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Jagadamba Shree Purasakar
Jagadamba Shree Puraskar () is an award given for contribution to Nepali Language, Literature, Art and Folk Culture Field. It is awarded to a person or an organization who has contributed in the field of Nepali language, literature, art or folk culture fields. It is presented alongside Madan Puraskar by Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya, on the day of Ghatasthapana; the first day of Dashain festival. History It is named after Rani Jagadamba Kumari Devi, the wife of General Madan Shumsher JBR an daughter in law of Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher JBR. It was established in 1989 (2045 BS) in Nepal. Nepali singer Narayan Gopal was the first to win this award for his contribution to Nepali music. Since 2075 BS, the award prize has been increased to NRs. 400,000. Criteria The criteria for awarding the prize were set on Chaitra 30, 2045 BS based on the suggestion of the members of the organization. When the 'Madan Puraskar' was established in the year 2012 BS, the rules and regulatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lil Bahadur Chettri
Lil Bahadur Chettri () is an Indian writer in the Nepali language from Assam, India. He is a recipient of Sahitya Academy Award for his book ''Brahmaputrako Chheu Chhau''. His other book ''Basain'' is a story of poor villagers who undergo suffering due to the exploitation of the feudal and so-called upper class of the society. It is included in the curriculum of Tribhuwan University, Nepal. In 2016, he was honoured with Jagadamba Shree Purasakar for his contribution to the Nepali literature and language. In 2020, Government of India awarded him Padmashri, the fourth highest civilian award of India for his contribution in literature and education. Works Novels *'' Basain '' (1957) * ''Brahmaputraka ChheuChhau (''1986'')'' * ''Atripta (''1969'')'' Essays * ''Assam Ma Nepali Bhasako Sharogharo (Difficulties of Nepali Language in Assam)'' Plays * ''Dobato (Crossroads)'' Short stories collection * ''Tindasak Bis Abhibyakti (Twenty Expressions In Three Decades)'' *''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanta Das Manandhar
Shanta Das Manandhar (; 1934 – 14 November 2023) was a Nepalese pioneer of children's literature. He published more than 24 children's books. Two of the books were published in English in 1958–1959, one of them titled ''Some Essays''. He also translated English fairy tales into Nepali. Manandhar was born in Jhochen, Kathmandu and educated in JP school, and completed the Bachelor level. He worked as a teacher in Santi Bidyagriha of Lainchaur and worked as a principal in Bal Sewa Bidhyashram for eight years. Though he suffered from two heart attacks, he remained active in writing for various newspapers for children's columns. Shanta Das Manandhar died at Vayodha Hospital in Kathmandu, on 14 November 2023, at the age of 89. List of awards *Jagadamba Shree Purasakar Jagadamba Shree Puraskar () is an award given for contribution to Nepali Language, Literature, Art and Folk Culture Field. It is awarded to a person or an organization who has contributed in the field of Nepali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Gurung
Shree Amber Gurung ( ne, अम्बर गुरुङ) (26 February 1938 – 7 June 2016) was a Nepalese composer, singer, and lyricist. He composed Nepal's national anthem, "Sayaun Thunga Phulka". Early life Amber Gurung was born in Darjeeling, India, where his father and former soldier in the British Indian Army, Ujir Singh Gurung, served as a policeman from Gorkha district, Nepal. His mother encouraged him to sing and compose as a child, and he taught himself to play Nepali, Indian, and Western instruments. He studied at Turnbull School, Darjeeling, where he fell in love with music while singing Bible Hymns. Career In the 1950s, he formed an association with Nepali poet Agam Singh Giri.He has wote over 100 song. He became the headmaster of Bhanu Bhakta School, founded by Giri, and pioneered the Art Academy of Music. He recorded his most famous song "Nau Lakh Tara" (a song about the sufferings of the Nepali diaspora in India) in the early 1960s, written by Giri. His s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Govinda Bahadur Malla
Govinda Bahadur Malla “Gothale“ (Nepali:गोविन्द बहादुर मल्ल “गोठाले”; 1922–2010) was a writer of Nepal. He is most well known for his novel ''Pallo Gharko Jhyal''. He was awarded with Jagadamba Shree Puraskar in 2055 BS () for his contribution to Nepalese literature. Biography He was born on 12 July 1922 (29 Ashadh 1979 BS) to father Riddhi Bahadur Malla and mother Ananda Maya Malla in Kathmandu. He was schooled in Benaras, India followed by Durbar High School and Tri-Chandra College. He studied up to I.Sc. His works have been awarded multiple times. Some of his works are also a part of the curriculum in Nepali schools. He stopped writing after 1964. His brother Bijaya Malla is also a writer. Works ''Mamata'', a collection of poems, written in 1992 BS was his first publication. The most popular work of Malla is ''Pallo Ghar ko Jhyal'', a novel. Malla has written numerous novels, stories and plays. Some of them are: * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharmaraj Thapa
''Janakavi Keshari'' Dharmaraj Thapa (''जनकवि केशरी'' धर्मराज थापा) (1924 - 14 October 2014 ) was one of the most significant Nepali folk singers. He is most famous for his songs "Hariyo Danda Maathi (हरियो डाँडा माथि हह माले हह )", "Nepali le Maya Maaryo Barilai (नेपालीले माया मार्यो वरिलै)". Dharmaraj Thapa started singing hyms, folk songs including dancing acts from his early childhood. He was married to 13yrs old Shavitri at the age of 15 on 28th Baisakh, 1996 B.S. He is also honoured as lifetime member at the Nepal Academy. Songs Some of the notable songs collected and sung by Dharmaraj Thapa are # Hariyo Danda Maathi (हरियो डाँडा माथि) # Nepali Le Maya Maaryo Barilai (नेपालीले माया मार्यो वरिलै) # Suna Mero Nirmaya (सुन मेरो निरमाया) # Saahili R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Shumsher Rana
Diamond Shumsher Rana (5 July 1918 – 11 March 2011) was a Nepali writer and political activist known for his acclaimed novels ''Basanti'' and ''Seto Bagh''. Life and career He was born at Tansen Durbar in Palpa, where his grandfather, Sher Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, was governor. His father Buddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana was a colonel in the Royal Nepal Army. Rana enjoyed a privileged upbringing and was a captain in the Royal Nepal Army. In 1948 Rana travelled to Benaras, India and had his first novel ''Basanti'' published. In , he had aligned himself with an anti-establishment faction of the Rana regime and was arrested, court-martialled and sentenced to death but was later freed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Miya
Ali Miya (; 26 February 1919 – 4 August 2006) was a Nepalese folk poet. He was popularly known as "Lok Kavi". Early life Miya was born on 26 February 1919 in Pokhara, Nepal to father Din Mohammad and mother Jahuran Miya. He was one of the two surviving children of his parents who had thirteen children. He lost his mother when he was 18 months of age and his father at the age of two. He was raised by his brother and sister in law. He joined the British army during the second world war at the age of 18. After five years in army, he returned home. He only became literate at the age of 21. Works * ''Biraktalahari'' (1949) * ''Nepali Jhyaure Geet Sangraha'' (1954) * ''Nyauni ko Pukara'' * ''Pahad ko Suskera'' * ''Seti ko Suskera'' (1972) * ''Ujyalo Bhaisakyo'' (1982) * ''Samjhana ko Diyo'' (1994) * ''Ali Miyan ko Awaz'' (2001) Awards The awards won by Ali Miyan are: * Indra Rajya Laxmi Pragya Puraskar (1991) * Shiromani Puraskar (1994) * Kumudini Kala Tatha Sahitya Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramsharan Darnal
Ramsharan Darnal ( ne, रामशरण दर्नाल; 10 July 1937 – 18 September 2011) was a Nepalese ethnomusicologist best known for initiating and publicizing the study of music of different ethnic groups in Nepal. He also played an important role in the popularization of a few western instruments in Nepal. Early life and education Ramsharan Darnal, named Danda Kumar at Nwaran, was born on 10 July 1937, in Dhobichaur, Kathmandu to the-then drum major Satyakumar Darnal and his wife, Dilkumari Darnal. Born to a lower caste family, deemed untouchable during the Rana regime, Darnal was no stranger to hardships. In fact, despite being the second child born to his parents, he was the first to survive. Due to his father’s musical background, he was exposed to music at an early age. Darnal was an alumnus of Durbar High School, Kathmandu and was sent to St. Robert’s School, Darjeeling, India for secondary education, where he learned to play the mandolin and the guit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durga Lal Shrestha
Durga Lal Shrestha (born July 1935) is a Nepalese poet of Nepal Bhasa and Nepali. He was conferred with the title of ''Janakavi'' ( lit. people's poet) by Nepal Bhasha Parishad in 2003. He is considered as a progressive litterateur. He was awarded the Jagadamba Shree Puraskar in 2010 for "enriching Nepalese literature by writing very melodious songs, poems, poetry and children's literature in his mother tongue (Nepal Bhasa) and Nepali language for the last six decades." Biography Shrestha was born in a lower–middle class Newar family in 1935 (1992 BS) in the Nepalese capital city of Kathmandu to mother Asha Moti Shrestha and father Ganesh Lal Shrestha. He received his school level education from Padmodaya Secondary School. He started his writing career in around 1949. His first poem titled ''Dui Thopa'' ( lit. Two Drops) was published in 1952 in ''Suskera'' magazine. He has on multiple awards including Narottamdas-Indira Award, Abhiyan Award, Noor-Ganga Award, Rashtriya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saṃśodhana Maṇḍala
Saṃśodhana Maṇḍala (; lit. Revision Board) is a Nepalese research organisation. The primary work of the organisation is to correct the errors and shortcomings present in existing historical information about Nepal and to interpret information from historical archives. Alongside history, the organisation also researches on various topic related to language, Nepalese culture and Vedic traditions. The organisation was awarded the Jagadamba Shree Puraskar in 2011 (2068 BS). About It was established as a group on 20 September 1952 (5 Ashoj 2009 BS) by polymath Naya Raj Pant. When it was formed in 1952, the group had 21 scholars. Their first work was the correction of the information published in ''Nepal ko Eitihasik Rooprekha'' by historian Balchandra Sharma, published a year earlier. Gradually, the size of the group reduced to eight. The organisation was formally established in . After the death of Pant in 2002, his sons Dinesh Raj and Mahesh Raj Pant run the organisati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratna Shumsher Thapa
Ratna Shumsher Thapa (; 1939–2020) the legendary lyricist of Nepal, began writing as a poet in 1951. His creations such as ''Aankhako Bhaka Ankhaile'', ''Swargaki Ran''i, ''Kunjama Gunjiyo'', ''Bho Bho Nasodha'', ''Madhumas Yo Dilko'' and ''Ye Kanchha Thattaima'', ''Bichodko Pida'', ''Sero Fero Mero'' have contributed making Narayan Gopal‘s singing and music everlasting. Apart from these, his other lyrics such as ''Yo Kholako Sanglo Pani'', ''Ankhaima Rata Gali'', ''Jati Hansu Bhanchu'', ''Goreto Yo Gaunko'', ''Ghumtima Naau Hai'', ''Fulai Fulko Mausam'', and ''Malmali Ghumto'' have also contributed in building careers of various musicians and singers across the nation. Though, in the beginning, he had some inclination to playing Tabala and singing, he did not move ahead with these genres. Nevertheless, he remained attached to voice and rhythm via writing songs. Uniquely, Ratna Shumsher also has filled in words after listening to a tune which later became everlasting piece s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiva Regmi (scholar)
Shiva Regmi ( ne, शिव रेग्मी) (1965 – 9 December 2013) was a Nepali film director, producer and screenwriter. His debut film as a director was ''Aafanta,'' which was released in 1999, and his last film was ''So Simple'', which was released in 2012. He has worked on over one hundred films. Regmi received the National Film Awards for best director in 2010 for his work on the film ''Duniya'', and again in 2012 for his work on ''Kaha Bhetiyela''. In 2013, he won the National Film Awards for best writer for his work on the film ''Hasi Deu Ek Phera''. He is regarded as one of Nepal's earliest filmmakers to give female characters some significant roles at a time when traditional audiences tended to see the male lead as the only significant character in a movie. Career Early career Born in Chitwan, Nepal, Regmi started his career as a theatrical actor, director and writer. He worked at Narayani kala mandir for many years, writing, directing and acting in many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
