Surya Bikram Gyawali Explained

Surya Bikram Gyawali
Native Name:सूर्यविक्रम ज्ञवाली
Native Name Lang:ne
Birth Date:10 June 1898
Birth Place:Benaras, British India
Death Place:Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal
Occupation:Historian
Nationality:Nepali

Surya Bikram Gyawali (; born 10 June 1898 – 1 December 1985) was a Nepali historian. He wrote biographies for numerous people including King Prithvi Narayan Shah and writer Bhanubhakta Acharya. Gyawali also served as a head teacher in Darjeeling. He is also a recipient of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (first class), the Order of Tri Shakti Patta (second class), and the Tribhuvan Puraskar (1971).

Biography

Gyawali was born on 10 June 1898 (Bikram Sambat: 1955 Jestha 29) in Benaras, British India to Ditta Til Bikram and Parvati Devi.[1] His family had migrated to Benaras from Gulmi.[2] He made a remarkable contribution to the Nepali language, literature, culture and history.[3] He wrote biographies for Prithvi Narayan Shah and Bhanubhakta Acharya.[4] Gyawali, Dharanidhar Koirala, and Parasmani Pradhan were known as "SuDhaPa" who were living in exile in Darjeeling.[5] From 1923 to 1953, he worked at Government High School in Darjeeling later being promoted to a head teacher.[6]

After the 1951 Nepalese revolution, Gyawali moved to Kathmandu.[7] Gyawali served as a Chancellor of the Nepal Academy.[8] He also worked for the Department of Archeology and he was a member of the Rastriya Panchayat.[9] Nepalese artist Lain Singh Bangdel was highly influenced by Gyawali.[10] Surya Bikram Gyawali Marg, a road in Kathmandu is named after him.[11] He was awarded the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (first class), the Order of Tri Shakti Patta (second class), and the Tribhuvan Puraskar (1971).[12] [13]

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  1. Web site: कुशल समालोचक. Skilled critic. 21 April 2021. Nagarik. ne.
  2. Web site: समालोचनाका ट्रेन्ड सेटर. 2022-01-22. Annapurna Post. ne.
  3. Book: Mainali, Pramod. Milestones of History. 2000. Pramod Mainali. 978-99933-57-60-5. 77. en.
  4. Book: Journal of Nepalese Studies. 1999. 36. Royal Nepal Academy. en.
  5. Web site: The Darjeeling Luminaries. 2022-01-22. ECS Nepal. en.
  6. Web site: The Darjeeling Luminaries. 2022-01-22. ECS Nepal. en.
  7. Web site: The Darjeeling Luminaries. 2022-01-22. ECS Nepal. en.
  8. Book: Subedi, Abhi. Nepali Literature: Background & History. 1978. Sajha Prakashan. 98. en.
  9. Web site: समालोचनाका ट्रेन्ड सेटर. 2022-01-22. Annapurna Post. ne.
  10. Web site: The Darjeeling Luminaries. 2022-01-22. ECS Nepal. en.
  11. Book: Group, Taylor & Francis. Europa World Year Book 2005. 21 July 2005. Taylor & Francis Group. 978-1-85743-305-0. 3130. en.
  12. Web site: Ainy. 19 November 2016. Surya Bikram Gyawali. 21 April 2021. iStampGallery. en-US.
  13. Book: Singh, Harischandra Lal. Principal Records of Nepal. 1980. Satish Singh. 67. en.
  14. Web site: Remembering Rishikesh Shaha, a great Nepali diplomat of all time. 21 April 2021. My Republica. en.