Santosh Lamichhane is a Nepali writer. He has authored a Nepali poetry collection, ''Porridge Eaters and Gruel Drinkers'' and a Nepali novel ''Ultimate Aakash''.

Early life and education

He was born in 1983 in

Panchkhal Panchkhal ( ne, पाँचखाल) is a Municipality in Kavrepalanchok District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. Panchkhal has an area of 103 km² and Density: 386.6/km² according to 2011 census. Glacial strand retreat and fl ...

, in the

Kavre district Kavrepalanchok District ( ne, काभ्रेपलाञ्चोक जिल्ला; ) is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhulikhel as its district headquarters, covers an area of . It is a part of Bagmati Province ...

of Nepal and he lived most of his adolescent years in Kathmandu. He has been living in the United States since 2002. He obtained his bachelor's degree in 2007 from the

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and his master's degree in 2011 from the

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. He currently lives in the United States.

Literary career

''Porridge Eaters and Gruel Drinkers'' has been listed in the US Library of Congress and Nepal's Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (MPP) book archive. The book was published by

Janamat Prakashan Janamat Prakashan is a Nepali literary publishing house, located in Banepa, Kavre, Nepal. It publishes a literary magazine called, Janamat. It also publishes various books on Nepali literature. Mohan Duwal, a literary figure of Nepal, is the chairpe ...

, Kavre, Nepal. ''Ultimate Aakash'' was published by Samakalin Literary Academy, UK. His poetry collection was released in 2014 in a literary function in Madison, Wisconsin, where he currently resides. The collection has some poems translated into English as well. His novel, ''Ultimate Aakash'', was also released in Madison in 2018. He was the president of Nepali American Friendship Association (NAFA), Madison, Wisconsin—a non-profit organization serving Nepalese in greater Madison area; for the 2017 to 2019 term. He was also a producer and the scientific consultant for the Nepali feature film, Bijuli Machine.

References

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