Manu Brajaki Explained

Manu Brajaki
Native Name:	मनु ब्राजाकी
Native Name Lang:	ne
Other Names:	Sagar Nasratya, Hemanta Hari
Birth Name:	Chetman Singh Bhandari
Birth Date:	3 August 1942
Birth Place:	Aurahi, Mahottari, Nepal
Death Place:	Lalitpur, Nepal
Nationality:	Nepali
Occupation:	Writer
Awards:	Sajha Puraskar, Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar

Chetman Singh Bhandari, better known as Manu Brajaki (; 1942-2018) was a Nepalese writer.^{[1] [2]} He wrote multiple short stories and gazal in his lifetime. He was known for his use of regional themes and elements in his works.

Biography

Brajaki was born as Chetman Singh Bhandari in a Chhetri zamindar family on 3 August 1942 (19 Shrawan 1999 BS) in Aurahi, Mahottari district. He published his first story in 1962 in Anchal Sandesh, a Janakpur based magazine .^[3]

Awards

He won the prestigious Sajha Puraskar for his short story collection Timri Swasni ra Ma in 2046 BS . He was awarded with Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar for his short story collection Annapurnako Bhoj for the year 2070 BS .^[4] He also received the Jagadish Ghimire Smriti Puraskar in 2074 BS .^[5]

In 2017, he was awarded the Pahalman Singh Swar Lifetime Literary Award.^[6]

Notable works

Short story collections

• Avamulyan
• Aakashko Phal
• Timri Swasni ra Ma^[7]
• Bhabishya Yatra
• Paradarshi Manchhe
• Manu Brajakika Laghu Katha
• Annapurnako Bhoj (Annapurna's Feast)

Gazal collections

• Gazal Ganga
• Kandaka Phoolharu
• K hereko Ye Jindagi!

Personal life

He died on 2 February 2018 (19 Magh 2074 BS) due to brain haemorrhage.^{[8] [9]} He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.^[10]

Further reading

• Adhikari. Nirjala. 28 August 2021. Silencing and Breaking the Silence: Resisting Patriarchy in Brajaki's "Annapurna's Feast" and Thakuri's "War". SCHOLARS: Journal of Arts & Humanities. 3. 2. 71–78. 10.3126/sjah.v3i2.39424. 2773-7829. 2773-7837. Nepal Journals Online. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brajaki, a life in stories. live. 7 September 2021. The Record. English. 7 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907183835/https://www.recordnepal.com/brajaki-a-life-in-stories.
2. Book: Pierce, Philip H.. Selected Stories from Nepal. 2004. Sajha Prakashan. 978-99933-2-324-2. 54. en. 7 September 2021. 7 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907190413/https://books.google.com/books?id=791jAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0. live.
3. Web site: Himalayan Voices. 2022-01-20. publishing.cdlib.org.
4. Web site: Kantipur-ब्राजकी र गौतमलाई पद्मश्री - कान्तिपुर समाचार. 2022-01-20. ekantipur.com.
5. Web site: नागरिक. ब्राजाकीलाई जगदीश घिमिरे पुरस्कार. 2022-01-20. nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com. ne.
6. Web site: Litterateur Brajaki bags 'Pahalman Singh Swar Lifetime Literary Award, 2074'. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907184200/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/litterateur-brajaki-bags-pahalman-singh-swar-lifetime-literary-award-2074/. 7 September 2021. 7 September 2021. My Republica. en.
7. Web site: Noted writer Manu Brajaki no more. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907183910/https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2018/02/02/noted-writer-manu-brajaki-no-more. 7 September 2021. 7 September 2021. The Kathmandu Post. English.
8. Web site: Thapa. Richa. 2 February 2018. Litterateur Manu Brajaki no more. 7 September 2021. The Himalayan Times. en. 7 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907183912/https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/litterateur-manu-brajaki-no. live.
9. Web site: Noted litterateur Manu Brajaki no more. live. 7 September 2021. OnlineKhabar. 2 February 2018 . en-GB. 7 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907185223/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/noted-litterateur-manu-brajaki-no-more.html.
10. Web site: रहेनन् साहित्यकार मनु ब्राजाकी. 2022-01-20. NepalAajaV3. en.