Ramesh Bikal
Ramesh Bikal | |
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रमेश विकल | |
 Bikal in his youth | |
| Born | Rameshwor Prasad Chalise November 14, 1928 |
| Died | December 17, 2008 (aged 80) Kathmandu |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Occupation | Writer |
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| Spouse | Sushila |
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| Awards | Madan Puraskar |
Rameshwor Sharma Chalise better known as Ramesh Bikal (Nepali: रमेश बिकल) (born 1928, near Gokarna, Nepal in the Kathmandu Valley died 2008) was a Nepalese writer and painter who was known for his works portraying rural life and the lives of common people in Nepal.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]He received a B.Ed. in 1960, and worked in education. His early stories had socialist and anti-establishment themes. As a result, he was imprisoned three times between 1949 and 1960. In more recent work, he has focused on sexual relations.[2]
Awards
[edit]Bikal was the first short story writer to be given the Madan Puraskar award.[2] He received the Daulat Bikram Bista Aakhyan Samman Award in 2008 for six decades of contributions to fiction writing in Nepal.[3]
Foundation
[edit]In tribute to his memory, Ramesh Vikal Literary Foundation has been established at Arubari, Gokarneshwor.[4]
Works
[edit]- Birano Deshma ("In an Empty Land"), 1959
- Naya Sadak ko Geet ("The Song of New Road"), 1962
- 13 Ramaila Kathaharu ("Thirteen Enjoyable Stories"), 1967
- Aaja Feri Arko Tanna Ferincha ("Today Yet Another Bedspread is Changed"), 1967
- Euta Budo Violin Aashawari ko Dhoon ma ("An Old Violin in the Ashāvari Tune"), 1968
- Agenāko Ḍilmā ("On the Edge of the Hearth"), 1968
- Urmilā Bhāujū ("Sister-in-Law Urmilā"), 1968
- 21 Ramālilā Kathāharū ("Twenty-one Enjoyable Stories"), 1968[2]
- Mangal Grahama Bigyan("Bigyan(Science) in Mars")
- Abiral Bagdachha Indrawati ("Indrawati flows continuously")
References
[edit]- ^ Husain, Mosharaf. "Litterature Ramesh Vikal (1928-2008)". www.mediabd.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ^ a b c Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature (Voices from Asia), edited and translated by Michael J. Hutt, University of California Press, 1991. p. 244. ISBN 9780520910263
- ^ "Awards". Nepal Creative Writers' Society. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ "Ramesh Vikal Literary Foundation".
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