This novel is written by Sarubhakta (Bhakta Raj Shrestha), a well-known Nepalese novelist, playwright, poet, and songwriter. He is also a winner of most prestigious literary honor of Nepal 'Madan Puraskar'.
"Pratigandha is my seventh novel and it revolves around the lives of people who have migrated abroad in search of jobs and higher education, in this case, New York, USA. The backdrop of the story deals with characters who live their lives following the fateful events of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the financial capital of the world’s most powerful nation. The novel talks about how migrating Nepalis are losing their primal racial and lingual essence which I have attributed to gandha (essence)." - Sarubhakta, The KTM Post, 19 Oct 2019