Jaya Raj Acharya Explained

Professor Jaya Raj Acharya (or Jayaraj Acharya) is a former ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations from 1991 to 1994, a scholar, author and lecturer at Tribhuvan University.^{[1] [2]} He is a prominent foreign policy expert especially in Nepal's relations with India and China.^[3] He's raised awareness of Nepal's education, state of Nepali politics etc. in international forums.^{[4] [5]} He's done numerous TV appearances in the Nepali Media. During his tenure at the United Nations, Acharya was the chairperson of the UN’s anti-apartheid committee.^[6]

Personal life

Acharya was born in 1951 in Bhanu VDC of Tanahun District^[7] to poet Naranath Acharya and his wife Ganga. He completed his Ph.D. from Georgetown University as a Fulbright Scholar. He was a fellow at Harvard University as well.^[8]

Publications

• Acharya, Jaya Raj. "USA and South Asia: Before and After 9/11, 2001'." Institute of Foreign Affairs Policy Studies Series 4 (2004).
• Acharya, Jayaraj. "Nepalma Prajatantra Ra Nepali Congress." (1979): 71.
• Acharya, Jayaraj. A Descriptive Grammar of Nepali and an Analyzed Corpus. Washington, D.C: Georgetown University Press, 1991. Print.^[9]
• Acharya, Jayaraj. The Nepāla-Māhātmya of the Skandapurāṇa: Legends on the Sacred Places and Deities of Nepal. Jaipur: Nirala Publications, 1992. Print.
• Acharya, Jayaraj. Traditional Grammars, English and Nepali: A Study : the Influence of J.c. Nesfield's Idiom, Grammar, and Synthesis on Somanath Sharma's Madhyachandrika, a Middle Nepali Grammar. Kathmandu, Nepal: Jayaraj Acharya, 1980. Print.
• Acharya, Jayaraj, Veerendrakesari Arjyal, and Veerendrakesari Arjyal. Traditional Grammars, English and Nepali: A Study. Kathmandu: J. Acharya, 1980. Print.
• Bhānubhakta,, and Jayaraj Acharya. Bhanubhakta Acharya: His Life and Selected Poems. Kathmandu: Vidyarthi Pustak Bhandar, 2011. Print.
• Acharya, Jayaraj. Nepal's Foreign Policy: A Reflection = Nepālako Pararāshṭra Nīti : Eka Vimarśa., 2014. Print.
• Ācārya, Naranātha, Śivarāja Ācārya, Sāmbarāja Ācārya, and Jayaraj Acharya. Ādikavi Bhānubhakta Ācāryako Saccā Jı̄vanacarittra. Tanuṅa: Naranātha Ācārya, 1979. Print.
• Acharya, Jayaraj. Yadunātha Khanāla: Jīvanī Ra Vicāra. Lalitpur: Sājhā Prakāśana, 2003. Print.
• Koirālā, Viśveśvara P, Jayaraj Acharya, Viśveśvara P. Koirālā, and Viśveśvara P. Koirālā. Modiāina., 2012. Print.
• Acharya, Jayaraj. A Glossary of Business Administration and Public Administration. Kathmandu, Nepal: Institute of Management, Tribhuvan University, 1980. Print.

Notes and References

1. Web site: UN Digital Library Nepal: View Document. 2020-06-22. un.info.np.
2. Web site: Koirala. Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj. We must work to cultivate relations on the basis of equitable give and take. 2020-06-27. My Republica. en.
3. Web site: Magazine. New Spolight. What Acharya's Position In UN Means For Us. 2020-06-27. SpotlightNepal. en.
4. Web site: Staff. Matt Nanci Sentinel. Former ambassador to the UN from Nepal to speak at Keene State next week. 2020-06-27. SentinelSource.com. en.
5. Web site: 2016-01-28. Update from the Harvard Alumni Group in Nepal: How can education in Nepal be improved? • The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute. 2020-06-27. The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute. en-US.
6. Web site: Nelson Mandela, 95. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622072821/http://archive.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/page/181/. 22 June 2020. 22 June 2020. NepaliTimes.com.
7. Web site: Fleischer. 19 July 2015. Pages from the past. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200626232934/https://kathmandupost.com/opinion/2015/07/19/pages-from-the-past. 26 June 2020. 26 June 2020. The Rising Nepal.
8. Web site: Let's be realistic in our foreign relations. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200322032428/http://therisingnepal.org.np/news/19540. 22 March 2020. 21 June 2020. The Rising Nepal.
9. Book: Acharya, Jayaraj. A Descriptive Grammar of Nepali and an Analyzed Corpus. 1991. Georgetown University Press. 978-0-87840-073-7. en.