15 Facts About Abhi Subedi

Abhi Subedi is a Nepali poet, playwright, columnist, translator and critic, who writes in Nepali and English.

Abhi Subedi was born in Sabla village of Tehrathum district in eastern Nepal.

Abhi Subedi was the 21st child of his father and the 7th child of his mother.

Abhi Subedi recognized Bengali letters before Devnagari scripts after seeing his mother read Bengali epic Kashiram Das's Mahabharata.

Abhi Subedi was offered a British Council scholarship to the University of Edinburgh in 1978 and completed his post-graduate degree.

Abhi Subedi wrote about his struggle for education viz a viz the Thatcher government's cut on foreign scholarships and grants and the bureaucratic malice of his university back home.

Abhi Subedi taught for 40 years at the Central Department of English in Tribhuvan University, and headed the department for more than a decade.

Abhi Subedi is vice-President of the Nepali Folklore Society of Nepal.

Abhi Subedi is the founding former president of the International Theatre Institute UNESCO from 2000 to 2008 and member of International Playwright's Forum from 2000 to 2011.

Abhi Subedi became President and two times General Secretary of the Linguistic Society of Nepal.

Abhi Subedi was President of the Literary Association of Nepal.

Abhi Subedi is a member of the International Association of Theatre Critics.

Abhi Subedi has been involved in a number of interdisciplinary study groups and is a prolific writer on issues of freedom, culture, literature, arts and social transformation.

Abhi Subedi has published over two dozen books on different subjects.

Abhi Subedi's poem, "Soft Storm," is a part of the National Book of Nepal for Class 12 students.