Buddhi Ram Chapain, popularly known as Buddhisagar ( ne, बुद्धिसागर; born 2 June 1981) is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

ese writer and poet. He is best known for his novels, ''

Karnali Blues ''Karnali Blues'' ( ne, कर्नाली ब्लुज) is book written by Buddhi Sagar and published by FinePrint publication, Nepal in 2010. Karnali Blues is a story about a young boy who travels through different phases of his life with ...

'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Buddhisagar was born on 2 June 1981 in Kailali district of Nepal. Later his family moved to Katase Bazzar and finally

Kalikot district Kalikot District ( ne, कालीकोट जिल्ला ), a part of Karnali province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Manma as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 105,580 ...

. His debut and most popular novel ''Karnali Blues'' is also set in these locations. He was passionate about writing from an early age. From a very early age, his poems were played on radios. He moved for

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after passing his School Level.

Literary career

On moving to Kathmandu, he studied

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at RR Campus. He was a

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of ''

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'' and ''

Nagarik News ''Nagarik'' is a Nepali-language daily newspaper, published from Kathmandu, Biratnagar, and Nepalgunj of Nepal simultaneously. It is owned by Nepal Republic Media Pvt.Ltd founded by Shova Gyawali See also * ''Kantipur'' *''Gorkhapatra ''Gork ...

'' before he set his career as a full-time writer. Buddhisagar published his first novel, ''

'', in the

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of 2010, and it has since been warmly received and widely praised. It is written in Nepali but several of its characters speak in Tharu and the Jumli dialect of Nepali. The novel is set in recent times and centres upon the central character's relationship with his father, who lies dying in a hospital bed. He published his second novel, ''

'' in 2016. His first novel, ''Karnali Blues'' was translated into English by Prof. Michael J. Hutt with same title and was published in 2021 by

Penguin Books Penguin Books is a British publishing, publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year. His third novel '' Eklo'' is set to release in December 2022.

Works

* ''Rara Jalepachi'' (2004, Gazal collection) * ''Hazarau Prithvi Hazarau Aakash'' (Poetry collection) * ''Buddhisagar ka Kabita'' (2007, Poetry collection) * ''

'' (2010, Novel) * ''

'' (2015, Novel) * ''Prerana and Lal Peela'' (2019, Children's book) * '' Eklo'' (2022)

Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buddhisagar 1981 births Living people Nepali-language writers People from Kailali District Nepalese male novelists Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus alumni 21st-century Nepalese male writers