Ramesh Bikal

Rameshwor Sharma Chalise better known as Ramesh Bikal (born 1928, near Gokarna, Nepal in the Kathmandu Valley died 2008) was a Nepalese writer and painter who was known for his works portraying rural life and the lives of common people in Nepal.

Early life and education He received a B.Ed. in 1960, and worked in education. His early stories had socialist and anti-establishment themes. As a result, he was imprisoned three times between 1949 and 1960. In more recent work, he has focused on sexual relations.

Awards Bikal was the first short story writer to be given the Madan Puraskar award.

Foundation In tribute to his memory, Ramesh Vikal Literary Foundation has been established at Arubari, Gokarneshwor.

Works Birano Deshma ("In an Empty Land"), 1959 Naya Sadak ko Geet ("The Song of New Road"), 1962 13 Ramaila Kathaharu ("Thirteen Enjoyable Stories"), 1967 Aaja Feri Arko Tanna Ferincha ("Today Yet Another Bedspread is Changed"), 1967 Euta Budo Violin Aashawari ko Dhoon ma ("An Old Violin in the Ashāvari Tune"), 1968 Agenāko Ḍilmā ("On the Edge of the Hearth"), 1968 Urmilā Bhāujū ("Sister-in-Law Urmilā"), 1968 21 Ramālilā Kathāharū ("Twenty-one Enjoyable Stories"), 1968 Mangal Grahama Bigyan("Bigyan(Science) in Mars") Abiral Bagdachha Indrawati ("Indrawati flows continuously")