Saru Bhakta

Sarubhakta
सरुभक्त
Born
Bhakta Raj Shrestha

(1955-11-27) 27 November 1955 (age 70)
Baghbazar, Pokhara, Gandaki Province
EducationTribhuvan University
Notable workPagal Basti
Parents
  • Ganesh Bahadur Shrestha (father)
  • Laxmi Shrestha (mother)
AwardsMadan Puraskar

Sarubhakta (Nepali: सरुभक्त) is the pen name of Bhakta Raj Shrestha, a celebrated Nepalese playwright, novelist, songwriter and poet and a winner of Madan Puraskar, one of the most prestigious literary awards in Nepal.

Biography

He was born to Ganesh Bahadur Shrestha and Laxmi Shrestha in Baghbazaar, Pokhara, Nepal on 12 manshir 2012 BS. He studied in Gandaki Boarding School, Lainachaur bc. He completed his SLC level education from Rashtriya Secondary School (then Rashtriya Multiple School). He then received an IA degree from Amrit Science College, Kathmandu. He received his Bachelor degree from Prithvi Narayan Campus, Pokhra and received Master's degree from Tribhuvan University. He started writing around 1978.

Many consider his novel Pagal Basti, to be a classic in Nepalese literature. He was also a member of the Royal Nepal Academy and the Immediate Past Chancellor of Nepal Music and Drama Academy.[citation needed]

Associated Institutions

  • Founder: Rastriya Bal Pratibha Puraskar, Pokhara (National Prize for Children)
  • Ex-Chairman: Pokhara Public Library, Pokhara
  • Founder: Pokhreli Yuva Sanskritik Pariwar (A cultural organization)
  • Founder: Yuva Natak Parivar (Younh dramatic group)
  • Founder: Pratibimba Nritya Parivar (Dramatic group of Pokhara)
  • Co-ordinator: Conservation Poetry Movement (2055 B.S.)
  • Member: Nepal Academy
  • Chancellor: Nepal Music and Drama Academy

Bibliography

Poetry Collections

Plays

Fictions

Editorial

Award and Honor

References

  1. ↑ (Kathmandu, Research Centre for Communication and Development; Nepal) (2006). Nepal who's who. Research Centre for Communication and Development. ISBN 978-99933-53-83-6. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "सरूभक्त – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "साहित्यिक क्षेत्रमा समर्पिर्त ः सरुभक्त". saptahik.com.np. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "About Sarubhakta". www.sarubhakta.org. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Davis, Carol C. (23 May 2019). The Theatre of Nepal and the People Who Make It: Urban History, Rural Forms. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-49761-9.