# Krishna Dharabasi

_Nepalese writer_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, professionally known as Krishna Dharabasi is a Nepali writer, novelist and literary critic. He has written multiple essays, short stories, poems and novels. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Radha in 2005. Jhola, one of his short stories has been adapted into a film of the same title. He is known for using meta-writing style in his fictional works.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 17 July 1960 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180208#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Ambarpur ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180208#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180208#P27))
- **Occupation:** novelist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180208#P106))
- **Awards:** Madan Puraskar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180208#P166))

## Questions

**When was Krishna Dharabasi born?**  
Krishna Dharabasi was born on 17 July 1960 in Ambarpur.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Krishna Dharabasi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_Dharabasi) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): कृष्ण धरावासी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q13180208](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180208) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Krishna Dharabasi.jpg by CrimsonCamel (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Krishna_Dharabasi.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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