Parijat (writer)
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Bishnu Kumari Waiba, popularly known as Parijat (
Early life and education
Vishnu Kumari Waiba,Parijat was born in 1937(Nepali 1990 BS ) in the hill station of Darjeeling, India, a place known for its tea gardens. Her mother, Amrita Moktan, died when Parijat was very young, and she was raised by her father and her grandparents. Her father, Dr. K.N. Waiba, was a physician.
The birthplace of Parijat, Darjeeling, is a major centre of
Parijat completed part of her schooling in Darjeeling and moved and then settled in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1954. She completed her schooling at Padma Kanya School and received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree. She became paralyzed at the age of 26.[1] Her sister looked after her for the majority of her life.
Career
In 1959, Parijat's first poem was published by Dharti. She published three poetry collections: Akansha, Parijat Ka Kavita and Baisalu Bartaman. Her first short story was Maile Najanmayeko Chhoro. She is, however, best known in Nepal as a novelist. Altogether, she wrote ten novels, of which
She began her literary career with "Dharti" while she was studying in Kathmandu. Besides being a writer of novels, stories, poems, articles etc., she also led the "
Parijat remained unmarried. She continued to experience physical setbacks. While she was contributing to literature, she also tried to support social causes and initiated attempts like the Prisoners' Assistance Mission. She died in 1993.[citation needed]
Bengali Hungryalist Movement and Parijat
Several Bengali poets and painters of the
Notable works
- Novels
- The Blue Mimosa; Nepali: शिरीषको फूल)
- Mahattahin (Nepali: महत्ताहिन)
- Paribhasit Aankhaharu (Nepali: परिभाषित आँखाहरु)
- Baishko Manche (Nepali: बैशको मान्छे)
- Toribari, Bata Ra Sapanaharu (Nepali: तोरीबारी, बाटा, र सपनाहरु, lit. 'Mustard fields, roads and dreams')
- Antarmukhi (Nepali: अन्तर्मुखी)
- Usle Rojeko Bato (Nepali: उसले रोजेको बाटो)
- Parkhal Bhitra Ra Bahira (Nepali: पर्खाल भित्र र बाहिर, lit. 'Inside and outside the wall')
- Anido Pahadsangai (Nepali: अनिदो पहाड संगै, lit. 'Along the sleepless mountain')
- Boni (Nepali: बोनी)
- Short story
- Maile Najanmayeko Choro (Nepali: मैले नजन्माएको छोरो)
- Short story collections
- Aadim Desh (Nepali: आदिम देश)
- Sadak Ra Pratibha (Nepali: सडक र प्रतिभा)
- Salgiko Balatkrit Aashu (Nepali: साल्गीको बलात्कृत आँसु)
- Badhsala Jadaa Aunda (Nepali: बधशाला जाँदा आउँदा)
- Poem collections
- Akanksha (Nepali: आकांक्षा)
- Parijat Ka Kabita (Nepali: पारिजातका कविता)
- Baishalu Bartaman (Nepali: बैशालु वर्तमान)
- Memoir essays
- Dhupi Salla Ra Laliguransko Fedma (Nepali: धूपी, सल्ला र लालीगुराँसको फेदमा)
- Auta Chitramaya Shuruwat (Nepali: एउटा चित्रमय सुरुवात)
- Aadhyayan Ra Sangharsha (Nepali: अध्ययन र संघर्ष)
See also
References
October 2014 "Nepali Novel – Parijat"
External links
- Few Nepali Poems By Parijat
- "Remembering Parijat". Retrieved 20 January 2008.
- "Love Literature and Parijat". Retrieved 20 January 2008.
- Biography
- Parijat