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Janaral Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal
''General Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal'' () is a historical book by Chittaranjan Nepali. It is a biography of the first prime minister of modern Nepal, Bhimsen Thapa. It was published in 1956 (2013 BS) and won the first-ever Madan Puraskar. Background The book was funded by Nepal Sanskritik Sangh (Nepal Cultural Association), a governmental body. Nepali was already established as a poet before publishing the book. Nepali was 26 years old when he completed the book. Synopsis Bhimsen Thapa was born on August 1775 in Gorkha district of Nepal to Amar Singh Thapa and Satyarupa Maya. He was taken to Kathmandu where he rose to the rank of Kaji. He played a key part in the expansion of Nepalese kingdom and during the Anglo-Nepalese War. He was imprisoned during the later part of his life and died of a suicide in 1839. Reception The book won the first ever Madan Puraskar along with ''Hamro Lok Sanskriti'' by Satya Mohan Joshi and ''Adhikbibhav Sthirbidhoot Utpadhak'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chittaranjan Nepali
Narayan Prasad Rajbhandari, professionally known as Chittaranjan Nepali (), is a Nepalese writer and historian. He received the first ever Madan Puraskar for '' Janaral Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal'', a biographical book on the life of prime minister Bhimsen Thapa. He writes in Nepali as well as Nepalbhasa. Early life and education Nepali was born on 21 July 1931 (10 Shrawan 1988 BS) to Sardar Medini Prasad Rajbhandari and Kali Nani Rajbhandari. He began his basic education in Mahabir School founded by Chiniya Lal and Phatte Bahadur Singh which was closed after the imprisonment of the founders. He then joined Juddodaya School and completed his SLC level education from Durbar High School in 2004 BS. He then went to Tri-chandra College for his college education. Since his childhood, he was friends with Bijaya Malla, Gopal Prasad Rimal, Govinda Bahadur Malla and Shyam Das Vaishnav. His father was friends with the historian Baburam Acharya. His poems and historic arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala Ram Joshi
Dr. Bala Ram Joshi (1930–1993) was a Nepalese scientist and professor of physics who made significant contributions to the fields of science and technology of Nepal. His Ph.D. thesis at The University of Glasgow, ''Studies of orbital electron capture by scintillation counter methods'', thesis earned him the Thomson Prize at the University of Glasgow. Early life and background Joshi was born to Himalaya Raj Joshi and Chandra Kumari Joshi in 1987 BS in Dillibazaar, Kathmandu. His father died when he was just eight months old and his mother was just 15 years old. After the death of his father, Joshi was raised at his maternal grandparents' house in Dhoka Tole, Kathmandu where he completed his primary education. Later he was admitted to Durbar High School, Ranipokhari, Kathmandu. He secured high ranks in his class and received many accolades. Joshi married Angur Baba Joshi in 2000 B.S. Angur is also a well-known educator and social worker in Nepal. Their marriage was performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madan Puraskar-winning Works
Madan may refer to: Places Armenia *Kapan, a city in Armenia, formerly ''Madan'' *Madan, a small village above Alaverdi in Lori Marz Bulgaria * Madan, Montana Province, a village in the Boychinovtsi municipality of northwestern Bulgaria *Madan, Smolyan Province, a town and municipality in southern Bulgaria Iran *Madan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, a village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran * Madan, Fars, a village in Fars Province, Iran *Madan, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Radeh-ye Madan, also known as Madan, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Madan, Qazvin, a village in Qazvin Province, Iran *Madan, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran *Madan-e Olya, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran *Madan-e Sofla, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Syria *Ma'adan, a town in central Syria, also known as ''Madan'' People *Madan (surname) *Madan (film director), Telugu film writer and director *Madan Puri (1915–1985), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Non-fiction Books
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Huaorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Mosc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepalese Biographies
Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken in India * Nepal Bhasa, a Sino-Tibetan language found in Nepal, formerly the official national language * Nepalese literature * Nepalese cuisine * Nepalese culture * Nepali cinema * Nepali music Other uses * ''Nepali'' (film), a 2008 Indian Tamil-language film See also * Nepal (other) * * * Languages of Nepal * Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ... is a south Asian country with a population of nearly 30 million. {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepalese Non-fiction Books
Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken in India * Nepal Bhasa, a Sino-Tibetan language found in Nepal, formerly the official national language * Nepalese literature * Nepalese cuisine * Nepalese culture * Nepali cinema * Nepali music Other uses * ''Nepali'' (film), a 2008 Indian Tamil-language film See also * Nepal (other) * * * Languages of Nepal Languages of Nepal constitutionally called Nepalese languages are the languages having at least an ancient history or origin inside the sovereign territory of Nepal spoken by Nepalis. The 2011 National census lists 123 languages spoken as a mot ... * Nepal is a south Asian country with a population of nearly 30 million. {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahakavi Devkota
''Mahakavi Devkota'' () is a biographical book by Nityaraj Pandey. The book is about the life of poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota. The book was published in 1959 (2016 BS) by Sajha Prakashan and won the Madan Puraskar for the same year. The book was published in the same year as Devkota died. Synopsis Nityaraj Pandey grew up near the house of Laxmi Prasad Devkota. Being inspired by him, he decided to write his biography. Devkota is known as ''Mahakavi'' (The Great Poet) in Nepali literature. He was much loved and revered in Nepali literature. The book is divided into 24 chapter. Devkota was born on 13 November 1909 (27 Kartik 1966 B.S.) to father Pandit. Teel Madhav Devkota and mother Amar Rajya Lakshmi Devi in Dhobidhara, Kathmandu on the night of Laxmi Puja He graduated from Patna University. He worked as a lecturer in Tri Chandra College and Padma Kanya College. In his lifetime, he published multiple poems, stories, epics and a novel. He used to write primarily in Nepali but wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnali Lok Sanskriti
''Karnali Lok Sanskriti'' ( ne, कर्णाली लोक संस्कृति) is a 1971 Nepali language collection of research in a form of book about the Karnali region, which lies on the western part of Nepal. It was written by a group of writers and scholars namely Pradeep Rimal, Chudamani Bandhu, Bihari Krishna Shrestha, Sthirjunga Bahadur Singh and Satya Mohan Joshi. The book has five volumes each describing history, geography, society, language, and literature of the Karnali region. The book was awarded Madan Puraskar in 2028 BS (1971). The book is considered a pioneer study about the Karnali region. Background After publishing Hamro Lok Sanskriti, Satyamohan Joshi was given the post of director in the cultural department of Nepal government. While in office, Joshi formed a panel of experts and conducted a field survey of Karnali region which lasted for six months. This book is a collection of findings of their works. Synopsis The book has five volumes. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satya Mohan Joshi
''Satya'' ( Sanskrit: सत्य; IAST: ''satya)'' is a Sanskrit word loosely translated as truth, essence.A. A. Macdonell, ''Sanskrit English Dictionary'', Asian Educational Services, , pp. 330–331 It also refers to a virtue in Indian religions, referring to being truthful in one's thought, speech and action. In Yoga, ''satya'' is one of five yamas, the virtuous restraint from falsehood and distortion of reality in one's expressions and actions.GR Garg, ''Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World'', Volume 3, , p. 733 Etymology and meaning In the Vedas and later sutras, the meaning of the word satya () evolves into an ethical concept about truthfulness and is considered an important virtue.KN Tiwari (1998), ''Classical Indian Ethical Thought'', Motilal Banarsidass, , p. 87 It means being true and consistent with reality in one's thought, speech, and action. Satya is said to have cognates in a number of diverse Indo-European languages, including the word "sooth" and "sin" in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India in the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the largest city. The name "Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamro Lok Sanskriti
''Hamro Lok Sanskriti'' () is a 1956 book by Satya Mohan Joshi. It is about the folk culture of Nepal. The book won the Madan Puraskar, Nepal's highest literary honour. Background In 1943, Satya Mohan Joshi worked at Nepal's Department of Industrial and Commercial Intelligence; he surveyed and created reports about the social economy in two districts Tanahun and Lamjung. As he visited the districts, Joshi saw people singing in various areas including fields, jungles, and Chautara (a place where people communicate and share information). In the afternoon, the villagers would sing songs with madals and performed Maruni, Kaura, Chudka, Sorathi, and Jhyamrey dances. Music was an extensive part of the villagers' life which fascinated Joshi. He wanted to reveal these songs throughout Nepal but the country did not have radio stations until 1951, instead he published the songs in a literary magazine ''Sarada''. Balkrishna Sama, an editor of the magazine, recommended that he should p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
