“Is Life a Thorn or a Flower?” also known as “Jiwan Kada ki Phool” in Nepali, is a lady’s autobiography filled with the endless hardships she faced to express herself as a woman with a disability who was born into a regular household.
झमक कुमारी घिमिरे  Writing with feet |
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| Born | July 4, 1980 A.D. (21 Ashad 2037 B.S.) (age 43) |
| Father | Krishna Prasad Ghimire |
| Mother | Asha Devi Ghimire |
| Profession | Writer, Columnist |
| Popular for | Jiwan Kada Ki Phool |
| Awards | Madan Puraskar (2010) Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar (2010) Kabita Ram Bal Sahitya Prativa Puraskar (2015) Aswikrit Bichar Sahitya Puraskar (2016) |
Jhamak Kumari Ghimire is the oldest of four daughters, born on July 5, 1980, in the village of Kachide in the Dhankuta Municipality of the Dhankuta District. Her parents are Krishna Prasad and Asha Devi Ghimire.
Due to her congenital cerebral palsy, spastic paralysis, and other problems that prevented her from using her arms, slurred her speech, and limited her movements, she was not allowed to attend school or engage in other activities that people without disabilities can engage in.
How can a woman who is both disabled and a woman become one of the nine Nepali women nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize? During her interview at Liverpool John Moores University, Jhamak Kumari Ghimire talked about her heartbreaking hardships and how she was regarded as trash and a burden by both her family and society.
When she was seven years old, her sisters went to school while she played with rocks and mud, writing on the mud with her toes. Despite her intense desire to read and write, she was confined to her house. Her parents gave her shoes when they found out, but they also took away her independence and her desire to write.
Jhamak Kumari Ghimire‘s journey towards her literary peregrination was inspired by the bad behaviour of the people around her. At the age of 19, she started penning poems, literary songs, diary entries, novels, and essays that portrayed social realities, discriminatory practices, and powerful messages intended to change the harsh society into one that was devoid of prejudice and conventional wisdom.
A Kantipur Daily employee caught her notice during this difficult period, and Govinda Raj Bhattarai, a local politician, encouraged her to create literature for publication. She currently writes columns for the newspaper in Kantipur.
She uses her left foot when writing, and her unwavering courage and persistence are the sources of all her masterpieces. Her twelve books have been released to date. Her works explore complex political, intellectual, feminist, and social themes while eloquently expressing love, regret, joy, and sorrow.
Her outstanding invention, “Jiwan Kada ki Phool,” her autobiography, won her the most prestigious Madan Puraskar of 2010. 28 August 2019 saw the debut of the trailer for Nepali director Binod Bista’s film ‘Jiwan Kada Ki Phool’, which pays homage to Jhamak Kumari Ghimire, one of the country’s greatest writers. Ghimire’s biography serves as the basis for the film, which also bears the same name as the gifted author’s book.
Numerous awards, including the Kabita Ram Bal Sahitya Prativa Puraskar 2055, the Aswikrit Bichar Sahitya Puraskar 2056, and the Aswikrit Bichar Sahitya Andolan 2067, have been bestowed upon her. Sankalpa, Aafnai Chita Agni Shikhatira, Manchhe Bhitraka Yoddhaharu, Naulo Pratibimba, Samjhanaka Bachhitah, and Awasan Pachhiko Aagaman are among the works in her literary collection.
She cites the open sky, the ground, and her own slender toes as her main sources of inspiration. Those who formerly thought she was a burden to society began to view her as an amazing personality as she marched towards her successful literary career.
In honour of her, “Jhamak Ghimire Literature and Academy, Nepal” is now in the establishment stage and aims to raise the profile of up-and-coming young authors who have not yet gained recognition. She has a tremendous desire to make the world a better place and is determined to eradicate pervasive discrimination in society.
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