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Bhimnidhi
Tiwari was born to a young couple Lalnidhi Tiwari and Nanda Kumari Tiwari in 1911.
Lalnidhi Tiwari was extremely pleased as he had previously had no sons and organized
the Indrasavha drama - an extravagant thing to do at the time - to celebrate the
birth. Bhim
Nidhi Tiwari grew up in a traditional home. His mother died when he was seven
years old. His poem, called "Dagbatti", recounts his experience as a
child the night he was taken to the ghat burning grounds, his head shaved, and
his feeling when fire consumed his mother. When his father died, Tiwari had become
27 years old and his family's responsibilities came upon him. For
32 years he served as a government employee. First as a section officer in the
Ministry of Education and afterwards an assistant secretary. In 1938, he established
Nepal Sahitya Press which was later merged with Pashupati Press. In 1949, he established
Nepal Natak Sangh - an organization that worked to uplift the status of Nepalese
drama and literature. Tiwari
represented Nepal in the East Asia UNESCO seminar which focused on copyright.
In 1967, he accompanied his Late Majesty King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah on a royal
visit to the Netherlands, West Germany, and Karachi. The Russian government also
invited him for a three week visit. Later, he visited London, Rome, and Delhi. Lalnidhi
Tiwari was a great inspiration to his son's writings. Bhimnidhi Tiwari used to
say: "The future of Nepalese drama is in doubt. Dramatists are not respected
and actors and actresses are desperate." No doubt, after Bal Krishna Sama,
Tiwari contributed much to the enrichment of Nepalese drama. Among his works are
Sahanshila Sushila, Adarsha Jiwan, Putali, Kashiwas, Kishan, Nainikaram, Siddhartha
Gautam, Nokar, Biwaha, Akanki Pallav, Satya Harishchandra, Aakanki Kali, Silanyas,
Matoko Maya, Maharaj, and Indradhanus. Tiwari
also wrote short stories, novels, poems, lyrics, and satires. He believed in social
reform and wrote against smoking, drinking, and gambling. His work gives insight
into Nepalese lifestyles, culture, mythologies, and history. Bhimnidhi Tiwari
received many awards and prizes for his creations. "Yasashvisav" and
the historical dramas, "Silanyas" and "Matokomaya" were awarded.
He received the Madan Puraskar in 1970 and his Late Majesty King Tribhuvan honored
him with the Prakhyan Trishakti Patta, Rajyabisekh Padak, and Gyanpad Sewa. Tiwari
died in 1956. |