Bhushita Vasistha
Bhushita Vasistha | |
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भूषिता वशिष्ठ | |
Bhushita shooting for Beni Waiba in 2019 in Kathmandu | |
| Born | Bhushita Bhattarai Diktel, Khotang District, Nepal |
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| Alma mater | |
| Occupations | Writer, Editor, Journalist, Poet, Performer |
| Years active | 2005– |
| Notable work | Bathtub (Play) (2019) |
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| Awards | Fulbright Scholar 2022 |
| Website | www |
Bhushita Vasistha (Nepali: भूषिता वशिष्ठ; born Bhushita Bhattarai, 1989) is a Nepali writer, editor, literary historian, poet, journalist, and performer.[1][2][3] She is a Fulbright Scholar and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San José State University.[4]
Career
Vasistha began her journalism career as a stringer for The Kathmandu Post, one of Nepal's leading English-language daily newspapers, in 2005.[5] She has contributed to literary journals including River Teeth[6] , Mithila Review,[7][8]The Reed Magazine, and Clay. She has served as fiction editor at Reed Magazine and as copy chief at Nepalaya Publication in Kathmandu.[9] Her writings, talks, and performances engage with literature, feminism, and Sanskrit poetics.[5][10]
In 2025, she delivered a lecture on South Asian postcolonialism at the SAARC Cultural Centre[11] and has been a speaker at literary festivals including the Janakpur Literature Festival,[12][13] Nepal Literature Festival,[14] and Kalinga Literary Festival.[15] She also took part in the joint launch of Chuden Kabimo's novel Faatsung.[16]
Performance and media
She is recognized for performing traditional Nepali Chhanda poetry at events, including the Paleti musical series in Kathmandu.[17][18][19] She acted in the play Bathtub by Kumar Nagarkoti.[20][21] The play was listed as one of the top five plays of the year 2019 by Republica.[22]
She has hosted the Nepalaya Book Talk Show,[23] which featured conversations with authors and cultural figures such as Ani Choying Drolma,[24] Kumar Nagarkoti,[25] Nayan Raj Pandey,[26] and Narayan Wagle.[27] She has appeared on television talk shows both as a guest[28][29][30] and as a host. Some other notable personalities she has interviewed include Rajesh Hamal[31] , and Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche.[32]
See also
- Ani Choying Drolma
- Kumar Nagarkoti
- Chuden Kabimo
- Nayan Raj Pandey
- Narayan Wagle
- Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
References
- ^ "Books you read should leave you wanting more". The Kathmandu Post. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Author profile: Bhusita Vasistha". Ekantipur. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Vasistha, Bhushita (17 July 2024). "The Phantom Colony: Nepal and the Missing Links of Postcolonial History". Nepal Economic Forum. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Bhushita in Fulbright Grantee Directory". Fulbright Program. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Bhushita Vasistha: स्वच्छन्द भूषिता (free-spirited Bhushita)". Nepal Magazine. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ Vasistha, Bhushita (8 January 2024). "Erasure". River Teeth.
- ^ Vasistha, Bhushita (28 February 2016). "Madhesh Through Magic Mirror: History and the Quest for 'Self'". Mithila Review.
- ^ Vasistha, Bhushita (10 September 2018). "Lopamudra's Wedding". Mithila Review.
- ^ "Women's team to lead Publication Nepalaya". The Himalayan Times. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Europe Day 2021 in Nepal". European Union External Action. Delegation of the European Union to Nepal. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Fourth Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2025". SAARC Cultural Centre. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Sixth Edition Speakers". Janakpur Literature Festival. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ [Bhushita at JLF]. Janakpur Literature Festival. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ कामसूत्र: रस, रति र रहस्य (Shiva Sankalpa with Bhushita). Ncell Nepal Literature Festival. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Speaker profile: Bhushita Vasistha". Kalinga Literary Festival. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "'Faatsung' addressing Gorkhaland conflict launches". MyRepublica. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Bhushita Vasistha – Paleti Artist Profile". Paleti. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Rhythm and Rhyme". The Kathmandu Post. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Bhushita Vasistha performing Chhanda at Paleti". YouTube. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Deliciously dark, superbly surreal". The Kathmandu Post. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Bathtub play by Kumar Nagarkoti". YouTube. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Top five Nepali dramas in 2019". Republica. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Nepalaya Book Talk Show". YouTube. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Bhushita Vasistha with Ani Choying Drolma". YouTube. Nepalaya. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Bhushita Vasistha with Kumar Nagarkoti". YouTube. Nepalaya. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Bhushita Vasistha with Nayanraj Pandey". YouTube. Nepalaya. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Bhushita Vasistha with Narayan Wagle". YouTube. Nepalaya. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Bhushita Vasistha on Kantipur TV". YouTube. Kantipur TV HD. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "भाषा जिउँदो मात्र हैन, जाग्दै पनि छ !". YouTube. AP1HD. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Bhushita Vasistha on NepalTalks". YouTube. NepalTalks. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Bhushita Vasistha with Rajesh Hamal". YouTube. VFY Talks. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Bodhi TV: An Interview with Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche". YouTube. Bhrikutidevi Trust. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.