Toya Gurung

She has published multiple poetry collections such as Dhopee and Toya Gurungka Lama Kavita and a short story collection called Kusum. He poems have also been translated in Hindi and English.

• Name — Toya Gurung • Native Name — तोया गुरुङ • Born — 30 March 1948 • Birthplace — Kodari, Sindupalchowk • Education — MA, BL • Alma Mater — Morang College • Occupation — Poet • Organization — Royal Nepal Academy • Spouse — Kumar Ghale • Mother — Padma Kumari Gurung • Father — Purna Bahadur Gurung

She was born on 30 March 1948 (18 Chaitra 2004 BS) in Kodari village of Sindhupalchowk district, a village near the Sino-Nepalese border as the eldest of seven children to father Purna Bahadur Gurung and mother Padma Kumari Gurung. Her father was a Royal Nepal Army Major due to which she spent her childhood in multiple districts of Nepal. She received her high school education from Amar Hindi School in Calcutta, India. She started writing poems since an early age. She received a master's degree in arts and a degree in law. She worked in a bank as a clerk to fund her education. She was one of the founding member of the PEN Nepal.

Poetry collections and long poems • Suryadaha (1985) • Dhopee (1995) • Dewal Ghumepachhi (1999) • Toya Gurungka Lama Kavita (2003) • Punarawati (2013) Short story collection • Kusum (2011) Memoir • Asprishya (2017)