On Poet Dinesh Adhikari

Kamala Budhathoki Sarup 

Kamala Budhathoki Sarup

Dinesh Adhikari is a famous Nepali poet. Along with several books of poems, he has written songs for motion pictures and has produced ten solo music albums. Dinesh Adhikari's poems are full of feelings, and love. In every creation, he always prefers to experiment in terms of using new thought.

The day following my wedding
We set out on a walk
Suddenly
The sky, in turmoil, turned grey
And clouds began to thunder
And the rain began to pour
Not a place in sight nearby
For shelter from the rain

We had but one umbrella
And that too a tiny one
I tilted it towards her
To shelter her from the downpour
And she, with love
Pushed it gently towards me
The rain stopped
And we took turns
I looked at her, she looked at me
By then neither was I any dry

He is a poet, who often writes about the different concept of life. His poems touched me and I am impressed.

What the poet says is so true about learning life, learning relationship and learning love. It is beautiful. I especially like the sensual aspect of his poems where we repeat the words. His poems have the feeling of a romance, love and time. I found his poems very beautiful and clear, where his heart is speaking. I am an admirer of his work. It is a matter of due appreciation that he has made such a brilliant effort in favor of Nepali literature field. I deeply appreciate his initiative work.

Poet Dinesh Adhikari reading his poem

A poet who won the Madan Puraskar and Sajha Puraskar for poetry, wrote a little poem that writes:

In the middle of our walk
Somewhere, something happened
Suddenly
Again the sky turned grey
The clouds thundered
And the rain began to pour
For shelter from the rain
I looked at her he looked at me
By then neither was I any dry
Nor was she underused
Instead
We were both wet to the skin
The day following our wedding
When we set out on a walk

This is really a magnificent poem. It has such personal touch. Dinesh Adhikari is a talented poet who has creativity and beauty of life. Poet Dinesh Adhikari deserves an applause for his unforgettable efforts. The history of Nepali literature will definitely evaluate his noble attempts. His poems have owned many people's heart.

Dinesh Adhikari said, ‘I believe writing is an individual affair yet publicizing it is its inherent quality. Driven by this conviction, I make a deliberate and conscious attempt at the simplicity of expression and protection of the artistic aspect’. He further said ‘I feel literary creation has the character of a free flowing river. Just because there's water, a pond cannot be a river. Literary creation is not a stagnant pond.’

And when the rain receded
We were haggling still
With the wretched umbrella
A rib broken, cloth tattered
A twisted, crooked vertebra
We were both completely soaked
Individually concerned
Wedding solemnized
And the first year over
Once again
When went out on a walk

Born in Kathmandu, he has written some five hundreds songs and two thousand poems have been published. His books are ‘Sprinklings from within’, ‘Songs of the Earth’, ‘Early Voices’, ‘Unending Journey’, ‘My mind My own Courtyard’ and ‘The Labyrinths of the Mind’.

There are special poems that he writes about life. Those poems are like a candle that shows the obstacles in our way so that life is easier to deal with. Poems ask, have we ever walked beside the life? His poems draw attention to the very simple things of life, relationship and spiritual philosophy.

Poet Dinesh Adhikari chooses the poems as a medium to express our thoughts, feelings, and observations on human situations and norms of human behavior. The poet examines the person's life, memory, love, and happiness successfully.

As a poet, I would say, Dinesh Adhikari is musical. His poems are like a movie. His poems can make you cry and they can make you dance. The time influences his poems, and at the same time, his poems influence the time. His poems carry courage, they are bold, and they follow dreams.