Sharada Sharma

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Sharada Sharma
Sharada Sharma
Native name
शारदा शर्मा
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Syangja, Nepal
OccupationWriter and poet
Alma materTribhuvan University

Sharada Sharma (born 1958; Nepali: शारदा शर्मा) is a Nepali writer and poet. Her debut novel, Taap, won the 2012 Padmashree Sahitya Samman award.

Early life and education

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Sharada Sharma was born in 1958 in Syangja, Nepal.[1][2] Her father was a writer and editor who contributed to various Nepalese publications.[3] Sharma first began writing poetry at eight years old while in Pokhara, where she spent a portion of her childhood.[1][3] A natural introvert, she found solace in writing.[3]

With the support of her family, she attended Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, where she studied science and then arts, eventually graduating with a master's degree.[1][4]

Career

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Sharma first gained recognition in 1982 after publishing a poem in honor of the writer B. P. Koirala.[1][2] In 1987, she published her first poetry collection, Boundless Emotions.[1] This was followed in 1991 with the short story collection Ruins of Convictions and in 1992 with the poetry collection After the War.[1] In addition to poetry and short stories, she produced a book-length study of Koirala's female characters in 1996.[1]

Overall, she has written around a dozen books, including poetry, short stories, literary criticism, and novels.[3]

Taap, her debut novel, was published in 2012 and won that year's Padmashree Sahitya Sammana, a prestigious Nepalese literary award.[5] The novel weaves together narratives of various individuals from different backgrounds, switching perspectives throughout.[5] It was followed by Kampa, a 2016 novel inspired by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.[6]

In 2020, her poetry collection Yatrama was shortlisted for the Madan Puraskar award, which was eventually won by Chandra Prakash Baniya's Maharani.[7]

Sharma's writing often deals with themes of spirituality and mysteries of the universe, incorporating a woman's perspective.[3][6][8] She conveys a feminist message in both her writing and her work as an activist, including with the Family Planning Association of Nepal.[1][9]

Personal life

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In 1978, Sharma married the politician Narahari Acharya, with whom she has two children.[1][10]

Selected works

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Poems

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  • Seemanta Anubhooti ("Boundless Emotions," 1987)
  • Yuddhoparant ("After the War," 1992)
  • Swarnasutra, ("Golden Rules," 1995)
  • Yatrama (2019)

Short stories

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  • Aasthako Bhagnawasesh ("Ruins of Convictions," 1991)
  • Agnisparsha ("A Touch of Fire," 2013)

Novels

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  • Taap ("Burning," 2012)
  • Kampa ("Tremors," 2016)

Literary criticism

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  • B.P. Koiralaka Naaripatra: Drishtikon ra Aakangshya ("B.P. Koirala’s Women Characters: Perspectives and Expectations," 1996)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sharada Sharma". Women Writers of Nepal (Profiles and Perspectives). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  2. ^ a b "Woman: Nature". The Gorkha Times. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  3. ^ a b c d e Dhital, Abha (2018-03-24). "An introvert's tool". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  4. ^ Contemporary Nepali Poems. Royal Nepal Academy. 2000.
  5. ^ a b Mishra, Indira Acharya (June 2020). "Tāpa as an Underrated Nepali Novel (Book Review)" (PDF). Molung Educational Frontier. 10.
  6. ^ a b Sharma, Lal Prasad (2017-02-12). "Sharma discusses Kampa in Pokhara". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  7. ^ "7 books shortlisted for Madan Puraskar". Khabarhub. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  8. ^ Ojha, Anup (2015-11-30). "Stay happy reading!". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  9. ^ Kolehmainen-Aitken, Riitta-Liisa (July 1995). "Evaluation Report: FPMD Technical Assistance to the Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN)" (PDF). USAID. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  10. ^ "Narahari Acharya". Ujyaalo Online. Archived from the original on 2017-10-28.
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