Chuda Mani Regmi Explained

Chuda Mani Upadhaya Regmi
Native Name:चूडामणि रेग्मी
Native Name Lang:ne
Other Names:Chudamani Bandhu
Birth Date:11 March 1937
Birth Place:Wana, Sankhuwasabha
Nationality:Nepali
Occupation:Linguist, writer
Notable Works:Karnali Lok Sanskriti
Awards:Madan Puraskar
Sajha Puraskar

Chuda Mani Upadhaya Regmi is a Nepalese writer and linguist.[1] [2] He has published multiple books related to Nepali language.

Early life and education

Regmi was born on 11 March 1937 (29 Chaitra 1993) in Wana, Sankhuwasabha district in eastern region of Nepal to father Pitambar Regmi and mother Khileswari Devi.[3] He completed his schooling in Sanskrit language. For his IA degree in Benaras, he continued his Sanskrit studies and studied BA at Mahendra College in Biratnagar.[4]

Literary career

In 1968, he published the Nepali Bhashako Utpatti.[5] Regmi, Satya Mohan Joshi, Pradip Rimal, Bihari Krishna Shrestha, and Sthirjunga Bahadur published Karnali Lok Sanskriti which won the Madan Puraskar, Nepal's highest literary honour.[6] [7] The prize money was divided among the authors. He played an active role in Jharro Andolan, a Nepali language movement.

He also taught at the Mechi Multiple Campus in Jhapa. He taught for 34 years until he retired in 2002.

Awards

He has won various awards including the Mahakavi Devkota Puraskar (2015),[8] the Gopal Pande Asim Award (2005),[9] the Sajha Puraskar,[10] and the Madan Puraskar.

Notable works

Personal life

He married Bed Kumari Dahal on 11 December 1949 (26 Mangshir 2006) at the age of 13. They have 2 children (1 son and 1 daughter).[4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: News in favor of country should be disseminated: DPM Pokharel. live. 7 November 2021. My Republica. en. 7 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211107162429/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/news-in-favor-of-country-should-be-disseminated-dpm-pokharel/.
  2. Book: Prasāī, Narendrarāja. The Glory of Nepal: A Biography of Lain Singh Bangdel. 2003. Ekta Prakashan. 978-99933-1-290-1. 260. en.
  3. Web site: रातोपाटी. लेखक हुन इच्छा गर्नेले नेपाली शैली के हो, चिन्नुपर्छ : चूडामणि रेग्मी. 2022-02-14. RatoPati. Nepali.
  4. Web site: २०५० सालदेखिका केही प्रतिनिधि झापाली कथाकार र तिनको कथाकारिताको अध्ययन चन्द्र प्रसाद उप्रेती. 2022-02-14. www.samakalinsahitya.com. en.
  5. Book: Datta, Amaresh. Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti. 1988. Sahitya Akademi. 978-81-260-1194-0. 1483. en. 7 November 2021. 17 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417221929/https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&newbks=0. live.
  6. Web site: 'कर्णाली लोक संस्कृति' को गुणगरिमा. live. 7 November 2021. Himal Khabar. ne. 3 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211103204152/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/551.
  7. Web site: Bhadgaule. Amrit. 25 April 2019. Always active. live. 7 November 2021. My Republica. en. 11 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811163938/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/63928/.
  8. Web site: 20 June 2015. National, regional literature awards announced. live. 7 November 2021. The Himalayan Times. en. 7 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211107162815/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/national-regional-literature-awards-announced.
  9. Web site: Singh. Rishi. 28 June 2005. Pant, Bandhu bag awards. 7 November 2021. The Himalayan Times. en. 7 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211107164029/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/pant-bandhu-bag-awards. live.
  10. Web site: साझा पुरस्कार प्राप्त पुस्तकहरू. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309035359/http://www.sajha.org.np/sajha_puraskar_book.shtml. 9 March 2016. 6 November 2021. Sajha Publications. ne.