Litterateur, journalist Palpali passes away

BHAKTAPUR: MARCH. 2 – Literary writer and journalist BK Palpali (Bijaya Kumar Pokharel) has passed away.

Born in Palpa in 2032 BS, he breathed his last at his own residence at Sipadole in Bhaktapur last night.

He has been receiving dialysis service for the last few years after complications on both kidneys.

Palpali’s spouse and literary writer/journalist Renuka Bhattarai informed that they could not save his life longer despite treatment lately.

His last rites were performed at Pashupati Aryaghat last night. Palpali was active in Nepali literary sector through Haiku, story, poetry and lyrics and also served the journalism sector equally.

He was the founder President of Perol Literary Foundation. He was survived by a son, a daughter and a wife.