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Swatantra Nepali
''Swatantra Nepali'' ( ne, स्वतंत्र नेपाली, 'Free Nepali') was a Nepali language weekly newspaper published from Dehra Dun, India.India. Press in India'. New Delhi: Office of the Registrar of Newspapers, 1957. pp. 327, 504 The newspaper covered political issues of Nepal, and voiced opposition against Rana rule in the country. The first issue of ''Swatantra Nepali'' was published on August 21, 1954. The newspaper was published by Thakur Chandan Singh (that had run different magazines in the past, but left publishing in 1933). Thakur Pratap Singh, former Home and Development Minister of Bikaner State and a member of the Bikaner royal family, contributed to the finances of the newspaper.Lama, Mahendra P. Thakur Chandan Singh. New Delhi .a. Sahitya Akad, 1997. pp. 17-19 The issues of ''Swatantra Nepali'' covered 8-12 pages each, and were sold at the price of one anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Proph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepali Language
Nepali (; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a '' lingua franca''. Nepali has official status in the Indian state of Sikkim and in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration of West Bengal. It is spoken by about a quarter of Bhutan's population. Nepali also has a significant number of speakers in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Uttarakhand. In Myanmar it is spoken by the Burmese Gurkhas. The Nepali diaspora in the Middle East, Brunei, Australia and worldwide also use the language. Nepali is spoken by approximately 16 million native speakers and another 9 million as a second language. Nepali is commonly classified within the Eastern Pahari group of the Northern zone of Indo-Aryan. The language originated from the Sinja Valley, Karnali Province then the capital city of the Khasa K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
