BIO Steffen Horstmann’s poems and book reviews have appeared in publications throughout the world, including Baltimore Review, Free State Review, Istanbul Literary Review, Louisiana Literature, Oyez Review, Texas Poetry Journal, and Tiferet. He has published two books of ghazals, Jalsaghar (2016) and Ujjain (2017). In the Himalayas Mirabai is seen where the lark’s trill echoes in the Himalayas, At dusk when falling snow becomes dust…
He was born on July 13, 1814, in Setighat, Tanahun District of Nepal. He is known for translating the great epic of the Ramayana from the original Sanskrit into Khas language of Nepal. Most of his texts were not available to the Nepali readers for a long time, and he was mainly known for writing the Bhanubhaktey…
BIO Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), better known under his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was a writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India. He established himself among peers including Muhammad Iqbal, Yagana Changezi, Jigar Moradabadi and Josh Malihabadi. BIO Huzaifa Pandit…
BIO Born on September 3rd, 1952, Manprasad Subba is a Nepali poet from Darjeeling, India. He has nine volumes of poetry and a novel to his credit. He has co-authored a book of critical essays and has edited two journals in Nepali and English, as well as two commemorative books. He has also translated Nepali…
BIO Dipika Mukherjee is an author and sociolinguist. Her second novel, Shambala Junction, won the UK Virginia Prize for Fiction (Aurora Metro, 2016). Her debut novel was longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize and republished as Ode to Broken Things (Repeater, 2016). Her short story collection is Rules of Desire (Fixi, 2015) and edited…
. Ani Choying Drolma was born in Kathmandu, Nepal to Tibetan refugee parents in 1971. From the age of five, she did not have a day went by without beating to her mother and herself by her father. Seeing lots of sufferings and pains in life, in order to get rid of the tragic destiny…
BIO Hemant Biwas, (b. 1974) hails from the Doti district of Nepal. He has made himself known through his metrical poems and songs to Nepali readership. His first collection of prose poems titled Saipalko Angan was launched in 2011. In 2011, he was declared the best lyricist of the year by Radio Nepal. He has published several CD…
BIO Chandra Singh Gurung is a Bahrain based Nepali poet, who writes in his native language Nepali. His first collection of poems was published in 2007, and his works have appeared in many print and online magazines worldwide. He had also organized many literary events in Nepal, including the event of Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh…
BIO Bhisma Upreti is a Nepali poet and essay writer. He has published more than a dozen and half books of poetry, essays and a novel. Upreti is the recipient of several awards including first prize in the National Poetry Competition for Nepal and the Creativity Award from the Academy of Indo-Asian Literature in New…
BIO Dr. Geeta Tripathee is a poet, lyricist, essayist, and critic. She teaches Nepali literature at Tribhuvan University. She has written several books of poetry, essays, and literary criticism. She writes on women’s issues, environmental issues, and people in the lower strata of society. Her personal narratives show the expressions of the finest human emotions…
BIO Subhalaxmi Lamsal is a young poet from Nepal, who has done M.A in Nepali literature from Tribhuvan University. She has published her first book of poetry titled ‘Prakampit Ujyalo’ and was awarded ‘The Best Young Poet of the Year 2009 by Vani Prakashan, a leading literary organizations in Nepal. BIO Suman Pokhrel is a…
BIO Laxmi Prasad Devkota (12 November 1909 – 14 September 1959) was a Nepali poet, playwright, and novelist. He authored more than four dozen of books including five epic works. His book Muna Madan is considered as the best seller of all time in Nepali literature. He is honored as Mahakavi (Poet the Great) and…
