Eminent writer Ramesh Bikal passed away at the age of 81 in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Suffering from asthma and diabetes since long time, Bikal took his last breath at the Nepal Medical College in Jorpati at around 3:30 pm today. He had been admitted to the hospital three days ago.

Born in the year 1927 at Arubari in Jorpati VDC of the capital, Bikal received instant fame after receiving the prestigious Madan Puraskar for his short-story collection Naya Sadak Ko Geet in the year 1960-61.

During his long, distinguished career as a writer, he authored more than two dozen books. He was more famous as a short-story writer and for his children books, but he experimented with all literary genres.

‘Abiral Bagdacha Indrawati’ is his most famous novel.

With his death, Nepal has lost one of its most cherished writers.

He is survived by his two sons and four daughters. nepalnews.com Dec 17 08