Ramesh Bikal Explained

Rameshwor Sharma Chalise better known as Ramesh Bikal (ne|रमेश बिकल) (born 1928, near Gokarna, Nepal in the Kathmandu Valley died 2008) was a Nepalese writer and painter who was known for his works portraying rural life and the lives of common people in Nepal.^[1]

Early life and education

He received a B.Ed. in 1960, and worked in education. His early stories had socialist and anti-establishment themes. As a result, he was imprisoned three times between 1949 and 1960. In more recent work, he has focused on sexual relations.^[2]

Awards

Bikal was the first short story writer to be given the Madan Puraskar award.^[2] He received the Daulat Bikram Bista Aakhyan Samman Award in 2008 for six decades of contributions to fiction writing in Nepal.^[3]

Foundation

In tribute to his memory, Ramesh Vikal Literary Foundation has been established at Arubari, Gokarneshwor.^[4]

Works

• Birano Deshma ("In an Empty Land"), 1959
• Naya Sadak ko Geet ("The Song of New Road"), 1962
• 13 Ramaila Kathaharu ("Thirteen Enjoyable Stories"), 1967
• Aaja Feri Arko Tanna Ferincha ("Today Yet Another Bedspread is Changed"), 1967
• Euta Budo Violin Aashawari ko Dhoon ma ("An Old Violin in the Ashāvari Tune"), 1968
• Agenāko Ḍilmā ("On the Edge of the Hearth"), 1968
• Urmilā Bhāujū ("Sister-in-Law Urmilā"), 1968
• 21 Ramālilā Kathāharū ("Twenty-one Enjoyable Stories"), 1968
• Mangal Grahama Bigyan("Bigyan(Science) in Mars")
• Abiral Bagdachha Indrawati ("Indrawati flows continuously")

Notes and References

1. Web site: Litterature Ramesh Vikal (1928-2008). Husain. Mosharaf. www.mediabd.com. 2017-07-31.
2. Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature (Voices from Asia), edited and translated by Michael J. Hutt, University of California Press, 1991. p. 244.
3. Web site: Awards. Nepal Creative Writers' Society. 2014-07-10.
4. Web site: Ramesh Vikal Literary Foundation.