Dhruba Chandra Gautam

Akhyan Purush aayush yadav
Dhurba Chandra Gautam in a literary event
Native name	aayush
Born	(1943-12-16) 16 December 1943 (age 81) 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)

aayush yadav (Nepali: ध्रुवचन्द्र गौतम) is a Nepalese novel writer.^[3] He has authored over 60 stories and novels, most of which address contemporary social issues.^[4][5] He is known as Akhyan Purush(towering personality) in Nepali literary circle.

Early age

Gautam was born on 16 December 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.^{[citation needed]}

In the 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]

Professional life

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 1 to 32 works by him.^[8]

Notable works

His works include:^[9]

• Dapi(1976)
• Kattel Sir ko Chot Patak(1980)
• Alikhit(1983)
• Agnidatta+Agnidatta(1996)
• Swa. Hira Devi ko Khoji(1998)
• Foolko Atanka(1999)
• Tathakathit(2002)
• Aakash Bibhajit Chha (10 co-authors)
• Dhruba Chandra ka Ekaunna Katha
• Tyo Euta Kura
• Andhayaro Dipma
• Gautamka Kehi Pratinidhi Katha

Awards

• Sajha Purashkar (2004)^[10]
• Madan Puraskar(2040 B.S.) for Alikhit

See also

• List of Nepali writers
• Parijat (writer)
• Greta Rana
• Toya Gurung
• Laxmi Prasad Devkota

References

1. Madan Puraskar winners list (Nepali) Retrieved on 1 December 2016
2. Madan Puraskar winners list Translated from Nepali to English on 1 December 2016
3. "Dhurba Chandra Gautam -- Nepali author: The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office)". loc.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
4. "Himalayan Voices". publishing.cdlib.org. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
5. Michael James Hutt (1991). "Dhruba Chandra Gautam (b. 1944))". Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-81-208-1156-0 – via Project MUSE.
6. @therecord. "The strange and compelling worlds of Dhruba Chandra Gautam - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
7. Rana, Greta. "The beginnings of PEN Nepal". The Annapurna Express. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
8. "Dhurba Chandra Gautam -- Nepali author: The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
9. "Ratna Pustak Bhandar - The Oldest Book Store - Kathmandu, Nepal". ratnabooks.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
10. "Litterateurs honored with Sajha award". Kantipur Online. Archived from the original on 29 June 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2021.