Chittaranjan Nepali

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Chittaranjan Nepali
चित्तरञ्जन नेपाली
Janaral Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal
SpouseMerri Baba Rajbhandari
ChildrenManoj Prasad Rajbhandari, Neeta Joshi, Neera Shrestha, Neema Rajbhandari
AwardsMadan Puraskar

Narayan Prasad Rajbhandari (

Janaral Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal, a biographical book on the life of prime minister Bhimsen Thapa.[1][2] He wrote in Nepali as well as Nepalbhasa
.

Early life and education

Nepali was born on 21 July 1931 (10 Shrawan 1988

Tri-chandra College
for his college education.

From 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 articles were published in Sharada magazine.

Initially, he worked for Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then he was transferred to Home ministry.

Nepali received MA degree in history from Tribhuvan University.

Political career

In 1997 BS after Shukra Raj Shastri, Dashrath Chand, Ganga Lal Shrestha and Dharma Bhakta Mathema were murdered by the Rana government, he became involved in the politics. He started putting up anti-Rana pamphlets but he needed anonymity for doing so or he could have lost his job and even been punished by the government. So, he chose the alias Chhitaranjan Nepali.[4]

Literary career

Nepali started his career as a poet. His first Nepal Bhasa epic poem Ma Lumanka (Mother's memory) was published in 1950-1951 (2007 BS). He then published Janaral Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal with the aid of Nepal Sanskirti Sangh (Nepal Cultural Association) about the life of first prime minister of Nepal, Bhimsen Thapa.[5] He won first ever Madan Puraskar prize alongside Satya Mohan Joshi and Balram Joshi.

Personal life and death

Chittaranjan Nepali was married to Merri Baba Rajbhandari and had four children (one son and three daughters). He died in Kathmandu's Chabahil neighbourhood on 16 October 2023, at the age of 92.[6]

Awards

Nepali is recipient of various literary and civil awards. Some of the awards are:

  • Madan Puraskar (2013
    BS
    (1956-1957)) for Janaral Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal
  • Shrestha Shirpa Puraskar (2022
    BS
    (1965-1966))
  • Subha Rajya Avishek Padak (2031
    BS
    (1974-1975))
  • Trishatti Patta - Second
  • Durgam Sewa Padak
  • Janapad Sewa Padak
  • Janapad Dirga Sewa Padak

Bibliography

  • Ma Lumanka (Nepal Bhasa epic, 2007
    BS
    (1950-1951))
  • Janaral Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal
  • Jungabahadurko Katha
  • Shree 5 Ranbahadur Shah: Bektitva ra ShasanKal[7]
  • Parivarik Shadyantra

References

  1. ^ "Madan Puraskar Winners". Madanpuraskar.org. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. ISBN 9781618204301
    .
  3. ^ "चित्तरञ्जन नेपाली – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ "जीवित इतिहास". nepalmag.com.np. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ "चित्तरञ्जनसँग 'भीमसेन' संवाद". चित्तरञ्जनसँग 'भीमसेन' संवाद. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Historian Chittaranjan Nepali dies". The Kathmandu Post. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Ratna Pustak Bhandar..the oldest bookstore of Nepal..." Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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