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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Buddhisagar > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Buddhisagar.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhisagar > Source revision: 1330417669 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Kailali_District), Nepal | occupation = {{flat list| *Poet *Writer *Columnist }} | nationality = Nepalese | genre = [Fiction](/source/Fiction), poetry | notableworks = {{hlist|''[Karnali Blues](/source/Karnali_Blues)''|''[Phirphire](/source/Phirphire_(novel))''|''[Eklo](/source/Eklo)''}} | spouse = | children = 1 | signature = }} '''Buddhi Ram Chapain''', popularly known as '''Buddhisagar''' ({{langx|ne|बुद्धिसागर}}; born 2 June 1981) is a [Nepal](/source/Nepal)ese writer and poet. He is best known for his novels, ''[Karnali Blues](/source/Karnali_Blues)'' and ''[Phirphire](/source/Phirphire_(novel))''.{{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}} ==Early life== Buddhisagar was born on 2 June 1981 in [the Kailali district](/source/Kailali_district) of Nepal.{{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 }} Later his family moved to Katase Bazzar and finally [Kalikot district](/source/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](/source/Kathmandu) after passing his School Level. == Literary career == On moving to Kathmandu, he studied [journalism](/source/journalism) at [the RR Campus](/source/Ratna_Rajya_Lakshmi_Campus). He was a [journalist](/source/journalist) of ''[Naya Patrika](/source/Naya_Patrika)'' and ''[Nagarik News](/source/Nagarik_News)'' before he set his career as a full-time writer. Buddhisagar published his first novel, ''[Karnali Blues](/source/Karnali_Blues)'', in the [Autumn](/source/Autumn) of 2010, and it has since been warmly received and widely praised.{{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 }} It is written in Nepali but several of its characters speak in [Tharu](/source/Tharu_language) and the [Jumli](/source/Jumli) dialect of [Nepali](/source/Nepali_language). 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.{{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}} He published his second novel, ''[Phirphire](/source/Phirphire_(novel))'' in 2016.{{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}} * His first novel, ''Karnali Blues'' was translated into English by Prof. [Michael J. Hutt](/source/Michael_Hutt_(academic_and_translator)) with same title and was published in 2021 by [Penguin Books](/source/Penguin_Books). His third novel ''[Eklo](/source/Eklo)'' was released in December 2022.{{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}} * 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](/source/Karnali_Blues)'' (2010, Novel) * ''[Phirphire](/source/Phirphire_(novel))'' (2015, Novel) * ''Prerana and Lal Peela'' (2019, Children's book) * ''[Eklo](/source/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 ==References== {{reflist}} {{Nepali literature}} {{Nepalese writers}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Buddhisagar}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Nepali-language Nepalese writers Category:People from Kailali District Category:Nepalese male novelists Category:Nepalese novelists Category:Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus alumni Category:21st-century Nepalese male writers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Buddhisagar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhisagar) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhisagar?action=history)). 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