Dhruba Chandra Gautam (Nepali: ध्रुवचन्द्र गौतम) is a Nepalese novel writer.[3] He has authored over 60 stories and novels most of which addresses contemporary social issues.[4][5] He is known as Akhyan Purush(towering personality) in Nepali literary circle.
Akhyan Purush Dhruba Chandra Gautam | |
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Native name | ध्रुवचन्द्र गौतम |
Born | (1943-12-16) 16 December 1943 (age 78) Birgunj, Nepal |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Nepali |
Nationality | Nepali |
Genre | Fiction, Short stories |
Notable awards | Madan Puraskar 2040 B.S. for Alikhit [1][2] Sajha Purashkar 2059 B.S. for Tathakathit |
Relatives | Dhanush Chandra Gautam(Brother) |
Gautam was born on December 16, 1943 in Birgunj,Nepal . He used to write songs, poetry and plays from an early age. He grew up reading Nepali classics as well as the Hindi translations of the works of Bengali writers, Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
In early 1960s , he moved to Kathmandu and published a poem in the literary magazine Ruprekha and a novel, Antya Pachi(Nepali: अन्त्य पछी, lit. 'After the end'). He earned a Master's degree in Nepali. He also taught at Tribhuvan University and some other private institutions. While in Kathmandu, he read the works of European writers such as Oscar Wilde, Franz Kafka, Jean-Paul Sartre and Sigmund Freud.[6]
In 1983 (2040 B.S.) he wrote Alikhit for which he was felicitated with the prestigious Madan Puraskar. He was one of the founding members of PEN Center in Nepal with writers Greta Rana, Toya Gurung, Ashesh Malla, Bhuwan Dhungana, etc. and librarian Shanti Mishra.[7]
The Library of Congress, New Delhi has thirty two works by him.[8]
His works include:[9]
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