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Padam Kafley shares the decades-long journey of Bhutanese refugees in his new novel, Yug Yatra

Padam Kafley talks about his book Yug Yatra.

Padam Kafley talks about his book Yug Yatra. Credit: Facebook/ Padam Kafley

Bhutanese refugee writer Padam Kafle, who spent his teenage years in Bhutan, nearly two decades in refugee camps in Nepal, and later resettled in Australia in 2009, has turned his lived experience into a novel titled Yug Yatra. The 51-year-old spoke with SBS Nepali, reflecting on the long and difficult journey of Bhutanese refugees, who were forced into displacement from their homeland, spent years in exile in Nepal, and eventually resettled in Australia.


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Bhutanese refugee writer Padam Kafle, who spent his teenage years in Bhutan, nearly two decades in refugee camps in Nepal, and later resettled in Australia in 2009, has turned his lived experience into a novel titled Yug Yatra. The 51-year-old spoke with SBS Nepali, reflecting on the long and difficult journey of Bhutanese refugees, who were forced into displacement from their homeland, spent years in exile in Nepal, and eventually resettled in Australia.


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