Nepal, July 2 -- Milson D Chamling is a poet and playwright. He debuted as a lyricist in Abinash Bikram Shah's 'Elephants in the Fog'. He is the author of many plays, such as 'Umlio Kharani ra Lemlemma' (2025) and 'The Taste of Selroti' (2026).

The latter, currently being shown at Kausi Theatre, Teku, with Katha Ghera, is his first foray into directing.

The Post's Rivash Rijal sat with Chamling to speak of his passions and motivations, poetry and plays, and other things.

How did you get into writing?

I started with poetry. I still write poetry sometimes. When I was at school, my Nepali was not good. It is not my first language. My mother is Tamang, my father is Rai, and I grew up in Tarai with Tharu friends. So my language, especially...