# Fables, refabulations, and the human experience ft. Prawin Adhikari

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Podcast: [How'd You Create That?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-d-you-create-that-6719934)
Published: 2025-06-19T08:19:50+00:00
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## Resource

Prawin Adhikari is one prolific writer, always writing, always working on the next project. He joins the podcast to talk about his latest book Budhani (SAFU). Budhani is based on Tharu folktales and is an exciting collaboration between two writers and languages. Prawin wrote the English version while Indu Tharu has written the Tharu version of the story. Prawin says he 'refabulated' the tales. Listen to explore what that means and some important tips on character crafting. - How'd You Create That? is supported by The Open Institute for Social Science (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://theopen.institute⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Producer/Host - Alfa M. Shakya Sound Editing - Animesh Shreshta (Amax Inc) Music - Shaurya Kshatri Social Media - Sampada Regmi - How’d You Create That? On Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/howdyoucreatethat/⁠⁠⁠ On Substack: https://howdyoucreatethat.substack.com On Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/np/podcast/howd-you-create-that/id1721132707⁠⁠⁠ Write to us: ⁠⁠⁠howdyoucreatethat@gmail.com

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