Rajendra Bhandari
Rajendra Bhandari | |
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| Born | 1956 Kalimpong, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Nepali |
| Nationality | Indian |
Rajendra Bhandari (born 1956) is an Indian
Biography
Born in brahmin family of Kalimpong, Darjeeling district,[2] Bhandari has lived in Gangtok since the 1980s. He is the son of Bhagirat Bhandari a prominent writer and an astrologer. He received a doctorate in Nepali literature from the University of North Bengal.[1]
Bhandari has won awards for his poetry, including the 1981 Diyalo Purashkar in Poetry from the Nepali Sahitya Sammelan in Darjeeling, the 1998 Shiva Kumar Rai Memorial Award from the South Sikkim Sahitya Sammelan and the 1999 Dr. Shova Kanti Thegim Memorial Award for poetry from the Shovakanti Memorial Trust in Gangtok.[1]
Bibliography
Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- 1979: Hiundey yee chisa raatka pardeharuma ("In the Veils of Cold Wintry Nights"), Gangtok, Sikkim: Padmakala Prakashan[1]
- 1986: Yee shabdaharu: yee harafharu ("These Words: These Lines"), Gangtok, Sikkim: Jana Paksha Prakashan[1]
- 1998: Kshar/Akshar ("Perishable/ Imperishable"), Gangtok, Sikkim: Jana Paksha Prakashan[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Web page titled "Rajendra Bhandari" Archived 30 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 25, 2010
- ^ "Global in Gangtok - India - Poetry International". www.poetryinternational.org. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
External links
- Poetry International Archived 30 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine brief biography of Bhandari
- Poetry International 2006 interview with Bhandari
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