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Buddhisagar

Nepali author (born 1981)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 26, 2026
Entity authorityQ23762759
Source-derived summary

Buddhi Ram Chapain, popularly known as Buddhisagar (Nepali: बुद्धिसागर; born 2 June 1981) is a Nepalese writer and poet. He is best known for his novels, Karnali Blues and Phirphire.

Early life

Buddhisagar was born on 2 June 1981 in the Kailali district of Nepal. Later his family moved to Katase Bazzar and finally Kalikot district. His debut and most popular novel Karnali Blues is also set in these locations. He was passionate about writing from an early age. From a very early age, his poems were played on radios. He moved to Kathmandu after passing his School Level.

Literary career

On moving to Kathmandu, he studied journalism at the RR Campus. He was a journalist of Naya Patrika and Nagarik News before he set his career as a full-time writer.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Buddhisagar” as nepali author (born 1981). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1981—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1981-06-02. The account is most persuasive where Buddhisagar, Nepali and author can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as nepali author (born 1981). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q23762759. VIAF identifies the subject as 131598231. The Library of Congress control number is n2010213941. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1981.

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This entry incorporates text from Buddhisagar” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.