“Khanal’s stories weave realistic narratives of exploitation, subjugation and sufferings of the unprivileged masses, the bitter experience the Nepali people face at home and abroad, the compulsion of the poor and the deprived to be homeless at home, the condition of constant unease people face. The domestic economic depravity leading to social cultural and economic chasm between the rich and the poor, the desire to fight against such social inequality and depravity, the annals of Nepali youth destined to work as mercenary, the reflection on the condition of women in a patriarchal society and the Nepalese going for foreign employment, the unwavering humanitarian fervor and the love of the country are some of the major themes he paints with dexterity in his stories. He appears like a radical social realist and human rights activist violently reacting against any type of injustice, and exploitation with zero tolerance, and this reaction at times escalates to the use of arms and violence against the perpetrator for the establishment of an egalitarian and just society, a dream of every individual exposed to existing evils of society.”

Professor Dr. Amma Raj Joshi