Krishna Dharabasi
कृष्ण धरावासी
Born
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai

(1960-07-17) 17 July 1960 (age 63)
Ambarpur, Panchthar
NationalityNepalese
Occupation(s)Writer, novelist
Notable workRadha
Jhola
Spouses
Sita Pokhrel
​
(died 2010)​
Manju Bimali
​
(m. 2012)​
Parent(s)Ambika Bhattarai (mother)
Tikaram Bhattarai (father)
AwardsMadan Puraskar, 2005

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, professionally known as Krishna Dharabasi is a Nepali writer, novelist and literary critic. He has written multiple essays, short stories, poems and novels. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Radha in 2005 (2062 BS).[1][2] Jhola, one of his short stories has been adapted into a film of the same title.[3] He is known for using meta-writing style (Leela lekhan) in his fictional works.[4][5]

Biography

He was born on 17 July 1960 (2 Shrawan 2017 BS), to father Tikaram Bhattarai and mother Ambika Bhattarai in Ambarpur village of Panchthar district.[6] He is the eldest child and has four sisters and a brother.

He began his literary career by publishing a poem in Suryodaya weekly newspaper.[7] He worked in Agricultural Development Bank for 25 years. After retiring from his bank job, he dedicated his time for writing. Saranarthi, his debut novel was published in 1991.[8]

Bibliography

Personal life

His first wife Sita Pokharel died in 2010. He married Manju Bimali in 2012.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reviews by Nepali critics are dissatisfactory". Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Bookworm babbles: Experimentations bring newness in writing". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. ^ Subedi, Kamal. "10 Nepali movies you should watch during lockdown". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  4. ^ "Contemporary Nepali Literature: Fiction — the Short Story / Mukul Dahal | Online Sahitya". www.onlinesahitya.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  5. ^ "धरावासीको लीला प्रवचन". धरावासीको लीला प्रवचन. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  6. ^ "कृष्ण धरावासी – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  7. ^ "मान्छेको जिन्दगी पनि लीला नै हो – १". Harekpal. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  8. ^ Republica. "5 things about Krishna Dharabasi". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  9. ^ "मान्छेको जिन्दगी पनि लीला नै हो – १". Harekpal. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
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