Damphu : The rhythms of life Pempa Tamang A beautiful novel Reviewed in India on 1 September 2020 Dr. Sarita Sharma had mentioned of this in her virtual presentation and the title Damphu attracted me to buy this book. Didnt know that it was a novel. But while going through this I found unputdownable. You just can't leave it....so beautifully written. The story crisscrosses from a remote mountaneus village of Nepal to midst of devastating second world war in Burma, then to Assam. Many characters, lives and numerous turns of pleasant and unpleasant events. Love, treachery, bravery , death, sacrifice, struggles, success, failures...you name a human virtue and you find on these pages. It is a story of a brave, handsome anf sturdius Gorkha soldier and his love and life. But the author takes you onto a journey of history, cultures and lives of different individuals and their propensity of good and bad virtues. This is also the first novel based on life of Indian Nepali by a non nepali In...