Yogesh Raj is a Nepali historian, scholar and writer. He won the

Madan Puraskar The Madan Puraskar ( ne, मदन पुरस्कार) is a literary honor in Nepal which Madan Puraskar Guthi confers annually for an outstanding book in the Nepali language published within the calendar year. It is considered the most pre ...

for his novel ''

Ranahar ''Ranahar'' ( ne, रणहार) is a 2018 Nepali historical fiction novel by Yogesh Raj. It was published on 2 June 2018 by Nepa~laya publications The book won the Madan Puraskar of that year. The book follows the life of Ranajit Malla, the ...

'' in 2018.

Biography

He has a degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD in the history of science, technology, and medicine from

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. He is a polyglot and speaks seven languages (

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, English, Hindi,

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and

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). In 2013, he wrote a book based on the death rituals of Hindu Newars titled ''Sandhya Samrachana: Hindu Newarharu ko Mrityu Chetana''. He edited the jail diaries of the martyr Bharat Gopal Jha which was published as ''Uhi Jha: Euta Yuba Sahidko Antim Jail Diary (2018–2020)'' in 2017. He published his first novel ''Ranahar'' in 2018. The novel is about the last king of Bhaktapur kingdom,

Ranajit Malla Ranajita Malla (Nepal bhasa: ) (Devanagari: रणजीत मल्ल) was a Malla Dynasty King of Bhaktapur, Nepal from 1722 to 1769. He was the last Malla king of Bhaktapur and of Nepal who left for Kashi after his defeat by the Gorkhali fo ...

. It won the Madan Puraskar for the same year.

Notable works

Edited * ''Ruptures and repairs in South Asia: historical perspectives'' (2013, Non-fiction, English) * ''Uhi Jha: Euta Yuba Sahidko Antim Jail Diary (2018–2020)'' (Written by Bharat Gopal Jha, published 2017, Nepali)

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