Biography
He was born on 24 May 1930 (10 Jestha 1987 BS) in Jhochhen, Kathmandu to father Narayan Bahadur Manandhar and mother Daan Maya Manandhar. He belongned to a wealthy business family of Nepal which had principal business in Gaur. He was the first child of his parents. He obtained a Master's degree in Culture from Banaras Hindu University. He changed his firstname to Dhoowsan ( flower of dust in Nepal Bhasa) and famil name to Sayami (a slur name for people for Manandhar). He was one of the founding members of ''Chosaspasa'' (Newar writers' organization) and president of the ''Sahityakar Samsad''. He was well known academically and also had some diplomatic tenure.Published work
His published work include *''Misā'' (Nepal Bhasa) - was awarded by ''Chosaspasa'' *''Matina'' (Nepal Bhasa) *''Gaṃkī'' (Nepal Bhasa) - translated into English as ''The Eclipse'' and into Nepali as ''Ganki'' *''Deepa'' (Novel) *''Palpasa'' (Novel) *''Fiswa'' (Novel) *''Lis'' (Novel) *''Agati'' (Novel) *''Nibha'' (Novel) *''Disha'' (Novel) *''Triveni'' (Play) *''Hraun Mikha'' (Play)Awards and honours
He is the lead character in Amrita Pritam's novel titled ''Adalat.'' He is considered the first novelist in Nepal Bhasa. Awards received: * Mahendra Bidhya Bibhosan * Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu * Madhuparka Samman Ganki-Basundhara award and Janamat-Deepa award were established in his honour.Personal life
He was married to Basundhara Sayami. They had 5 children (4 sons and 1 daughter). He died on 17 December 2007.References
Living people Newar-language writers Hindi-language writers Nepali-language writers from Nepal Nepalese male novelists 20th-century Nepalese male writers 1930 births {{Nepal-writer-stub