Shanta Das Manandhar (; 1934 – 14 November 2023) was a Nepalese pioneer of
children's literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
. 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 tale
A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic (paranormal), magic, incantation, enchantments, and mythical ...
s into
Nepali.
Manandhar was born in Jhochen,
Kathmandu
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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
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, on 14 November 2023, at the age of 89.
List of awards
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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 c ...
in 2018
* Devkota Lu Xun Pragya Puraskar in 2018
References
Further reading
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External links
* Interview in Nepali language.
1934 births
2023 deaths
Nepalese male novelists
Jagadamba Shree Puraskar winners
Nepalese children's writers
Newar people
Writers from Kathmandu
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