Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Transit Equality Day or "Transit Equity Day" is a holiday in honor of the civil rights leader Rosa Parks, celebrated in the United States on her birthday, February 4. Rosa Parks Day was created by a network of Unions, including the Labor Sustainability Network, in 2017. [ 1 ]
Kedar Nath Gurung is an Indian educationist and writer of Nepalese literature, [1] known for his satirical expressions. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was honored by the Government of India , in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri .
Sahitya Akademi Award for Nepali; Award for contributions to Nepali literature: Awarded for: Literary award in India: Sponsored by: Sahitya Akademi, Government of India: Reward(s) ₹ 1 lakh (US$1,200) First award: 1977: Final award: 2024: Highlights; Total awarded: 47: First winner: Indra Bahadur Rai: Most Recent winner: Yuva Baral: Website ...
Gadul Singh Lama was born on 15 June 1939 in Gangtok, in the Northeast Indian state of Sikkim to Chandraman Ghising and Phulmaya Ghising. [1] After matriculating from the Sir Tyashi Namgyal High School (present day Tashi Namgyal Academy) in 1956 and, getting selected for the education initiative as a part of the 7 Year Development Programme of the government, secured a diploma in Engineering ...
Nepali literature (Nepali: नेपाली साहित्य) refers to literature written in the Nepali language. The Nepali language has been the national language of Nepal since 1958. [1] Nepali evolved from Sanskrit and it is difficult to exactly date the history of Nepali language literature since most of the early scholars wrote in ...
In 1993, Nepal's Postal Services Department issued a commemorative postage stamp bearing a portrait of Shrestha to honor his contribution to Nepalese literature. [8] A highway in eastern Nepal that leads to Okhaldhunga has been named Siddhicharan Highway. [9] The place where he was born was also renamed as Siddhicharan municipality by Nepal ...
Following is the list of recipients of Sahitya Akademi translation prizes for their works written in Marathi. The award, as of 2019, consisted of ₹ 50,000. [ 1 ]
Motiram Bhatta (Nepali: मोतीराम भट्ट; 1866–1896) (1923–1953 BS) was a Nepalese poet, singer, essayist, publisher, literary critic and biographer. [1] [2] He is considered the first biographer and literary critic of Nepali literature and is credited for starting the first private printing press in Nepal in c. 1888. [3]