Hari Bhakta Katuwal
Native nameहरिभक्त कटुवाल
Other namesPrabasi
Birth nameHum Bahadur Katuwal
Birth date2 July 1935
Birth placeBogibeel, Dibrugarh, Assam
Death date10 September 1980 (aged 45)
Death placeDibrugarh, Assam
EducationB.A
OccupationPoet, songwriter
Notable worksYo Jindagi Khai ke Jindagi
MotherBishnu Maya Katuwal
FatherBir Bahadur Katuwal
AwardsRoyal Nepal Academy Medal

Hari Bhakta Katuwal (Nepali: हरिभक्त कटुवाल) was an Indian-Nepali poet, writer and songwriter.

Biography

Hari Bhakta Katuwal was born on 2 July 1935 in Dibrugarh, Assam.[1] In India, he used to write poems under the name Prabasi (). He moved to Kathmandu to pursue his writing career after being invited by King Mahendra.[1][2]

Noted for his writing style, he published many poems including Bhitri Manche Bolna Khojch, Yo Zindagi Khai Ke Zindagi, and Samjhana.[1][3]

He also wrote lyrics that have been sung by noted and veteran Nepali singers Narayan Gopal, Amber Gurung, and Aruna Lama.[4]

Katuwal died on 10 September 1980 in Assam.[1][5] He was cremated at the banks of the Brahmaputra River in a Hindu ceremony.[6]

In 2015, documentary Ani Hari Bhakta Farkiyenan about Katuwal's life was released.[7] In 2017, a play was staged at the Sarwanam Theatre based on his poems for his 82nd birth anniversary.[8] In 2021, a life-size statue of Katuwal was erected at Jaigaon near the Indo-Bhutan border.[9]

Notable works

  • Samjhana (collection of songs)
  • Bhitri Manchhe Bolna Khojchha
  • Sudha (short-epic)
  • Purba Kiran (collection of poems)
  • Yo Jindagi Khai ke Jindagi (collection of poems)
  • Badanam Mera Yi Aankhaharoo (collection of songs and poems)
  • Aitihasik Kathasangraha (in collaboration with other writers)
  • Spastikaran
  • Ma Mareko Chhaina (play)[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "स्मृतिमा हरिभक्त कटुवाल" [Hari Bhakta Katuwal in memory] (in Nepali). Shilapatra. Archived 4 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ "हरिभक्त खोज्दै इन्टरनेटमा हराउँदा" [Getting lost on the internet while searching for Haribhakta] (in Nepali). Pahilo Post. Archived 4 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Haribhakta Katuval (1935–1980)". Himalayan Voices. Archived 4 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ "एक थिए हरिभक्त" (in Nepali). Gorkhapatra. Archived 4 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ Nepālī kavitā (in Nepali). Sājhā Prakāśana. 1989. p. 108. Archived 4 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ "किन पिउँथे कवि हरिभक्त कटुवाल ?" [Why did poet Hari Bhakta Katuwal drink?] (in Nepali). Nagarik. Archived 4 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Katuwal remembered on 80th birth anniv". The Himalayan Times. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Play in honour of poet Katuwal". The Kathmandu Post. Archived 4 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. ^ "पश्चिम बंगालमा कवि हरिभक्त कटुवालको सालिक" [Statue of poet Haribhakta Katuwal in West Bengal] (in Nepali). Kantipur. Archived 4 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Poet and Lyricist Haribhakta Katuwal". The Gorkha Times. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

Further reading

  • Namdung, Jiwan (1 January 2006). Haribhakta Katuwal. Sahitya Akademi Publications. ISBN 978-81-260-2254-0.