Keshab Sigdel
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केशव सिग्देल | |
 Keshab Sigdel at China in 2018 | |
| Born | Keshab Sigdel 4 April 1979 |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Education | M.A., M.Phil(English) |
| Alma mater | Tribhuvan University, Nepal |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, translator, Human Rights |
| Notable work | [[]] |
| Spouse | Manju Gautam |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Yuva Varsha Moti Puraskar (2018), Bhanubhakta Gold Medal for literature (2014) |
Keshab Sigdel (Nepali: केशव सिग्देल) is a Nepali poet, critic, essayist, translator and human rights activist. He is the author of half a dozen books of different genres. He has been an English faculty member at Tribhuvan University since 2012.[1] He is a member of the International Committee of the World Poetry Movement,[2] headquartered in Medellin, and was involved with the Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (New Delhi) and Asia Pacific Writers and Translators (Australia). He has been active in Nepal's human rights movement since the 1990s.[3]
Childhood, family, and education
[edit]He was born in Maniapokhar village in Bardiya district on April 4, 1979, to Mother Rukmini and father Naryan Prasad Sigdel. His family migrated to Bardiya in 1976 from Magyam Chisapani of Syanga district in Gadaki Province and later migrated to Kohalpur Municipality in Banke district. He completed his high school (school leaving certificate) from Tribhuvan Secondary School in Kohalpur. At the suggestion of his family, he was admitted to Amrit Science Campus in Kathmandu to study science. Because of his interest in literature, he later became a student of English literature. He graduated in Economics and English from Ratnarajya Campus and later received his MA in English from the Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University. Later, he started a tenured job as a lecturer at the same University, still teaching courses like Poetry, Nepal Studies, and War and trauma literature. He has also received a degree in Law from Nepal Law Campus and a Post Graduate Diploma in International Humanitarian Law from Nalsar University, Hyderabad, India, and his M.Phil. in English from IACER, Pokhara University. He also received a diploma in journalism from Nepal Press Institute while he was an undergraduate student. In June 2010, he got married to Manju Gautam. He has two daughters, Aditi and Aagya. Currently, he lives with his family in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.[4]
Literary Journey
[edit]He started writing poems, and essays[5] and plays in English and the Nepali language in his school days. Later, he translated poems and other writings from Nepali to English. He has three books of poetry to his credit, including Samaya Bighatan (Dissolution of Time, 2014), Six Strings (joint poetry collection in English, 2011), and Colour of the Sun (2017, Poesis, Slovenia).[6] In 2023, he edited Madness: An Anthology of World Poetry,[7] by 297 poets from 101
Works
[edit]Creative Writings
[edit]- Samaya Bighatan (‘Dissolution of Time,’ Poetry collection in Nepali), Kathmandu, 2007.
- Six Strings (a joint English poetry collection with five other poets), Society of Nepali Writers in English, Kathmandu, 2011.
- Colour of Sun (Poetry collection in English and Slovenian translation), Poesis, Slovenia, 2017.
Edited Volumes
[edit]- Madness: An Anthology of World Poetry (RedPanda Books, 2023).
- An Anthology of Contemporary Nepali Poetry, (Translated Digital Collection of Contemporary Nepali Poetry), Bigbridge Publications, USA, 2016.
Translations
[edit]- Shades of Color (English Translation of 50 Indigenous Nepali poets), Nepal Academy, 2021.
- Ranamaya, Nepal Academy[8]
Honors and Awards
[edit]- Bhanubhakta Gold Medal (Ministry of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation, 2014)
- Rock Pebbles International Literary Award (India, 2018)
- Honorary Chinese Citizen (Jianshan Village Council, Sichuan, 2018)
- Yuva Varsha Moti Puraskar (National Youth Trust, 2018)[9]
- Kalashree Sirjana Puraskar(2015)[10]
Gallery
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Addressing the International Sufi Festival held in Punjab, India in 2012 -
Addressing the International Writers Forum in Phuket, Thailand in 2015 -
Participating in the First World Conference of Poets 2023 in Colombia -
Recitation of poems in the library, Kathmandu, Nepal
References
[edit]- ^ "Read widely, read deeply". Kathmandu Post.
- ^ "International Coordinating Committee". worldpoetrymovement.
- ^ "Human Rights Defenders Arrested while trying to stage a peaceful demonstration". amnestynepal.
- ^ Sigdel, Keshab. "Keshab Sigdel". apwriters online.
- ^ "Outside the Window". Nepali Kalasahitya Dot Com Pratishthan.
- ^ "Keshab Sigdel: Barve sonca / Colours of the Sun". The Himalayan Times.
- ^ "Madness". Thuprai Online.
- ^ Sigdel, Keshab. "Keshab Sigdel". apwriters online.
- ^ "भाषा साहित्यका लागि सक्रिय रहने हौसला बढेको छ : युवावर्ष मोती पुरस्कार विजेता सिग्देल". Thaha Khabar Online.
- ^ "Sigdel bags literary award". The Himalayan Times.
See also
[edit]External Links
[edit]- एक साँझ | Ek Saajh | केशव सिग्देल | Nepali Poetry Video
- अनुवादका लागि साहित्यिक चेतना हुनुपर्छ – केशव सिग्देल सहित्यकार | AKSHYAR | YOHO TVHD
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