Bhushita Vasistha

Bhushita Vasistha
भूषिता वशिष्ठ
Bhushita shooting for Beni Waiba in 2019 in Kathmandu
Born
Bhushita Bhattarai

Diktel, Khotang District, Nepal
Education
Alma mater
OccupationsWriter, editor, journalist, poet, performer
Notable workBathtub (Play) (2019)
Parents
  • Bharat Sernali (Father)
  • Bhagawati Bhattarai (Mother)
AwardsFulbright Scholar 2022
Websitewww.tumblr.com/bhushita

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

References

  1. ^ "Books you read should leave you wanting more". The Kathmandu Post. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Author profile: Bhusita Vasistha". Ekantipur. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. ^ Vasistha, Bhushita (17 July 2024). "The Phantom Colony: Nepal and the Missing Links of Postcolonial History". Nepal Economic Forum. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Bhushita in Fulbright Grantee Directory". Fulbright Program. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Bhushita Vasistha: स्वच्छन्द भूषिता (free-spirited Bhushita)". Nepal Magazine. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ^ Vasistha, Bhushita (8 January 2024). "Erasure". River Teeth.
  7. ^ Vasistha, Bhushita (28 February 2016). "Madhesh Through Magic Mirror: History and the Quest for 'Self'". Mithila Review.
  8. ^ Vasistha, Bhushita (10 September 2018). "Lopamudra's Wedding". Mithila Review.
  9. ^ "Women's team to lead Publication Nepalaya". The Himalayan Times. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Europe Day 2021 in Nepal". European Union External Action. Delegation of the European Union to Nepal. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Fourth Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2025". SAARC Cultural Centre. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Sixth Edition Speakers". Janakpur Literature Festival. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  13. ^ [Bhushita at JLF]. Janakpur Literature Festival. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  14. ^ कामसूत्र: रस, रति र रहस्य (Shiva Sankalpa with Bhushita). Ncell Nepal Literature Festival. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Speaker profile: Bhushita Vasistha". Kalinga Literary Festival. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  16. ^ "'Faatsung' addressing Gorkhaland conflict launches". MyRepublica. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  17. ^ "Bhushita Vasistha – Paleti Artist Profile". Paleti. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  18. ^ "Rhythm and Rhyme". The Kathmandu Post. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  19. ^ "Bhushita Vasistha performing Chhanda at Paleti". YouTube. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  20. ^ "Deliciously dark, superbly surreal". The Kathmandu Post. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  21. ^ "Bathtub play by Kumar Nagarkoti". YouTube. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  22. ^ "Top five Nepali dramas in 2019". Republica. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  23. ^ "Nepalaya Book Talk Show". YouTube. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  24. ^ "Bhushita Vasistha with Ani Choying Drolma". YouTube. Nepalaya. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  25. ^ "Bhushita Vasistha with Kumar Nagarkoti". YouTube. Nepalaya. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  26. ^ "Bhushita Vasistha with Nayanraj Pandey". YouTube. Nepalaya. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  27. ^ "Bhushita Vasistha with Narayan Wagle". YouTube. Nepalaya. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  28. ^ "Bhushita Vasistha on Kantipur TV". YouTube. Kantipur TV HD. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  29. ^ "भाषा जिउँदो मात्र हैन, जाग्दै पनि छ !". YouTube. AP1HD. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  30. ^ "Bhushita Vasistha on NepalTalks". YouTube. NepalTalks. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  31. ^ "Bhushita Vasistha with Rajesh Hamal". YouTube. VFY Talks. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  32. ^ "Bodhi TV: An Interview with Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche". YouTube. Bhrikutidevi Trust. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.


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