Kara (Nepali: कारा, lit. 'Prison') is a Nepali-language novel by Sushila Karki.^[1] It was published on December 9, 2019 by Kitab Publishers.^[2] Karki is the first female Chief Justice of Nepal. It is the second book of the author who previously published an autobiography - Nyaya. The novel is inspired by Karki's own jail time experience during 1990s.^[3] The book was launched in a ceremony on the premises of Nepal Academy by former Police Chief Ramesh Kharel and Chief Justice Sapana Malla.^[4]

The novel is the story of female prisoners. Karki herself was imprisoned during the Panchayat regime in the 1990s. The major theme of the book is about the bondage of the women in the society.^[5] It shows the discrimination that a woman has to face in the society.^[6]

The book received mild responses from the critics. Chief justice Sapana Malla called the book as "a reality of Nepalese society" during the launch event of the book.^[7] Laxmi Basnet in her review for Himal Khabar criticized the book for it "linguistic weakness".^[8] Phanindra Sangram called the book "a 'fresh content' for Nepalese readers despite its certain drawbacks" for his review for Koseli (weekly) of Kantipur newspaper.^[9]

• Nyaya
• Shirishko Phool
• Parityakta