Suman Pokhrel
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Notable works | Jeevanko Chheubaata Hazaar Aankhaa Yee Aankhaamaa |
Notable awards | SAARC Literary Award 2015 SAARC Literary Award 2013 Parikalpna Award 2012 Jayandra Best Book of the Year 2009 |
Spouse | Goma Dhungel |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Bidhyanath Pokhrel (Paternal grandfather) Ganesh Prasad Rijal (Maternal grandfather) |
Suman Pokhrel (
Pokhrel is the sole writer to receive the
Early life
Pokhrel was born on September 21, 1967, in Mills Area, Biratnagar, to Mukunda Prasad Pokhrel and Bhakta Devi Pokhrel.[7]
Pokhrel attended Bal Mandir, a government owned Kindergarten in Biratnagar, until he was five. Pokhrel got moved to his ancestral village of Kachide in Dhankuta at the age of seven and raised there by his paternal grandmother. His paternal grandfather Bidhyanath Pokhrel was a poet and a politician. He was introduced to literature early through the influence of his grandfather's library, filled with Nepali, Hindi and classic Sanskrit literature. At the age of twelve, he moved back to Biratnagar to live with his parents. Pokhrel was mentored by his father, who was an engineer by profession and a bibliophile with a keen interest in art and literature.[7][8][9]
Education
Pokhrel earned his
Career
Pokhrel joined the Nepali civil service in
A multilingual poet, Pokhrel has written in Nepali, English, Hindi and Urdu languages. Whereas, his works have been translated into several other languages, and are published in magazines and journals from across the countries. Many of his works have been translated into other languages by various translators including himself.[citation needed]
Pokhrel has read his poems for both national and international audiences. He has read his poems in
Works
As a translator, Pokhrel has translated works of several poets and writers from around the world into
Pokhrel has translated works of many of
Poetry
- Shoonya Mutuko Dhadkanbhitra
- Hazaar Aankhaa Yee Aankhaamaa
- Jeevanko Chheubaata
- Malai Zindagi Nai Dukhdachha
- Soundryako Sangeet
Play
Translation
- Aandhibehari
- Manpareka Kehi Kavita
- One Zero One
- Bharat Shashwat Aawaz
Awards
International
- SAARC Literary Award 2015 – conferred by Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature[5]
- SAARC Literary Award 2013 – conferred by Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature[6]
National
- Aarohan Bishesh Samman 2013 - conferred by Aarohan Gurukul[20]
References
- ^ "Suman Pokhrel". Foundation of SAARC Wirters and Literature. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- ISBN 978-8188703210
- ISBN 9781927682777
- ^ Ghimire, Madhav (May 26, 2018). "फ्रान्सेली पाखुरामा नेपाली कविता" [Nepali Poetry in French Arm]. kantipurdaily.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ a b Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Saturday, February 14, 2015
- ^ a b "Five writers honoured at SAARC Literature Festival". Hindustan Times. March 11, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ a b Rai, Deepak (2017). आमाको आशीर्वाद [Mother's Blessings] (M.A.) (in Nepali). Tribhuvan University. p. 27.
- ^ बानियाँ, प्रवीण (September 26, 2015). मेरो दोस्रो अम्मल कविता - सुमन पोखरेल [Poetry is My Second Passion – Suman Pokhrel]. nagariknews.com (in Nepali). Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ OCLC 867694631.
- ^ a b c Putra, Gandaki (April 26, 2013), सुमन एक : सुवास अनेक [Suman: A Multiple Talent] (in Nepali), Nagarik National Daily
- ^ मुक्त अनुभूतिमा रमेश-सुमन [Ramesh and Suman in 'Mukta Anubhuti'] (in Nepali). Kathmandu. March 28, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Anwesha Ambaly (February 6, 2016). "Poets gather to exchange creative thoughts". Konark: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- Al Malaika, Nazik (October 29, 2016). पीडाको वन्दना[Hymns to Pain]. setopati.com (in Nepali). Translated by Suman Pokhrel. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- Hikmet, Nazim (October 22, 2016). मैले थाहा नपाएका मलाई मनपर्ने चिजहरू[Things I Didn'T Know I Loved]. setopati.com (in Nepali). Translated by Suman Pokhrel. सेतोपाटी. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Qabbani, Nizar (November 12, 2016). दु:खको महाकाव्य [The Epic Of Sadness]. setopati.com (in Nepali). Translated by Suman Pokhrel. सेतोपाटी. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Paz, Octavio (November 12, 2016). मैथुन [Maithuna]. setopati.com (in Nepali). Translated by Suman Pokhrel. सेतोपाटी. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Faiz, Faiz Ahmad (December 3, 2016). फैज अहमद फैजका दुई कविता [Two Poems of Faiz Ahmad Faiz]. setopati.com (in Nepali). Translated by Suman Pokhrel. सेतोपाटी. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Dangi, Indira (April 21, 2018). दाहिने आँखो. annapurnapost.com (in Nepali). Translated by Suman Pokhrel. Annapurna Post. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Dangi, Indira (December 10, 2016). बोतलको पानी [Bottled Water]. annapurnapost.com (in Nepali). Translated by Suman Pokhrel. Annapurna Post. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ सुमनलाई सम्मान (in Nepali), Kantipur National Daily, March 24, 2013, p. 11
External links
- Suman Pokhrel on Facebook
- Official Website of Suman Pokhrel