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== Ram Krishna Bantawa ==

{{Infobox writer

| name = Ram Krishna Bantawa

| caption = Ram Krishna Bantawa

| birth_date = 1 January 1967

| occupation = Nepali Writer, Lyricist Author, Novelistlyricist

| notable_works = <nowiki>{UnbulletedShrill List}}</nowiki>Mist [Saghan Tuwanlo]

Shrill Mist [Saghan Tuwanlo]

Aamalai Chitthi

| nationality = Nepali

| children = 1

| spouse = DipDeep Bantawa

| image = Ram Krishna Bantawa.jpg

}}

'''Ram Krishna Bantawa''' (Nepali:रामकृष्ण वान्तवा) is a Nepalese author , writer, Lyricist, and Novelistlyricist. <ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Ghimire |first=Pawan |date=10 September 2021 |title=" रामकृष्ण बान्तवाको 'आमालाई चिट्ठी', आध्यात्मदेखि विज्ञानसम्म " |url=https://www.nepalkhoj.com/2021/09/10/120884/ |access-date=12 May 2023 |website=NepalKhoj}}</ref> He is wellbest known for his novel "''Saghan Tuwanlo"'' (Nepali:साघन तुवाँलो)<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Bantawa |first=Ram Krishna |title=सघन तुवाँलो |date=2007 |publisher=साथी प्रकाशन प्रालि |year=2007 |isbn=978-99946-657-5-4 |location=Nepal |language=ne_NP}}</ref>" (which has beenwas translated to English as [https://books.google.com.np/books/about/Shrill_Mist.html?id=JnsAMwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y "''Shrill Mist]<ref>{{Cite''), bookand |last=Bantawa''Aamalai |first=Ram Krishna |title=Shrill Mist |date=2007 |publisher=Asia 2000 Limited |year=2007 |isbn=978-9628783304 |location=Hongkong |publication-date=2007 |language=en}}</ref>Chitthi''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Shrill Mist |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34350971-shrill-mist |archive-url= |website=Goodreads}}</ref> "and "Aamalai Chitthi<ref>{{Cite booknews |last=BantawaBhandari |first=Ram KrishnaAkhanda |titledate=आमालाई10 चिट्ठीJune |date=20192010 |publishertitle=गोदावरीदुइतै बुकहातमा हाउसलड्डू |yearwork=2019[[ |isbn=978-9937-0-5343-3Kantipur |location=BaghBazar, Nepal |publication-date=2019 |language=ne_NPPublications]]}}</ref>" which is being translated to English.

Bantawa is a [[Diaspora|diasporic]] novelist, he has spent the majority of his life in Hong Kong. Most of his books arewere written while he was outside the country, reflecting a blend of his experiences in Hong Kong while maintaining a deep connection to Nepali culture, traditions, and society.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 April 2009 |title=परदेशमा बस्दै, घरदेश सम्झिँदै |access-date= |work=[[Annapurna Post]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=श्रेष्ठ |first=शेखरकुमार |date=28 March 2020 |title="पुस्तक समीक्षा: साघना तुवाँलो उपनासमा रामकृष्ण बन्तवा" |url=https://sahityasangraha.com/2020/03/28/%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%98%e0%a4%a8-%e0%a4%a4%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%81%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%8b-%e0%a4%89%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%af%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%be/ |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=साहित्य संग्रहालय}}</ref> He was also invited as Chief Guest under the organization of Charu Sahitya Pratishthan, a book launch and Teej special program among authors from Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur held at Kavya Hall of Hotel Hardik<ref>{{Cite web |last=साहित्यपोस्ट |date=2022-08-26 |title=दुई कृति एकसाथ विमोचित |url=https://sahityapost.com/literature-news/82673/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=साहित्यपोस्ट}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Karki |first=Kapil |date=2022-08-26 |title=नव काव्यिक विधा चारु र टुक्काका दुई पुस्तकको विमोचन |url=https://himalayandristi.com/2022/08/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81-%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Himalayan Dristi |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early Life ==

Ram Krishna Bantawa was born on 1 January 1967([[Nepali language{{lang-ne|Nepali]]:'''[[Bikram Sambat|बि.सं.]] १७ पुष २०२३'''}}) <ref name=":0" />as the youngest son to father Pancham Bantawa and mother BhadraSara Bantawa in [[Khotang District]] Nepal.▼

▲Ram Krishna Bantawa was born on 1 January 1967([[Nepali language|Nepali]]:'''[[Bikram Sambat|बि.सं.]] १७ पुष २०२३''') <ref name=":0" />as the youngest son to father Pancham Bantawa and mother BhadraSara Bantawa in [[Khotang District]] Nepal.

== Works ==

[[File:Shrill Mist.jpg|thumb|"Shrill Mist" ]]

''Saghan Tuwanlo'' (Nepali:साघन तुवाँलो) is Bantawa's famous Novel published in 2008. His novel focuses on the courage, love and injustice of two womens.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=हिमाल खबरपत्रिका {{!}} साहित्यमा दलाली |url=https://nepalihimal.com/article/10664 |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=nepalihimal.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The novel spans the period from Nepal's first constitution in 1846 to the murder of King Birendra in 2001.<ref name=":0" />His Novel has been translated to English by Nara Devi Rai as "Shrill Mist".<ref name=":2" />

Bantawa's first novel Kharani(Nepali:खरानी) was published in 1988. Atma (Nepali:आत्मा) followed in 1996, Radha Ram(Nepali:राधेराधा राम) in 1997 and [https://opac.tucl.edu.np/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=28420 Ama Chhori (Nepali:आमाछोरी]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bantawa |first=Ram Krishna |title=आमा छोरी |publisher=Jagat Bahadur Bantawa, Nepal |year=2001 |location=Sunsari |publication-date=2001 |language=nepne |trans-title=Mother Daughter}}</ref>) in 1998.<ref name=":5" />▼

[https://opac.tucl.edu.np/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=97306&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20Ram%20Krishna%20Bantawa "Saghan Tuwanlo(Nepali:साघन तुवाँलो)]<ref name=":1" />[https://opac.tucl.edu.np/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=97306&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20Ram%20Krishna%20Bantawa "] is Bantawa's famous Novel published in 2008. His novel focuses on the courage, love and injustice of two womens. The novel spans the period from Nepal’s first constitution in 1846 to the murder of King Birendra in 2001.<ref name=":0" /> <ref name=":2" />His Novel has been translated to English by Nara Devi Rai as [https://books.google.com.np/books/about/Shrill_Mist.html?id=JnsAMwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y "Shrill Mist"] <ref name=":2" />.

Bhag Ek (Part 1), a book of modern songs, appeared in 1995, followed by Bhag Dui (Part 2) in 1998. His first album, Dhuwa(Nepali:धुवा),was produced in 1998.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=25 July 2020 |title=रामकृष्ण बान्तावाको 'कोभिड–१९ ले सिकाइदियो' |url=https://www.nepalkhoj.com/2020/08/04/36408/ |website=Nepal Khoj}}</ref>

▲Bantawa's first novel Kharani(Nepali:खरानी) was published in 1988. Atma (Nepali:आत्मा) followed in 1996, Radha Ram(Nepali:राधे राम) in 1997 and [https://opac.tucl.edu.np/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=28420 Ama Chhori (Nepali:आमाछोरी]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bantawa |first=Ram Krishna |title=आमा छोरी |publisher=Jagat Bahadur Bantawa, Nepal |year=2001 |location=Sunsari |publication-date=2001 |language=nep |trans-title=Mother Daughter}}</ref>) in 1998.

Bantawa's drama AsiskhaAshiskshya ko pratiphal(Nepali:आशिष्काअशिक्ष्या को प्रतिफल ) was published in 1995.▼

Bhag Ek (Part 1), a book of modern songs, appeared in 1995, followed by Bhag Dui (Part 2) in 1998. His first album, Dhuwa(Nepoali:धुवा),was produced in 1998.

In 1999 his short epic, Mayajaal (Nepali:मायाजाल) a poetry collection<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bantawa |first=Jagat |date=18 August 2006 |title=रामकृष्ण वान्तवा र उहाँका कृतिहरू |work=[[Khoj]]}}</ref> was published.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Subedi |first=Hem |date=4 September 2010 |title=Ram Krishna Bantawa Kantipur FM Interview Part-02 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PfS3eaIG1Q |website=[[ Youtube]]}}</ref>

▲Bantawa's drama Asiskha pratiphal(Nepali:आशिष्का प्रतिफल ) was published in 1995.

In 19992005, hisBantawa's short epicfolk, Mayajaalcontemporary and pop album Aavaa (Nepali:मायाजालआभा), asung poetrysolo collectionby wasthe published.Nepali singer Abha Mukarung, brought stardom to the singer in Nepal<ref>{{Cite news |last=SubediRai |first=HemHemant |date=8 September 4, 20102006 |title="Ramयो Krishnaवर्षको Bantawaउत्कृष्ट Kantipurगीत FMएल्बम Interview" आभा Part-02" |work=[[Sunrise]]}}</ref> among which Kata Hideko<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PfS3eaIG1Q9hlYOMYBhdg&t=0s |url title=Kata Hideko -status Aava Mukarung &#124; Nisha Adhikari/SantoshGiriSilwal (All Time Hit Nepali Song) | website=live[[YouTube]] | date=23 September 2019 }}</ref> was famous.

Aawaz, an album dedicated to peace, featured Bantawa's lyrics with music composed by Nagendra Shrestha and sung by Bikal Pardhan and Abha Mukarung. Aawaz album included songs like " [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2B2IXuEEa8 Kunai Phool jasto Lagyo]" , "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcAcuPK1Yvk Aawaj Sanga]" etc.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pradhan |first=Shiva |date=23 June 2006 |title=आवाजसँग संगीतको नाता |work=[[Annapurna Post]]}}</ref>▼

In 2005, Bantawa's folk, contemporary and pop album [https://music.apple.com/us/album/aava/1680668941 Aavaa (Nepali:आभा),] sung solo by the Nepali singer Abha Mukarung, brought stardom to the singer in Nepal among which [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hlYOMYBhdg&t=0s Kata Hideko]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hlYOMYBhdg&t=0s</ref> was famous.

In 2019 Bantawa's Novel Aamalai ChittheeChitthi (Nepali:आमालाई चिठी) was published. His aboutNovel 1200is pagesbeing Noveltranslated "Aamalaito ChitthiEnglish by Dr. Devi Panthi .<ref name=":4" />▼

▲Aawaz, an album dedicated to peace, featured Bantawa's lyrics with music composed by Nagendra Shrestha and sung by Bikal Pardhan and Abha Mukarung. Aawaz album included songs like " [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2B2IXuEEa8 Kunai Phool jasto Lagyo]" , "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcAcuPK1Yvk Aawaj Sanga]" etc

In 2020 During [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Bantawa's Nepali song sung by Nepali singer composer CL Sharma along with Mahesh Silpakar and Suresh Chand was dedicated to all people to fight against the virus.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=August 2, 2020 |title="आयो कोरोनाको चेतना गीत" |url=https://annapurnapost.com/story/162654/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 10, 2024 |work=[[Annapurna]]}}</ref>▼

In 2010 he published Ghar Timro sapanako (Anthology of songs).

In 2023 Bantawa's Nepali Song 'Hamro Maya'['Our Love'], a song dedicated to all the lover's to love their loved one's unconditionally with no boundaries, featured Bantawa's Lyrics composed by Singer-Composer CL Sharma and sung by Mahesh Silpakar and Melina Rai.<ref name=":4" />▼

▲In 2019 Bantawa's Novel Aamalai Chitthee (Nepali:आमालाई चिठी)was published. His about 1200 pages Novel "Aamalai Chitthi"

== References ==

▲In 2020 During COVID-19, Bantawa's Nepali song sung by Nepali singer composer CL Sharma along with Mahesh Silpakar and Suresh Chand was dedicated to all people to fight against the virus.

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▲In 2023 Bantawa's Nepali Song 'Hamro Maya'['Our Love'], a song dedicated to all the lover's to love their loved one's unconditionally with no boundaries, featured Bantawa's Lyrics composed by Singer-Composer CL Sharma and sung by Mahesh Silpakar and Melina Rai.

== External links ==

* [https://opac.tucl.edu.np/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=28420 Ram Krishna Bantawa Books in Tribhuvan University Library]

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