Bhairav Aryal

Bhairav Aryal(भैरव अर्याल) was an author of Nepali literature. His writings are based on the social, political, religious and cultural aspects of Nepali lifestyle, and his satirical essay compilation 'Jaya Bhudi' still remains one of the most popular works of Nepali Literature.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Bhairav Aryal
Born	Tirtha Nath Aryal September 20, 1936 Kupandol, Lalitpur, Nepal
Died	October 5, 1976 Gokarneshwar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Occupation	Novelwriter
Nationality	Nepali
Genre	Comic Novels, Satire, Humour

Early life

He was born as the son of Khem Kumari Aryal and Homnath Aryal in September 20, 1936 in Kupondole, Lalitpur. His father worked as an accountant in Nepal Police. By the age of 12 Aryal married his wife Shova in 1948 and they had three sons and three daughters.

Aryal demonstrated a strong interest in the Nepali and Sanskrit Literature from his childhood and had decided to pursue his higher education in Nepali literature. He completed his MA in Nepali in 1969 and also took courses in Sanskrit.

Initially, Aryal worked as a teacher for four years at Pokhara and Kathmandu from 1954 to 1958. However, due to a throat ailment Aryal's voice had started to worsen because of which he was forced to leave the teaching profession.

Later, Aryal started his career as a journalist in a newspaper called 'Haalkhabar'. By the age of 21, he had been appointed as a full-time journalist in the government-run national daily newspaper[Gorkhapatra] and was later promoted in the editorial group. He also led the efforts to improve the 'Madhuparka' magazine, which was a monthly literary magazine published by Gorkhapatra. He also played a strong role in the publication of another literary magazine called 'Rachana'.[7][8]

Literary Contributions

His first published poem was titled 'Nawa Jiwan', in the 'Prativa' magazine, which was published in 1952. Later he also published satirical essays and poems. His first published book was a poem compilation titled 'Upaban'. The next year he published 'Kaukuti', which marked his public entry in the satirical journey. In 1965, his most highly acclaimed literary work 'Jaya Bhudi' was published, which included the popular satirical essays 'Jaya Bholi' and 'Jaya Bhudi'.[9][7]

Publications[8]

Title	Year of first publication	First edition publisher	Notes	Ref.
The International Frog Conference			With Manjushree Thapa Essay/English	[10]
Samjhana			Memoir Personality with Rochak Ghimire	[11]
Mutu Bhitra Asha			Muktak style	[12]
Jaya Bhudi			Comedy, Essay	[13]

Death

Bhairav Aryal committed suicide in 1976.[14]

References

1. अर्याल, भैरव. "जय भुँडी (हास्यव्यङ्ग्य सङ्ग्रह)". pustakalaya.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
2. "भैरब अर्यालका छ हास्य निबन्धहरु by Bhairav Aryal on iBooks". iBooks. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
3. "- Nepali Times". nepalitimes.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
4. "Himalayan Voices". publishing.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
5. "On Motiram's tribe". My Republica. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
6. "भैरव अर्यालको व्यङ्ग्य : भान्सा भो हजुर ?". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
7. "भैरव अर्यालबारेका भ्रम र सच्चाइ | www.samakalinsahitya.com". www.samakalinsahitya.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
8. "भैरव अर्याल | Online Sahitya Nepali Literature". onlinesahitya.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
9. "भैरव दु:खान्त". nepal.ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2019-04-05.
10. "The International Frog Conference / Bhairav Aryal | Online Sahitya Nepali Literature". www.onlinesahitya.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
11. "सम्झनामा भैरव अर्याल / रोचक घिमिरे | Online Sahitya Nepali Literature". www.onlinesahitya.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
12. "मुटुभरि आशा / भैरव अर्याल | Online Sahitya Nepali Literature". www.onlinesahitya.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
13. "जय भुँडी / भैरव अर्याल | Online Sahitya Nepali Literature". www.onlinesahitya.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
14. "Bhairav Aryal- Nepali Times". nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.