Ramesh Bikal

Rameshwor Sharma Chalise better known as Ramesh Bikal (Nepali: रमेश बिकल) (born 1928, near Gokarna, Nepal in the Kathmandu Valley died 2008) was a Nepalese writer and painter who was known for his works portraying rural life and the lives of common people in Nepal.

His early stories had socialist and anti-establishment themes.

[2] Bikal was the first short story writer to be given the Madan Puraskar award.

[2] He received the Daulat Bikram Bista Aakhyan Samman Award in 2008 for six decades of contributions to fiction writing in Nepal.

[3] In tribute to his memory, Ramesh Vikal Literary Foundation has been established at Arubari, Gokarneshwor.