Dhooswan Sayami
Govinda Bahadur Manandhar, popularly known as Dhooswan Sayami, was a Nepali writer who wrote primarily in Nepal Bhasa. He also wrote in Hindi and Nepali. He is well known for his contribution to the field of prose fiction. He is considered the first novelist in Nepal Bhasa.
Biography
Govinda Bahadur Manandhar was born on 24 May 1930 in Jhochhen, Kathmandu to father Narayan Bahadur Manandhar and mother Daan Maya Manandhar. He belonged to a wealthy business family of Nepal which had principal business in Gaur. He was the first child of his parents. He obtained a Master's degree in Culture from Banaras Hindu University. He changed his firstname to Dhoowsan and family name to Sayami.Manandhar was one of the founding members of Chosaspasa and president of the Sahityakar Samsad. He was well known academically and also had some diplomatic tenure.
Manandhar was married to Basundhara Sayami. They had five children. Dhooswan Manandhar died on 17 December 2007, at the age of 77.
Published work
His published work included:- Misā - was awarded by Chosaspasa
- Matina
- Gaṃkī - translated into English as The Eclipse and into Nepali as Ganki
- Deepa
- Palpasa
- Fiswa
- Lis
- Agati
- Nibha
- Disha
- Triveni
- ''Hraun Mikha''
Awards and honours
Manandhar was the lead character in Amrita Pritam's novel titled Adalat. He is considered the first novelist in Nepal Bhasa.Awards received:
- Mahendra Bidhya Bibhosan
- Order of Gorkha [Dakshina Bahu|Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu]
- Madhuparka Samman