| Yogesh Raj | |
| Native Name: | योगेश राज |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
| Nationality: | Nepali |
| Education: | PhD |
| Alma Mater: | Imperial College, London |
| Occupation: | Historian, academic |
| Notable Works: | Ranahar |
| Awards: | Madan Puraskar |
Yogesh Raj is a Nepali historian, scholar and writer. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Ranahar in 2018.[1] [2]
He has a degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD in the history of science, technology, and medicine from Imperial College, London. He is a polyglot and speaks seven languages (Maithali, Nepali, English, Hindi, Bengali, Nepalbhasa and German).[3]
In 2013, he wrote a book based on the death rituals of Hindu Newars titled Sandhya Samrachana: Hindu Newarharu ko Mrityu Chetana.[4] He edited the jail diaries of the martyr Bharat Gopal Jha which was published as Uhi Jha: Euta Yuba Sahidko Antim Jail Diary (2018–2020) in 2017.[5]
He published his first novel Ranahar in 2018.[6] The novel is about the last king of Bhaktapur kingdom, Ranajit Malla.[7] It won the Madan Puraskar for the same year.
| History as Mindscapes: A Memory of the Peasants' Movement of Nepal | 2010 | Non-fiction | English | ||
| The Journal of Captain Kinloch | 2012 | ||||
| Expedition to Nepal Valley: The Journal of Captain Kinloch (26 August – 17 October 1767) | 2012 | ||||
| Sandhya Samrachana: Hindu Newarharu ko Mrityu Chetana | 2013 | Anthropological | Nepali | ||
| The State of History Education and Research in Nepal | 2014 | Non-fiction | English | Cowritten with Pratyoush Raj Onta | |
| Courage in Chaos: Early Rescue and Relief After the April Earthquake | 2015 | Cowriten with Bhaskar Gautam | |||
| Ranahar | 2018 | Historical fiction | Nepali | Winner – Madan Puraskar[8] |