Kathmandu. Ghazal writer Kamal Sangharsh’s ghazal collection ‘Hiyaka Kuda’ has received the Chhayadevi-Chetnath Ghazal Award for the year 2082. Among the works evaluated for this year’s award, ‘Hiyaka Kuda’ has established itself as the best work by getting the highest marks.

This year, Keshav Bhattarai and Rupak Alankar were the judges for the award. Based on the independent evaluation of both the judges, ‘Hiyaka Kuda’ was adjudged the best. According to the details of the marks given by the judges, the work has scored 84 and 88 marks. However, the total score mentioned in the public report is 173.

Kamal Sangharsh, the writer of the ghazal collection ‘Hiyaka Kuda’, will be given a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and a letter of appreciation. According to the organizers, the prize will be distributed through a program to be held in Kathmandu on Sunday, October 22, 2083. The coordinator of the Chhayadevi-Chetnath Ghazal Award is Achyut Ghimire (Bulbul Communication) and J. Sagar is the patron.

Published by Shikha Books, Khas is the third collection of ghazals written in Nepali language by Hiyaka Kuda ghazal writer Kamal Sangharsh. Prior to this, he has published a collection of ghazals titled ‘Sadak and Khudi’.