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Saru Bhakta

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@saru-bhakta · Poet, Novelist, Playwright, Songwriter

Saru Bhakta (born 1955), pen name of Bhakta Raj Shrestha, is a celebrated Nepali novelist, playwright, poet, and songwriter, honored with the Madan Puraskar for his landmark novel Pagal Basti, widely regarded as a classic of Nepali literature. A lead...

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Saru Bhakta (born 1955), pen name of Bhakta Raj Shrestha, is a celebrated Nepali novelist, playwright, poet, and songwriter, honored with the Madan Puraskar for his landmark novel Pagal Basti, widely...

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Full NameSaru Bhakta
Profession
Poet
Novelist
Playwright
Songwriter
LocationPokhara, Nepal
Active Since1970

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56 yrs

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