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'''Rajendra Bhandari''' (born 1956) is an | '''Rajendra Bhandari''' (born 1956) is an Indian [[Nepali language|Nepali]]-language poet and academic at the [[Sikkim Government College]] in [[Gangtok]].<ref name=pirbh>Web page titled [http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=7418 "Rajendra Bhandari"] at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 25, 2010</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Born in [[Kalimpong]] | Born in [[brahmin]] family of [[Kalimpong]], [[Darjeeling district]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Global in Gangtok - India - Poetry International|url=https://www.poetryinternational.org/pi/article/7445/Global-in-Gangtok/en/tile|access-date=2021-12-16|website=www.poetryinternational.org}}</ref> Bhandari has lived in Gangtok since the 1980s. He is the son of Bhagirat Bhandari a prominent writer and an astrologer. He received a doctorate in [[Nepali literature]] from the [[University of North Bengal]].<ref name=pirbh/> | ||
Bhandari has won awards for his poetry, including the 1981 Diyalo Purashkar in Poetry from the Nepali Sahitya Sammelan in Darjeeling, the 1998 Shiva Kumar Rai Memorial Award from the South Sikkim Sahitya Sammelan and the 1999 Dr. Shova Kanti Thegim Memorial Award for poetry from the Shovakanti Memorial Trust in Gangtok.<ref name=pirbh/> | Bhandari has won awards for his poetry, including the 1981 Diyalo Purashkar in Poetry from the Nepali Sahitya Sammelan in Darjeeling, the 1998 Shiva Kumar Rai Memorial Award from the South Sikkim Sahitya Sammelan and the 1999 Dr. Shova Kanti Thegim Memorial Award for poetry from the Shovakanti Memorial Trust in Gangtok.<ref name=pirbh/> | ||
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* [http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=7445 Poetry International] 2006 interview with Bhandari | * [http://india.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=7445 Poetry International] 2006 interview with Bhandari | ||
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Rajendra Bhandari | |
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| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Nepali |
| Nationality | Indian |
Rajendra Bhandari (born 1956) is an Indian Nepali-language poet and academic at the Sikkim Government College in Gangtok.[1]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Born in brahmin family of Kalimpong, Darjeeling district,[2] Bhandari has lived in Gangtok since the 1980s. He is the son of Bhagirat Bhandari a prominent writer and an astrologer. He received a doctorate in Nepali literature from the University of North Bengal.[1]
Bhandari has won awards for his poetry, including the 1981 Diyalo Purashkar in Poetry from the Nepali Sahitya Sammelan in Darjeeling, the 1998 Shiva Kumar Rai Memorial Award from the South Sikkim Sahitya Sammelan and the 1999 Dr. Shova Kanti Thegim Memorial Award for poetry from the Shovakanti Memorial Trust in Gangtok.[1]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
Each year links to its corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- 1979: Hiundey yee chisa raatka pardeharuma ("In the Veils of Cold Wintry Nights"), Gangtok, Sikkim: Padmakala Prakashan[1]
- 1986: Yee shabdaharu: yee harafharu ("These Words: These Lines"), Gangtok, Sikkim: Jana Paksha Prakashan[1]
- 1998: Kshar/Akshar ("Perishable/ Imperishable"), Gangtok, Sikkim: Jana Paksha Prakashan[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Web page titled "Rajendra Bhandari" at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 25, 2010
- ↑ "Global in Gangtok - India - Poetry International". www.poetryinternational.org. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Poetry International brief biography of Bhandari
- Poetry International 2006 interview with Bhandari