{{Short description|Nepalese poet (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Nawaraj Parajuli | image = | native_name = नवराज पराजुली | native_name_lang = ne | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|2|11}} | birth_place = Jhapa, Nepal | education = M.ED in English Education | alma_mater = Tribhuvan University | occupation = Poet, lecturer, artist | employer = | known_for = Poetry | notable_works = Sagarmatha Ko Gahirai | mother = Laxmi Devi Parajuli | father = Hari Prasad Parajuli | awards = {{Plainlist| *Nepal Slam Poetry 2014 (Winner) *''Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar'' (Winner) }} }} '''Nawaraj Parajuli''' ({{langx|ne|नवराज पराजुली}}) is a Nepalese poet. He is best known for popularizing the slam poetry genre in Nepal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.977mag.net/poet-nawawaj-parajuli-explores-his-journey-towards-poetry/|title=Poet Nawawaj Parajuli Explores His Journey Towards Poetry|date=5 April 2018|work=Nepali Film News|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2017, a collection of his poems titled ''Sagarmatha Ko Gahirai'' was published.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nepalibytes.com/nawaraj-parajuli-announces-australia-tour-for-poetry-concert/|title=Nawaraj Parajuli announces Australia Tour For Poetry Concert|date=17 June 2017|work=nepali bytes|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en-US}}</ref> His anthology of poetry ''Sagarmatha ko Gahirai'' was awarded the 2017 Padmashree Award by the Khemkala-Harikala Lamichhane Foundation.<ref name="padmashree">{{Cite news|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-09-01/parajulis-sagarmatha-ko-gahirahi-bags-padmashree-award.html|title=Parajuli's Sagarmatha ko Gahirahi bags Padmashree award|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en}}</ref> ''Sagarmatha ko Gahirahi'' was also nominated for the Madan Puraskar award.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/26425/?categoryId=81|title='Dhritarastra' wins Madan Puraskar; Batsayan awarded with Jagadamba Shree|work=My Republica|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://neostuffs.com/2017/01/poem-mothers-love-will-hit-right-feels/|title=This Poem About A Mother's Love Will Hit You Right in the Feels|date=10 January 2017|work=NeoStuffs|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ecanadanepal.com/2018/03/poet-nawaraj-parajuli-speaks-about-love.html|title=Poet Nawaraj Parajuli Speaks About Love|website=www.ecanadanepal.com|access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref>
== Biography == He was born to father Hari Prasad Parajuli and mother Laxmi Devi Parajuli in 1987 in Jhapa, Nepal. He received an M.Ed. in English Education from Tribhuvan University.
==Concert tours== Parajauli went on a six-city tour of Australia in 2017, accompanied by flutist Samyak Maharjan, guitarist Chet Pun and poet Shuvechchhya Pradhan. At the event in Sydney, the organisers also honoured his contributions to Nepali language and literature.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2017-07-26/poet-parajuli-serenades-sydney.html|title=Poet Parajuli serenades Sydney|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en}}</ref> He went on a poetry tour of the United Kingdom in 2018, to support children who were affected during the Nepalese Civil War.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nepalexpress.live/nepali-poem-concert-inuk|title=Nepali Poem Concert in UK with Nabaraj Parajuli|website=Nepal Express Live|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nepalconsulate.net.au/hon-consul-general-attends-kabita-concert-celebrating-depth/|title=Hon. Consul General Attends 'Kabita Concert: Celebrating Depth' – Consulate General of Nepal in Victoria|date=10 August 2017|work=Consulate General of Nepal in Victoria|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Acting == He acted in the play ''Malini'' when it toured Europe in 2017, along with Rajendra Shrestha, Sujan Oli, Dipesh Rai, Jeni Subedi, Dilip Ranabhat and Bipul Pandey .<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2017-06-20/theatre-villages-malini-to-travel-to-europe.html|title=Theatre Village's Malini to travel to Europe|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en}}</ref>
== Books ==
* ''Sagarmatha Ko Gahirai'' (2017)
==Awards and recognition== * Winner, Nepal Slam Poetry 2014<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2014-07-15/winners-of-the-first-all-nepali-slam-poetry-declared.html|title=Winners of the First All Nepali Slam Poetry declared|access-date=2018-04-13|language=en}}</ref> * Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar for ''Sagarmatha ko Gahirai''<ref name="padmashree" />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parajuli, Nawaraj}} Category:Nepalese male poets Category:Living people Category:21st-century Nepalese poets Category:People of the Nepalese Civil War Category:People from Jhapa District Category:Nepalese poets Category:Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar winners Category:1987 births Category:Nepali-language poets