Bhairab awards to be presented to Pandey and Poudel

Kathmandu - Ramkumar Pandey and Rajaram Poudel are to be presented the Bhairab Award and Bhairab Genius Award, respectively, for the year 2076/77 BS. The awards were instituted in memory of the prominent figure of Nepali humour literature, Bhairab Aryal. Pandey is a renowned satirist while Poudel is an established name in the field of comedy art.

The Bhairab award carries a purse of Rs 100,000 and Bhairab Genius Award Rs 50,000. A nomination committee coordinated by literary figure Bijaya Chalise with member duo (critic Prof Dr Khagendra Luitel) and satirist Laxman Gamrage) decided to award Pandey and Poudel.