1. Bhupendra Man Sherchan, popularly known as Bhupi Sherchan was a Nepali poet and academician.
14 Facts About Bhupi Sherchan
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Bhupi Sherchan is one of the most beloved and widely read Nepali poets.
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Bhupi Sherchan was awarded the Sajha Puraskar for his 1969 poetry collection Ghumne Mech Mathi Andho Manche, which remains his most popular work.
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Bhupi Sherchan's mother died when he was five years old.
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Bhupi Sherchan published his first work, a play titled Pariwartan, in 1951, while in college.
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Bhupi Sherchan took part in the protests which led to his imprisonment.
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Bhupi Sherchan started writing under the name Bhupi Sherchan after publishing Nirjhar.
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Bhupi Sherchan is considered the most successful Nepalese poet to have employed free verse.
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Bhupi Sherchan's poems reflected his analysis of humans and human life from different perspectives, and his biggest contribution to Nepalese society is regarded to be his attempts to guide his generation through poetry.
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Bhupi Sherchan produced several odes to the martyrs of Nepal, including Sahid Ko Samjhana, Main Batti Ko Sikha, and Ghantaghar.
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Bhupi Sherchan was appointed a member of the Royal Nepal Academy for two terms from 1979 to 1989.
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Bhupi Sherchan had six children with Om Kumari Tulachan and two with Kanti Rana.
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Bhupi Sherchan is considered the pioneer of free verse poetry in Nepali literature.
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The biography contains Bhupi Sherchan's poems translated by Hutt into English.