Bhuwan Dhungana is best known for her short story The Thousand Rupee Note which has been translated into English and Urdu.
13 Facts About Bhuwan Dhungana
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Bhuwan Dhungana was born as Bhuwan Koirala on 2 August 1947 in Biratnagar city of eastern Nepal in a political family.
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Bhuwan Dhungana received her primary education from Varanasi, India and secondary education from Biratnagar.
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Bhuwan Dhungana received a Diploma in Law from Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Campus, Kathmandu.
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Bhuwan Dhungana received a Diploma in Manipuri dance and Bengali literature in 1971.
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Bhuwan Dhungana completed her post graduate education from Tribhuvan University in 1973.
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Bhuwan Dhungana's first writing was a poem called Shabdakosh Ko Aa Jastai published in Madhuparka magazine in 2026 BS.
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Bhuwan Dhungana's stories were published in various literary magazines such as Madhuparka, Garima and other national daily newspaper.
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Bhuwan Dhungana has written in various national dailies advocating for freedom of speech and democracy.
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Bhuwan Dhungana was one of the 20 members who signed to establish the PEN Center in Kathmandu.
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Bhuwan Dhungana worked as an editor for Siudi, a literary magazine form 1969 to 1991.
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Bhuwan Dhungana was awarded with BP Koirala literature award instituted by BP Koirala Memorial Trust in 2016.
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Bhuwan Dhungana was awarded Dr Bimala Mohan Sahitya Puraskar by Indra Mohan Smriti Guthi in 2020 for her contribution to Nepali poetry and literature since last five decades.