Amar Neupane () is a Nepalese writer and novelist. He is best known for his ''

Madan Puraskar The Madan Puraskar () is a literary honor in Nepal which Madan Puraskar Guthi confers annually for an outstanding book in the Nepali language published within the calendar year. It is considered as the most prestigious literature award in Nepal. ...

'' winning novel, '' Seto Dharti''. He started his writing journey with '' Paniko Gham'', a novel set in Nepalgunj.

Early life

He was born on March 27, 1974 ( ''Chaitra'' 14, 2034) as a second child to father Eknath Neupane and mother Hari Maya Neupane in Rangeela,

Chitwan Chitwan District (, , ) is one of seventy-seven districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers , and in 2011 had a popul ...

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Literary career

His first novel ''Paniko Gham'' was published in 2066 BS and won the ''

Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar ''Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar'' () is an annual literary prize in Nepali literature, presented by ''Khemlal-Harikala Lamichhane Samaaj Kalyan Pratisthan''. The award is given to a book that has provided a great contribution in the field of Nepali ...

'' award. His collection of

children's stories A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''chi ...

''Kalilo Man'' (''Young Heart'') won the ''Parijat Balsahitya Pandulipi Purashkar'' award. His novel '' Seto Dharti'' won the

—the greatest award in

Nepalese literature Nepali literature () is the literature of Nepal. This is distinct from Nepali literature, which is the literature in only Nepali language (Khas kura). The major literary languages of Nepal are: English literature Nepalis writing in English fir ...

—and also the ''Ramraj Panta Smriti Purashkar'' award. His novel '' Karodaun Kasturi'' is based on the story of what Nepali comedian

Hari Bansha Acharya Hari Bansha Acharya () is a Nepalese actor, comedian, director, singer and writer. He is known for his method acting. He is one half of the comedy duo MaHa Jodi along with fellow artist Madan Krishna Shrestha. He is known for his performance as ...

would have become if he hadn't recognized his talent as a comedian.

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