Jhamak Ghimire

Nepali writer

  • Writer
  • columnist
Known forJiwan Kada Ki PhoolAwardsMadan Puraskar, Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar

Jhamak Kumari Ghimire (Nepali: झमक कुमारी घिमिरे; Born on 4 July 1980) is a Nepali writer. She was born with cerebral palsy[1][2] and writes with her left foot.[3][4] She is a columnist at the Kantipur newspaper.[5] She had been awarded with the Madan Puraskar (the most popular award given to the writer for their contribution in Nepalese Literature) for her auto-biography Jiwan Kada Ki Phool (Is Life a Thorn or Flower).[citation needed] In addition, Ghimire was awarded by Kabita Ram Bal Sahitya Prativa Puraskar (2015), Aswikrit Bichar Sahitya Puraskar (2016), and Madan Puraskar (2010).

Jhamak Kumari Ghimire was born on 21 Ashad 2037 B.S (Nepali date).

Works

Autobiography

  • Jiwan Kada Ki Phool (A flower in midst of thorns)

Selected poetry

  • Sankalpa (Vow)
  • Aafnai Chita Agni Shikhatira (Own's Funeral Pyre Towards the Fire Apex)
  • Manchhe Bhitraka Yoddaharu (Warriors Inside Humans)
  • Quaati

Miscellaneous

  • Awasan Pachhiko Aagaman (Arrival After the Death)

Awards

Jhamak Ghimire, awarded with the Madan Puraskar
  • Madan Puraskar, 2010 for Jiwan Kada Ki Phool
  • Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar, 2010 for Jiwan Kada Ki Phool
  • Kabita Ram Bal Sahitya Prativa Puraskar 2015 Aswikrit Bichar Sahitya Andolan[6]
  • Aswikrit Bichar Sahitya Puraskar 2016 Aswikrit Bichar Sahitya Andolan[7]

References

  1. ^ "Famous People With Cerebral Palsy which causes paralysis of some parts: Jhamak Ghimire". Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. ^ Deccan Herald: Bold tales by brave women (2010).
  3. ^ ASMITA: shivamsha was the name of her sister Who is Jhamak? Archived 18 January 2004 at the Wayback Machine (August 2002)
  4. ^ Nepali Times. Of Poverty and Poems- Jhamak kumari Ghimire (by Manjushree Thapa). August 2002.
  5. ^ Nepali Times: A renegade child of the hills – For Jhamak Ghimire writing is everything, and everything is literature Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (by Rabi Thapa). September 2009.
  6. ^ "Aswikrit". aswikrit.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Aswikrit". aswikrit.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
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