Bishnu Kumari Waiba, Parijat was born in 1937 (Nepali 1990 BS ) in the hill station of Darjeeling, India, a place known for its tea gardens.

Her mother, Amrita Moktan, died when Parijat was very young, and she was raised by her father and her grandparents.

She published three poetry collections: Akansha, Parijat Ka Kavita and Baisalu Bartaman.

Altogether, she wrote ten novels, of which Shirish Ko Phool gained the greatest popularity.

The English translation of Shiris ko Phool, The Blue Mimosa has been adapted in the literature curriculum of the University of Maryland.

Several Bengali poets and painters of the Hungry generation movement had stayed in Kathmandu for a few months during the 1960s decade and had been able to exchange indomitable spirits of each other.

The notable Hungryalist poets and painters who visited Parijat quite frequently were Malay Roy Choudhury, Subimal Basak, Anil Karanjai and Samir Roychoudhury.