अभि सुवेदी (जन्म सन् १९४५) नेपाली र अङ्ग्रेजी दुवै भाषामा लेख्ने कवि, नाटककार, स्तम्भकार, अनुवादक र समालोचक हुन्। यस पृष्ठमा उनको परिचय, कृति र साहित्यिक योगदान छ।
Abhi Subedi is unusual in Nepali letters for working in so many forms at once: poems, plays, criticism, translation and newspaper columns, in Nepali and in English.
Who is Abhi Subedi? (परिचय)
He is a poet, playwright, columnist, translator and critic. The Kathmandu Post describes him as "a poet and professor". His full name is Abhi Narayan Subedi, and in Nepali it is spelled अभि सुवेदी, with व.
Life (जीवनी)
He was born on 30 June 1945 in Sabla village, Tehrathum district, eastern Nepal. In March 2026 he was honoured by the theatre organisation ITI Nepal.
His awards include the SAARC Literary Award (2010), the Yugkavi Siddhicharan Award (2013) and the Padmashree Gaurav Puraskar for 2081 BS.
Major works (प्रमुख कृतिहरू)
- Shavda ra Chot: poems, 1997
- Dreams of Peach Blossoms: play, 2001
- Paanch Natak: five plays, 2004
- Nepali Theatre as I See It: criticism, 2007
- Forever Arriving: poems in English
Literary contribution (साहित्यिक योगदान)
His largest contribution may be connective. As a critic and playwright working in both languages, he has explained Nepali theatre and literature to readers outside Nepal and brought outside ideas into Nepali practice. The Kathmandu Post notes that he does not aspire to settle into one style, and avoids both fixed metre and borrowed Western forms.
He is living and his work is in copyright, so this page describes it rather than quoting it.
Where to go next
Balkrishna Sama is the earlier giant of Nepali drama. For the question of carrying Nepali poems into English, see what falls out in translation. All the poets are on the Nepali poets page.