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Sati or suttee [a] is a practice, a chiefly historical one, [1] [2] in which a Hindu widow burns alive on her deceased husband's funeral pyre, the death by burning entered into voluntarily, [3] by coercion, [4] [5] or by a perception of the lack of satisfactory options for continuing to live. [6]
Essays 1980 Okima Gwyn Sunakhari: Novel 1981 Asit Rai: Naya Kshitijko Khoj: Novel 1982 M. M. Gurung Binsiyako Sanskriti: Essays 1983 Indra Sundas Niyati: Novel 1984 Ramchandra Giri Samaj Darpan: Epic 1985 Matsyendra Pradhan: Neelkantha: Novel 1986 Sharad Chhetri Chakrabyuha: Short stories 1987 Lil Bahadur Chettri: Brahmaputraka Chheu-Chhau ...
Sati (/ ˈ s ʌ t iː /, Sanskrit: सती, IAST: Satī, lit. ' truthful' or 'virtuous '), also known as Dakshayani (Sanskrit: दाक्षायणी, IAST: Dākṣāyaṇī, lit. 'daughter of Daksha'), is the Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity, and is worshipped as an aspect of the mother goddess Shakti.
Guhyeshwari Temple marks the spot where Sati's rectum or anal part is said to have fallen. [5] Each Shakta pitha is dedicated to a Shakti and a Kalabhairava. In Guhyeshwari Temple, the Shakti is Guhyekali and the Bhairava is Kapali. The goddess is worshiped at the centre of the temple in a kalasha that is covered with a layer of silver and gold ...
Nepali literature consists of the literature written in the Nepali language.The Nepali language has been the national language of Nepal since 1958. The Nepali language has also been recognized as a "major Indian literary language" by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.
Sahitya Akademi Award for English Award for contributions to English literature Awarded for Literary award in India Sponsored by Sahitya Akademi, Government of India Reward(s) ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) First awarded 1960 Last awarded 2022 Highlights Total awarded 51 First winner R. K. Narayan Most Recent winner Anuradha Roy Website sahitya-akademi.gov.in Part of a series on Sahitya Akademi Awards ...
Unleashing Nepal: Sujeev Shakya 2013 Non-fiction City of Dreams: Pranaya SJB Rana: 2015 Short Stories Ayo Gorkhali: A History of the Gurkhas: Tim Gurung 2020 History The Witch Doctor and Other Essays [8] Laxmi Prasad Devkota November 11, 2017 Essays Kathmandruids: Monomyths & Meanymyths: Peter J. Karthak: 2018 Novel The Wayward Daughter ...
To study different languages and literature of Nepal and to publish the best literature related to it. To study the ancient history, civilization etc. of Nepal and to publish books related to that. To explore the ancient literature of Nepali language. And try to improve the Nepali language by whatever means possible.