Sajha Puraskar () is a

literary award A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Ma ...

given by

Sajha Publications Sajha Publications ( ne, साझा प्रकाशन, lit=Common Publication, translit=Sajha Prakashan) is the oldest publishing house of Nepal. It was established in 1913 and is funded by the Government of Nepal. Headquartered in Lalitpur ...

. It is presented annually to the best book published by Sajha Publication.

History

It was established in 1967 and the first award was given to

Bhupi Sherchan Bhupendra Man Sherchan, popularly known as Bhupi Sherchan (1937-1989) was a Nepali poet and academician. He is one of the most beloved and widely read Nepali poets. He was awarded the Sajha Puraskar for his 1969 poetry collection '' Ghumne Mech ...

for his book ''

Ghumne Mechmathi Andho Manche ''Ghumne Mechmathi Andho Manche'' ( ne, घुम्ने मेचमाथि अन्धो मान्छे) is a 1969 Nepali-language poetry collection by Bhupi Sherchan. It was published by Sajha Prakashan and won the first ever Sajha ...

'' in 1969.

Banira Giri Banira Giri (11 April 1946–24 May 2021) was a Nepalese poet and novelist, best known for her novels such as ''Karagar'', ''Nirbandha'' and her poetry collections such as ''Jiwan: Thayamaru'', ''Euta Jiundo Jung Bahadur'', etc. In 1999, she rece ...

is the first woman to receive the Sajha Puraskar. In 2013, the prize money was 49,000

Nepalese rupee The Nepalese rupee ( ne, रुपैयाँ; symbol: रु; code: NPR) is the official currency of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. The Nepalese rupee is subdivided into 100 ''paisa''. The issuance of the currency is controlled by th ...

s (NPR).

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* {{Nepali literature, state=collapsed Nepalese literary awards 1967 establishments in Nepal Awards established in 1967

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