Chalise
Chalise (pronounced: /cha.li.se/) (Nepali: चालिसे) is a Khas Hindu family name found in Nepal. People with this name are mostly members of the Bahun (Brahmin) caste. According to legend, some priests of Bhattarai caste completed forty ('chalis' in Nepali) chapters of pujas without dropping a single drop of water from their palm. They were then honored with the title Chalise.They also belong from the royal families.
Notable people
Ramesh Vikal Rameshwor Sharma Chalise better known as Ramesh Bikal (Nepali: रमेश बिकल) (born 1932-2008, near Gokarna, Nepal in the Kathmandu Valley) is a Nepalese writer and painter who is known for his works portraying rural life and the lives of common people in Nepal.[1]
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]
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]
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[2] Mangal Grahama Bigyan("Bigyan(Science) in Mars") Abiral Bagdachha Indrawati ("Indrawati flows continuously")
- Bhola Nath Chalise (1951–2015), Nepalese economist
- Chakrapani Chalise (1883–1958), Nepalese writer
- Janak Kumari Chalise, Nepalese politician
References
Ramesh Vikal Rameshwor Sharma Chalise better known as Ramesh Bikal (Nepali: रमेश बिकल) (born 1932-2008, near Gokarna, Nepal in the Kathmandu Valley) is a Nepalese writer and painter who is known for his works portraying rural life and the lives of common people in Nepal.[1]
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]
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]
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[2] Mangal Grahama Bigyan("Bigyan(Science) in Mars") Abiral Bagdachha Indrawati ("Indrawati flows continuously")