Shanta Das Manandhar

Nepali author (1934–2023)

Shanta Das Manandhar
शान्तदास मानन्धर
Born1934 (1934)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Died (aged 89)
Kathmandu, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
OccupationWriter
AwardsJagadamba Shree Puraskar,Balsahitya Prabardhan Puraskar,Aviyan Sahitya Puraskar,Balhitkari Puraskar,Hridayachandrasingh Smriti Samman,Devkota Balsahitya Puraskar

Shanta Das Manandhar (Nepali: शान्तदास मानन्धर; 1934 – 14 November 2023) was a Nepalese pioneer of children's literature. He published more than 24 children's books.[1] Two of the books were published in English in 1958–1959,[1] one of them titled Some Essays.[2] He also translated English fairy tales into Nepali.[3]

Manandhar was born in Jhochen, Kathmandu and educated in JP school till,[1] 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.[1] Though he suffered from two heart attacks,[2] he remained active in writing for various newspapers for children's columns.[4]

Shanta Das Manandhar died at Vayodha Hospital in Kathmandu, on 14 November 2023, at the age of 89.[5]

List of awards

  • Jagadamba Shree Purasakar in 2018 [6][7]
  • Devkota Lu Xun Pragya Puraskar in 2018 [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "पाका साथी". Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "झोँछे गल्लीमा एउटा लु सुन". झोँछे गल्लीमा एउटा लु सुन. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ^ BHATTARAI, GOVINDA RAJ. "A Brief Survey of Translation in Nepali". History of Translation in India: 207.
  4. ^ रातोपाटी. "शान्तदास मानन्धर". RatoPati. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ^ Literary figure Shanta Das Manandhar passes away
  6. ^ "This year's Madan Puraskar conferred on Karki". OnlineKhabar. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Nilam Karki Niharika, Shanta Das Manandhar win prestigious awards". The Himalayan Times. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ^ Republica. "Veteran author Shanta das Manandhar felicitated". My City. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

Further reading

  • "शान्तदास मानन्धरसंग कुराकानी". BBC News नेपाली. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

External links

  • Interview in Nepali language. Video on YouTube
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