Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, professionally known as Krishna Dharabasi is a Nepali writer, novelist and literary critic. He has wrote multiple essays, short stories, poems and novels. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Radha in 2005 (2062 BS).[1][2] Jhola, one of his short stories has been adapted into a film of the same title.[3] He is known for using meta-writing style (Leela lekhan) in his fictional works.[4][5]
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कृष्ण धरावासी | |
Born | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1960-07-17) 17 July 1960 (age 62) Ambarpur, Panchthar |
Nationality | Nepalese |
Occupation | Writer, novelist |
Notable work | Radha Jhola |
Spouse(s) | Sita Pokhrel (died 2010)Manju Bimali (m. 2012) |
Parent(s) | Ambika Bhattarai (mother) Tikaram Bhattarai (father) |
Awards | Madan Puraskar, 2005 |
He was born on 17 July 1960 (2 Shrawan 2017 BS), to father Tikaram Bhattarai and mother Ambika Bhattarai in Ambarpur village of Panchthar district.[6] He is the eldest child and has four sisters and a brother.
He began his literary career by publishing a poem in Suryodaya weekly newspaper.[7] He worked in Agricultural Development Bank for 25 years. After retiring from his bank job, he dedicated his time for writing. Saranarthi, his debut novel was published in 1991.[8]
His first wife Sita Pokharel died in 2010. He married Manju Bimali in 2012.[9]
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