Buddhisagar

Buddhisagar
Buddhisagar
	Buddhisagar at Firfire releasing event in 2015 Buddhisagar at Firfire releasing event in 2015
Native name	बुद्धिराम चपाई
Born	June 2, 1981 (age 43); Matera, Kailali District
Occupation	Poet; Writer; Columnist;
Language	Nepali (Novels, Poems and Columns)
Nationality	Nepalese
Genre	Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Non-fiction
Notable works	Karnali Blues & Phirphire
Children	1

Buddhisagar (Nepali: बुद्धिसागर; born 2 June 1981) is a Nepali writer. He is best known for his novel Karnali Blues. His books are bestseller in Nepal. Karnali Blues as a literary creation itself stands as a possible marker of "pre" and "post" in the literary history in many terms.

Early childhood

Buddhisagar was born in Matera, a place in Kailali district of Nepal. Later his family moved to Katase Bazzar and finally Kalikot district. His debut and most popular novel Karnali Blues is also set in these locations. He was passionate about writing from early age. From a very early age, his poems were played on radios. He moved for Kathmandu after passing his School Level.

Career

On moving to Kathmandu, he studied journalism at RR Campus. He was a journalist of Nagarik News before he set his career as a full-time writer.

Published Works

Rara Jalepachi (Gazal collection)

Hazarau Prithvi Hazarau Aakash (Poetry collection)

Buddhisagar ka Kabita (Poetry collection)

Karnali Blues (Novel)

Phirphire (Novel)

Karnali Blues

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Karnali Blues

Buddhisagar published his first novel, in the Autumn of 2010, and it has since been warmly received and widely praised. It is written in Nepali but several of its characters speak in Tharu and the Jumli dialect of Nepali. The novel is set in recent times and centres upon the central character’s relationship with his father, who lies dying in a hospital bed. Its ten chapters each begin at the father’s bedside, then resume a narrative of the author’s boyhood, from his early years to his eventual move to Kathmandu after he passes his School Level. Karnali Blues is sophisticated in structure and ethnographically and linguistically rich in content. It contains many entertaining anecdotes and characters, but its overall tone is one of poignancy in its portrayal of a father-son relationship characterized by the son’s search for approval, the father’s small acts of kindness and forgiveness, the son’s fears for his father’s dignity as his fortunes fail, and his mother’s emotional ups and downs all the while.

Karnali Blues is an epic story about a young boy who travels to different phases of his life; with his parents. The story's main plot focuses on the character's father who develops in our own spirits by the layers of Buddhisagar's writing. We are made to see the character's father from different angles: from being strict to loving. Though the main character is the father, the writer also adds a major chunk of his life into it while holding the story and binding it together with several in-and-out characters like Parvati Didi, Ekraj, Mamata Didi, Sharmila, Chandre, Bhagiram, Batu, Sadham, Mandire, Ramesh, Shiva Shankar etc. The story contains the naughtiness of childhood that are hilarious as well as moments of heart-breaking chapters that will keep you wanting more of Buddhisagar's easy words and perfectly structured sentences. The story starts slow but adds andrenaline to the latter part of the plot and ends rather on a high note that will provide you with intimate satisfaction as well making you want more of Buddhisagar's novels and literature.

Phirphire

Phirphire

Phirphire was the most awaited novel of Buddhisagar after his successful debut novel Karnali Blues. It was set to release on September 26, 2015 but due to the blockade imposed by India over Nepal, the date has to be changed. It was successfully released on January 23, 2016.

One day, Basanta hears that his house in the village is about to be demolished. Overwhelmed with nostalgia, he goes back to his village to see the house one last time after 16 long years. And then begins a journey to his past-a past that he has always wanted to forget. And thus unfolds the story of his friendship with Pawan, who falls prey to village politics and superstitions, losing his memory in the process. This story is multilayered with the stories of the loving Juthiaamai, the snake killer Chilgadi, the goon Rocky Dada, the village shaman Kohinoor and all colorful characters who delight and surprise readers in equal measure.Written in a sweet, flowing language, Phirphire brings back the kaleidoscopic memories of our individual pasts.

Excellently crafted Phirphire is a touchy novel with a touching story of every characters. These characters remains attached with the readers for a long time. Although it is a lengthy story, but the readers will not regret after reading it. In the book, Buddhi Sagar is trying to tell the story of Nepali society which we hear, analyze and forgets as well.

Awards

Winner of 'Rastriya Kavita Pratiyogita' (National Poem Competittion), 2001

Winner of 'Rastriya Kavita Mahotsav' (National Poem Ceremony) Nepal Academy, 2003

'Rastriya Pratibha Puraskar' (National Talent Award) from Nepal Government, 2010

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