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…
Immigrant- Usha Kishore Review by Prof. Nandini Sahu Paperback: 80 pages Publisher: Eyewear Publishing Language: English ISBN: 9781912477081 ISBN-10: 1912477084 In an unpublished article “Post-Colonial Transformation and Global Culture” that Bill Ashcroft presented at the Department of English and other Modern European Languages, Visva-Bharati, in February 2002, he mentioned about the spatial nature of…
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…
BIO Nadeesh is a poet and a Computer Engineer who graduated from the Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk, Nepal. He currently works as an IT consultant in the US and spends much time writing poetry, hiking, and camping. . Schrodinger’s Temple Oh, Father Schrodinger You built a temple There lies the God inside. You say- He…
BIO Deepak Samchu is a young Nepali poet and theater artist. His poems are published in several poetry journals and anthologies. He has received several awards for his works, including The Best Young Poet of the Year 2010 by Vani Prakashan. He holds post graduate degree in Nepali literature from Tribhuvan University. BIO Suman Pokhrel…
BIO Suman Pokhrel is a poet, writer, and translator. He was awarded the SAARC Literary Award in 2013 and 2015, and his work has appeared in notable journals worldwide. Suman Pokhral is also a lyricist, playwright, and artist. His poems have been translated into Arabic, Bengali, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Maithili, Odia, Persian, Sanskrit, Spanish…
