Bhattarai or Bhattrai is a Khas surname.
Nepalese literature is the literature of Nepal. This is distinct from Nepali literature, which is the literature in only Nepali language. The major literary languages of Nepal are:
Sushma Joshi is a Nepali writer, filmmaker based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her fiction and non-fiction deal with Nepal's civil conflict, as well as stories of globalization, migration and diaspora.
The 1973 Nepal plane hijack was the first plane hijacking in the history of Nepal. Girija Prasad Koirala planned the hijack to steal money that the Nepal Rastra Bank was having transported from Biratnagar to Kathmandu.
Narayan Wagle is a Nepali journalist and writer. He served as the editor of Kantipur Daily, one of Nepal's largest circulating newspapers, until 2008, and was the editor of Nagarik News until 18 May 2012. Wagle won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Palpasa Cafe in 2005.
Summer Love is a 2019 Nepalese romance drama film, based on Subin Bhattarai's novel Summer Love (2012). The film is directed by Muskan Dhakal, produced by Khagendra Shrestha, Indu Bhandari, written by Subin Bhattarai. The film stars Ashish Piya and Rewati Chetri in the lead roles alongside Suraj Singh Thakuri and Namrata Sapkota.
Amar Neupane is a Nepalese writer and novelist. He is best known for his Madan Puraskar winning novel, Seto Dharti. He started his writing journey with Paniko Gham, a novel set in Nepalgunj.
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) is the governmental body for promoting tourism, culture and private sector involvement in Nepal. It also serves as the Nepalese aviation regulatory body. The ministry is located in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu.
Sampada Malla (Nepali: सम्पदा मल्ल is a Nepalese media personality, writer, film maker and journalist working in Nepal and India. She serves as the board director and creative director of Sarwanam Theatre Group, the leading theatre group of Nepal. She is the co- founder of 360 Degree Mountain Films, a production house that she founded along with Ashok Yadav that focuses in producing international short films and feature films in Nepal. She is the recipient of "Travel Writer of the Year" and "VOW College Women Award",. She was featured as one of Nepal's eligible bachelorettes by enasha.com in 2008, a popular web magazine. She received her master's degree in journalism and mass communication from Punjab Technical University, India. She is an alumna of Asian Academy of Film and Television, India, with a master diploma in cinema.
Saaya is a 2014 Nepali novel by Subin Bhattarai. It published by Fine Print in 2014 as sequel to Summer love.
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, professionally known as Krishna Dharabasi is a Nepali writer, novelist and literary critic. He has wrote multiple essays, short stories, poems and novels. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Radha in 2005. Jhola, one of his short stories has been adapted into a film of the same title. He is known for using meta-writing style in his fictional works.
Subin Bhattarai is a Nepalese writer and columnist. He is best known for his romance novels such as Summer Love and Saaya. He published his first book Kathaki Paatra, a collection of short stories, in 2011. His works are mostly popular among the young readers. He is also a columnist for Kantipur Saptahik, a youth–oriented weekly newspaper.
Juino is a novel by actress Binita Baral, set in Madanpur, Nuwakot an outskirt of Kathmandu, Nepal. It was first published in 2016 by Fineprint Publication. Actress Reecha Sharma unveiled the book on June 30, 2016 at Nepal Tourism Board, Kathmandu.
Nepal Literature Festival is an annual international literary festival which takes place in Pokhara, Nepal. It was founded in 2011 by Bookworm Foundation, a not-for-profit organization. IME Group is the current title sponsor of the festival.
Pranaya SJB Rana is a writer, editor and journalist based in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is currently editor of The Record, a digital-native news publication focusing on long form reporting, essays, and explainers. Rana was previously features editor and op-ed editor of The Kathmandu Post and a reporter for Nepali Times. Rana is also the author of a collection of short stories, City of Dreams: Stories, published by Rupa Publications, India.
Kishor Nepal is a Nepalese journalist and writer. He worked for and groomed Kantipur and Nagarik Nepalese publications.
Peter John Karthak was a Nepalese writer, musician and journalist. He wrote two novels, several poems and short stories and edited and wrote for multiple newspapers in his life. He is best known for his Sajha Puraskar–winning novel, Pratyek Thau: Pratyek Manchhe.
The Wayward Daughter: A Kathmandu Story is a 2018 novel by Shradha Ghale. It was published on 1 December 2018, by Speaking Tiger Books. It is the debut novel of the author. It is a coming of age story of a girl in 1990s Kathmandu during the Nepalese civil war.
Ijoriya is a 2022 Nepali young–adult novel by Subin Bhattarai. It was published on 9 September 2022 by FinePrint Publication.
