Buddhi Sagar

Buddhisagar (Nepali: बुद्धिसागर; born 2 June 1981) is a Nepali author. He is best known for his novel Karnali Blues. His books are bestseller in Nepal. Karnali Blues as a literary creation itself stands as a possible marker of "pre" and "post" in the literary history in many terms.

This article is about writer. For Jain monk, see Buddhisagarsuri.

Buddhisagar
Native name
बुद्धिराम चपाई
Born (1981-06-02) June 2, 1981
Matera, Kailali District, Nepal
Occupation
  • Poet
  • Writer
  • Columnist
LanguageNepali (Novels, Poems and Columns)
NationalityNepalese
GenreFiction, Realistic Fiction, Non-fiction
Notable worksKarnali Blues & Phirphire
Children1

Early childhood

Buddhisagar was born in Matera, a place in Kailali district of Nepal. Later his family moved to Katase Bazzar and finally Kalikot district. His debut and most popular novel Karnali Blues is also set in these locations. He was passionate about writing from early age. From a very early age, his poems were played on radios. He moved for Kathmandu after passing his School Level.

Career

On moving to Kathmandu, he studied journalism at RR Campus. He was a journalist of Naya Patrika and Nagarik News before he set his career as a full-time writer.

Published works
  • Rara Jalepachi (Gazal collection)
  • Hazarau Prithvi Hazarau Aakash (Poetry collection)
  • Buddhisagar ka Kabita (Poetry collection)
  • Karnali Blues (Novel)
  • Phirphire (Novel)

Karnali Blues

Buddhisagar published his first novel, in the Autumn of 2010, and it has since been warmly received and widely praised. It is written in Nepali but several of its characters speak in Tharu and the Jumli dialect of Nepali. The novel is set in recent times and centres upon the central character's relationship with his father, who lies dying in a hospital bed. Its ten chapters each begin at the father's bedside, then resume a narrative of the author's boyhood, from his early years to his eventual move to Kathmandu after he passes his School Level. Karnali Blues is sophisticated in structure and ethnographically and linguistically rich in content. It contains many entertaining anecdotes and characters, but its overall tone is one of poignancy in its portrayal of a father-son relationship characterized by the son's search for approval, the father's small acts of kindness and forgiveness, the son's fears for his father's dignity as his fortunes fail, and his mother's emotional ups and downs all the while.

Karnali Blues is an epic story about a young boy who travels to different phases of his life; with his parents. The story's main plot focuses on the character's father who develops in our own spirits by the layers of Buddhisagar's writing. We are made to see the character's father from different angles: from being strict to loving. Though the main character is the father, the writer also adds a major chunk of his life into it while holding the story and binding it together with several in-and-out characters like Parvati Didi, Ekraj, Mamata Didi, Sharmila, Chandre, Bhagiram, Batu, Sadham, Mandire, Ramesh, Shiva Shankar etc. The story contains the naughtiness of childhood that are hilarious as well as moments of heart-breaking chapters that will keep you wanting more of Buddhisagar's easy words and perfectly structured sentences. The story starts slow but adds adrenaline to the latter part of the plot and ends rather on a high note that will provide you with intimate satisfaction as well making you want more of Buddhisagar's novels and literature.

Awards
Year Category Result
2001 Rastriya Kavita Pratiyogita (National Poem Competition) Won
2003 Rastriya Kavita Mahotsav (National Poem Ceremony) Won
2010 Rastriya Pratibha Puraskar (National Talent Award) from Nepal Government Won

References
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