Occupation Poet, fiction writer Name Arun Budhathoki | Role Poet Books Second In Love | |
Born September 19, 1986 (age 38)
Kathmandu, Nepal ( 1986-09-19 ) Alma mater The University of Northampton, Nizam College Education Nizam College, University of Northampton | ||
Arun Budhathoki (Nepali: अरुण बुढाथोकी) (born Sept 19, 1986), is a Nepali poet, fiction writer and journalist from Kathmandu, Nepal. He did his undergraduate studies in Nizam College, Hyderabad, India and pursued master's degree in the University of Northampton, England. He has written six books so far. Because of his nomadic nature, he likes travelling around.
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Arun is the founder of Nepal Tribune Media and founding edtior of Kathmandu Tribune. He has written articles for India Today, The Huffington Post (India), Daily O, The Citizen (India), Republica, The Kathmandu Post and Anna Note. He is the Nepal Editor for The Citizen (India).
Early life and education
Budhathoki was born and grew up in Kathmandu. He has an MA in International Relations from the University of Northampton.
Career
Edge, his first poetry book was published on 2011 and launched on January 24, 2012 by Nepali poet Yuyutsu Sharma, novella The Lost Boys of Kathmandu as ebook format in Amazon.com on May 30, 2012 and Poems on Sikkim. Edge was favorably reviewed by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal. His poems have appeared in The Kathmandu Post, The Weather Report, and poems selected and published in Journeys (anthologies by Sampad), Happy Birthday to Me (anthology by The Asian Writer) and Inspired by Tagore. He's also regularly featured in MadSwirl and is the founder for The Applicant, which was an online magazine. He was interviewed by República about getting published in Nepal. His poetry book Prisoner of an iPad is released. His poems have been published in various journals. He is a contributor to The Brunswickan.
Arun attended the Sharjah International Book Fair in November 2015.
Published works
Poetry
Fiction