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Daulat Bikram Bista
Native name
दौलत विक्रम विष्ठ
Born9 October 1925
Bhojpur, Nepal
Died1 January 2002
Nepal

Daulat Bikram Bista (Nepali:दौलत विक्रम विष्ठ) was a writer and poet of Nepali literature. He was born on 9th October 1925 (6 Asoj 1983 B.S.) in Bhojpur and passed away in 2002. His writing deals with the social issues mainly the exploitation and discrimination to the poor and downtrodden people.[1]

Personnal life

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Bista was the first son of Somraj Bista (father) and Man Kumari Bista (mother). His ancestrl house is in Lamjung but his father had migrated to Kathamndu before he was born to get a government job. Bista was born in Lamnjung due to tranfer of his father to Lamjung during job. Bista lived in various cities while accompaning his father's job was transfered. His mother died in 1996 after which his father married the second wife. The step sibligngs are Shankar, Gopal, Manda and Mithu.

Bista married at the age of 19 with Lichu (daugher of Premlal Pandey). But the wife gave birth in first three months of marriage which lead to informal divorce. Later Bista married to Nutan Kumari (daughter of Bhaktaman Basnet). He had six childrens , four sons and two daughers. The son are Shree Bikram, Om Bikram, Kailah Bikram and Ananta Bikram. His daughers are Indira and Niru.

His wife died in 2054 BS which lead to a difficult life for him. He died in 13 Poush 2059 BS

Education

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Due to travelling nature of his fathers's job, he studed in various schools in different part of Nepal. He studed at Gurukul in salyan, Goswara Munsi in Jhapa, government schools in Jjapa, Durbar high school in Kathmandu.

He completed his high school in 2004 BS and studied BA and B.Ed. in Tribhuwan University. He also has complted masters study from Aligad university of India as a private student. [2] His son Om Bikram Bistha is also involved in various artistic works.

Works

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His first novel ‘Manjari’ was published in 2015 B.S. It is a social novel based on the changes brought by the 1951 revolution. ‘Manjari’ reveals the social and cultural outlook and practices of that time.

His second novel ‘Ek Paluwa Anekau Yam’ is a fiction and considered to have a greater novelistic quality.

Other major works of Bista are: [1]

  • ‘Chapaiyeka Anuharharu’ (Emaciated Faces)
  • ‘Jyoti Jyoti Mahajyoti’ (Light of Lights)
  • ‘Thakeko Akash’ ( An Exhausted Sky),
  • ‘Bigriyeko Bato’ (Spoiled Path),
  • ‘Bhok Ra Bhittaharu’ (Hunger and Walls),
  • ‘Baluwa Mathi’ ( On The Sand) and
  • ‘Himal Ra Manche’ (Himalaya And A Man).

Awards

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Bista received various awards for his writings by the government and non-government organizations. Some of the notable ones are listed below: [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c PeoplePill. "About Daulat Bikram Bista: (1925 - 2002) Biography, Facts, Career, Wiki, Life". PeoplePill. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ "दौलत विक्रम विष्ट र उनको साहित्यकारिताको आकलन www.samakalinsahitya.com". Retrieved 2020-11-10.


Category:Nepalese Writer