Bal Krishna Pokharel Explained

Bal Krishna Pokharel
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Native Name Lang:ne
Birth Date:28 August 1933
Birth Place:Chisapani Gadhi, Makwanpur, Nepal
Death Place:Biratnagar, Nepal
Nationality:Nepalese
Education:MA (Comparative philology)
Alma Mater:Calcutta University
Occupation:Writer, linguist, anthropologist
Children:3
Awards:Madan Puraskar

Bal Krishna Pokharel (1933–2019) was a Nepalese writer, linguist, historian, and literary critic.[1] He was one of the key person behind the publishing of Nepali Brihat Sabdakosh, a comprehensive Nepali dictionary. Alongside Nepali language, he also wrote in Sanskrit and Magar languages. He wrote multiple fiction, non-fiction and poetry books and was awarded with Madan Puraskar in 1963 for his book Nepali Bhasa Ra Sahitya .

Early life

He was born on 28 August 1933 (13 Bhadra 1990 BS) on the day of Krishna Janmashtami in Chisapani Gadhi, Makwanpur, Nepal to father 'Subba' Sharada Pokhrel and mother Chhaya Devi Pokhrel.[2] [3] He began his formal education from Tri-Juddha High English School, Biratnagar, Nepal in 1946. He also learnt Magar language, an indigenous Nepalese language, in around 1950.

He obtained a Matriculation certificate from Banaras Hindu University of India in 1952. He received a master's degree in comparative linguistics (then called comparative philology) from Kolkata University. He obtained an M.A. in Nepali literature with the First class first position and gold medal from Tribhuvan University, Nepal in 1973.

Literary career

After completing his education, he started teaching at Tribhuvan University from 2019 BS and at Morang College subsequently. He retired from teaching in 2046 BS .

In 1963 (2021 BS), Pokharel was awarded the Madan Puraskar, Nepal's highest literary honour for his book Nepali Bhasa Ra Sahitya.[4]

In 2017, he was awarded the Lekhnath Literary Award.[5]

Notable works

Non-fictions

Poetry collections

Story collections

Novels

Dictionary and thesaurus

Play

Death

Pokharel died on 24 February 2019 in Biratnagar. His body was cremated at Paropakarghat. He is survived by a son and two daughters.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Linguist, litterateur Pokharel dies at 86. live. 1 November 2021. The Kathmandu Post. English. 15 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210715172340/https://kathmandupost.com/national/2019/02/25/linguist-litterateur-pokharel-dies-at-86.
  2. Web site: Linguist, litterateur Pokharel no more. live. 1 November 2021. The Kathmandu Post. English. 7 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210407123319/https://kathmandupost.com/national/2019/02/24/linguist-litterateur-pokharel-no-more.
  3. Book: Klein. Leonard S.. Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century: Based on the First Edition Edited by Wolfgang Bernard Fleischmann. Serafin. Steven. Glanze. Walter D.. 1981. Ungar. 978-0-8044-3137-8. 367. en. 1 November 2021. 1 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211101191758/https://books.google.com/books?id=i7xYAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0. live.
  4. Book: Nepal Yearbook. 2004. Institute for Integrated Development Studies. 64. en. 1 November 2021. 1 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211101191752/https://books.google.com/books?id=vi5uAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0. live.
  5. Web site: Poet Poudyal commemorated in hometown. live. 1 November 2021. The Kathmandu Post. English. 1 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211101191733/https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2017/01/01/poet-poudyal-commemorated-in-hometown.

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