Hora Prasad Joshi Explained

Birth Date:1925
Birth Place:Kathmandu, Nepal
Death Date:November 23, 2010 (aged 85)
Death Place:Kathmandu, Nepal
Alma Mater:Durbar High School
Party:Nepali Congress
Children:4

Hora Prasad Joshi (Nepali: होराप्रसाद जोशी; 1925-2010) was a Nepali political figure who was crucial in shaping the politics of modern Nepali government. He was the Home Minister in B.P. Koirala's Nepali Congress, a social democratic political party. He also drafted the 1962 constitution for King Mahendra.[1] He was also the Member Secretary of the National Health and Sports Council in 1958, and received a letter of felicitation for his contribution to Nepal's sports sector in 2002.[2]

Hora Prasad Joshi wrote a book in 1958 called The Way to Political Stability: An Analysis[3] discussing Nepal's tense political situation.

In 2006, a biography was written about his life and his role in Nepali politics. The biography, entitled Nabirsane ti dinaharu[4] (नबिर्सने ती दिनहरु, translation: Those Days Which Cannot Be Forgotten), is available through the Library of Congress.

Notes and References

  1. Schoenfeld, Benjamin N.. Pacific Affairs. Nepal's New Constitution. 32. 4. December 1959. 393. 2752775.
  2. http://www.nepalnews.com/contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2002/dec/dec14/sports1.htm The Kathmandu Post
  3. Joshi, Hora Prasad. The Way to Political Stability: An Analysis. Kathmandu, Nepal: Mercantile, 1958.
  4. Joshi, Hora Prasad and Maghava Lamsala. Nabirsane ti dinaharu. Kathmandu, Nepal: Jamunababa Joshi, 2006.