Chalise


Chalise is a Khas Hindu family name found in Nepal. People with this name are mostly members of the Bahun caste. According to legend, some priests of Bhattarai caste completed forty chapters of pujas without dropping a single drop of water from their palm. They were then honored with the title Chalise.They also belong from the royal families.

Notable people

Ramesh Vikal Rameshwor Sharma Chalise better known as Ramesh Bikal is a Nepalese writer and painter who is known for his works portraying rural life and the lives of common people in Nepal.
He received a B.Ed. in 1960, and worked in education. His early stories had socialist and anti-establishment themes. As a result, he was imprisoned three times between 1949 and 1960. In more recent work, he has focused on sexual relations.
Bikal was the first short story writer to be given the Madan Puraskar award. He received the Daulat Bikram Bista Aakhyan Samman Award in 2008 for six decades of contributions to fiction writing in Nepal.
In tribute to his memory, Ramesh Vikal Literary Foundation has been established at Arubari, Gokarneshwor.
Works
Birano Deshma, 1959
Naya Sadak ko Geet, 1962
13 Ramaila Kathaharu, 1967
Aaja Feri Arko Tanna Ferincha, 1967
Euta Budo Violin Aashawari ko Dhoon ma, 1968
Agenāko Ḍilmā, 1968
Urmilā Bhāujū, 1968
21 Ramālilā Kathāharū, 1968
Mangal Grahama Bigyan
Abiral Bagdachha Indrawati