{{Short description|Nepali writer (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox writer | name = Buddhisagar | native_name = बुद्धिसागर | native_name_lang = ne | image = Buddhisagar.jpg | image_size = | caption = Buddhisagar reciting poem (2016) | birth_name = Buddhi Ram Chapain | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|6|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Kailali District, Nepal | occupation = {{flat list| *Poet *Writer *Columnist }} | nationality = Nepalese | genre = Fiction, poetry | notableworks = {{hlist|''Karnali Blues''|''Phirphire''|''Eklo''}} | spouse = | children = 1 | signature = }}
'''Buddhi Ram Chapain''', popularly known as '''Buddhisagar''' ({{langx|ne|बुद्धिसागर}}; born 2 June 1981) is a Nepalese writer and poet. He is best known for his novels, ''Karnali Blues'' and ''Phirphire''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Daiv|first=Yash|title=‘Karnali Blues’: This novel from Nepal tells a tender story of a father seen through his son’s eyes|url=https://scroll.in/article/1014440/karnali-blues-this-novel-from-nepal-tells-a-tender-story-of-a-father-see-through-his-sons-eyes|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Early life== Buddhisagar was born on 2 June 1981 in the Kailali district of Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 7, 2016|title=The skilful storyteller|url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2016/03/07/the-skilful-storyteller|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-25|website=The Kathmandu Post|language=English|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126080951/https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2016/03/07/the-skilful-storyteller |archive-date=26 January 2021 }}</ref> Later his family moved to Katase Bazzar and finally Kalikot district. 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 to Kathmandu after passing his School Level.
== Literary career == On moving to Kathmandu, he studied journalism at the RR Campus. He was a journalist of ''Naya Patrika'' and ''Nagarik News'' before he set his career as a full-time writer.
Buddhisagar published his first novel, ''Karnali Blues'', in the Autumn of 2010, and it has since been warmly received and widely praised.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lamichhane|first=Jagannath|date=2010-09-11|title=Nepal opens a new chapter in publishing|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/sep/11/nepal-books-publishing|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-25|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916212016/http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/sep/11/nepal-books-publishing |archive-date=16 September 2013 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-14|title=La.Lit, a Literary Magazine, Launches Third Print Volume at City Museum of Kathmandu|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lalit-a-literary-magazine_b_5665920|access-date=2021-11-25|website=HuffPost|language=en}}</ref>
He published his second novel, ''Phirphire'' in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-01-24|title=Buddhisagar's Phirphire launched|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/art%20&%20culture/buddhisagars-phirphire-launched|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Himalayantimes}}</ref>
* 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.<ref name=":0" /> His third novel ''Eklo'' was released in December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘A writer always needs to be a good reader’ |url=https://kathmandupost.com/books/2022/11/10/a-writer-always-needs-to-be-a-good-reader |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=The Kathmandu Post |language=English}}</ref> * He wrote script of Nepali movie called "K ghar K dera" which was release in 2082 BS. https://kathmandupost.com/movie-review/2025/05/23/in-ke-ghar-ke-dera-ghar-number-2-beleaguered-businessmen-and-benevolent-saviours
== Works == * ''Rara Jalepachi'' (2004, Gazal collection) * ''Hazarau Prithvi Hazarau Aakash'' (Poetry collection) * ''Buddhisagar ka Kabita'' (2007, Poetry collection) * ''Karnali Blues'' (2010, Novel) * ''Phirphire'' (2015, Novel) * ''Prerana and Lal Peela'' (2019, Children's book) * ''Eklo'' (2022) * ''[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199331011-usle-diyeko-umer Usle Diyko Umer]'' (2023)
== Awards ==
* Rastriya Kavita Pratiyogita (National Poem Competition), 2001 * Rastriya Kavita Mahotsav (National Poem Ceremony), 2003 * Rastriya Pratibha Puraskar (National Talent Award) from Nepal Government, 2010<!-- to use sortable requires eliminating all use of rowspan -->
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