Bhupi Sherchan
Bhupendra Man Sherchan, popularly known as Bhupi Sherchan (1937-1989) was a Nepali poet and academician. He is one of the most beloved and widely read Nepali poets. He was awarded the Sajha Puraskar for his 1969 poetry collection '' Ghumne Mech ...
The poems were first published as individual short poems over time, on periodicals like ''
Ruprekha
''Ruprekha'' () was a Nepali literary magazine. It was published monthly. It was one of the longest running literary magazine in Nepal. It was in publication for about two decades before closing down. Many prominent Nepalese writers started their ...
''. The poems are highly informed by national and international political and social issues of the time, and are interpreted as protest literature.
Madhav Prasad Ghimire
Madhav Prasad Ghimire ( ne, माधव प्रसाद घिमिरे; 23 September 191918 August 2020) was a Nepali poet and scholar. He was honoured as the ''Rashtrakavi'' (National Poet) by the Government of Nepal in 2003. Some of h ...
Taranath Sharma
Taranath Sharma () popular name Tana Sarma (23 June 1934 – 15 February 2022) was a litterateur of Nepal, recognized as travel writer, essayist and literary critic. Sharma authored over 112 books in Nepali language.Yadu Nath Khanal, and Hiramani Sharma Paudyal, were among the critics who published positive reviews on the work.
The book was awarded with the Sajha Puraskar by Sajha Prakashan in 2026 BS.
Adaptation
The title of 2022 Nepali film, ''
Chiso Ashtray
''Chiso Ashtray'' ( ne, चिसो एस्ट्रे, lit=Cold ashtray) is a 2022 Nepalese drama film directed by Dinesh Palpali. Starring Shristi Shrestha, Robin Tamang, Divya Dev, Nikun Shrestha, Nabin Lamsal, and Sushil Raj Pandey, the fi ...
'' is based on one of the poem from the collection.
Abstract Chintan Pyaj
''Abstract Chintan Pyaj'' () is a 1967 Nepali essay collection by Shankar Lamichhane. This book won the Madan Puraskar for the year 2024 BS (1967).
Synopsis
It is an anthologies of essays and in the titular essay, an onion is used as a metap ...