Koirala. the
Prime Minister of Nepal
wivs warmly received by
the people of Chunbhati
on 10th inst., while he was
proceeding to Siliguri,
amidst loud cheers of
national slogans.