Parijat (writer)

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Parijat
पारिजात
Born	Bishnu Kumari Waiba (1937-09-16)September 16, 1937 Darjeeling, India
Died	December 4, 1993(1993-12-04) (aged 56)[1] Kathmandu, Nepal
Occupation	Writer
Notable work	Shirishko Phool
Awards	Madan Puraskar

Bishnu Kumari Waiba, also known as Parijat (Nepali: पारिजात) was an Indian writer and poet of Nepali language. She is best known for her novel Shirishko Phool, for which she won the Madan Puraskar, becoming the first woman to receive the award. She published multiple novels and wrote many poems and stories in her lifetime.