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Nepali literary award
Award
Madan Puraskar Dinesh Adhikari accepting Madan Puraskar, 2056
B.S. for
Atirikta Abhilekh (1999)
Awarded for Literary award in Nepal Sponsored by Madan Puraskar Guthi Country Nepal Eligibility Book written in Nepali language Reward(s) रु 400,000Established 1955; 69 years ago (1955 ) First awarded 1956 Last awarded 2022 Most awards Satya Mohan Joshi (3) No. of times awarded 66 First winner Satyamohan Joshi , Chittaranjan Nepali , Dr. Balram JoshiLatest winner Mohan Mainali (2023) Website madanpuraskar
The Madan Puraskar (Nepali : मदन पुरस्कार ) is a literary honor in Nepal which Madan Puraskar Guthi confers annually for an outstanding book in the Nepali language published within the calendar year. It is considered as the most prestigious literature award in Nepal. It is awarded on the day of Ghatasthapana every year alongside Jagadamba Shree Puraskar .[ 1] [ 2]
The award was established by daughter in law of Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher JBR , Queen Jagadamba Kumari Devi , in memory of her husband late General Madan Shumsher JBR , on 26 September 1955. Since then it has been presented every year, except in 1974 and 1976. At the time of its establishment, the award prize was रु 4,000. On the Golden–Jubilee year 2005, the award prize was increased to रु 400,000.
List of Winners and Short list by year [ edit ]
Year in B.S. (in CE )[a]
Author
Work
Short list
2080 (2023)
Mohan Mainali
Mukaam Ranamaidan
Damfuko Aatmalaap – Bhakta SyangtanMukaam Ranamaidan – Mohan MainaliNoon-Tel – Jiwan ChhetriBhav Lipi – Bhavesh Bhumari, Pranita ChamlingSantras Ka Saathi Din – Roshan Thapa - Neerav
2079 (2022)
Bibek Ojha
Aaithan
Ijoriya – Subin Bhattarai Aaithan – Bibek OjhaChakravyuhama Nepalko Jalsrot – Dwarika Nath DhungelThangra – Pragati RaiMaataako Ghar – Sanjaya Bista
2078 (2021)
Naba Raj Lamsal [ 3] Agni
Agni – Naba Raj LamsalByutpattimulak Sanskrit-Nepali Sabdakosh – Neelmani DhunganaGrishma Ko Neelo Batash – Damodar Pudasaini ‘Kishor’Hiti Pranali – Padma Sunder JoshiLicchavi Lipi – Naya Nath PaudelMahabhara – Basanta Basnet Sati – Sujit MainaliYaadko Sanduk – Deepa Mewahang Rai[ 4]
2077 (2020)
Bhagiraj Ingnam [ 5] Limbuwanko Etihasik Dastavej Sangraha
Eklavya Ko Debre Haat – Giri Shreesh MagarKariya – Krishna AbiralKalpa Grantha – Kumar NagarkotiNrityakshar Vigyan – Bhairab Bahadur Thapa Filingo – Prabha BaralFulange – Lekhnath ChettriMokshabhumi Ramite Limbuwan Ko Etihasik Dastawej Sangrah (1719–2020) – Bhagiraj Ingnam[ 6]
2076 (2019)
Chandra Prakash Baniya [ 7] Maharani
Dharsaidharsako Chakrabyuh – Tirtha ShresthaJokerko Banduk – Bimal NibhaMaharani – Chandra Prakash BaniyaMaharasnighantu (Part 1,2) – Yogi DharmamaharasMohapat – Lalit BistaParityakta Bhuwan Dhungana Yatrama – Sharada Sharma [ 8]
2075 (2018)
Yogesh Raj [ 9] Ranahar
2074 (2017)
Neelam Karki Niharika [ 11] Yogmaya
2073 (2016)
Ghanashyam Kandel [ 12] Dhritarashtra
Dhritarastra – Ghanashyam KandelChhaughar – Raj SargamDoha ko Sidha Udaan – Jaya ChhanchhaGuha, Guhalekh, Guhachitra Ebam Anya Sampada – Purushottam Lochan ShresthaMa Stri arthat Aaimai – Seema AavaasPratinaayak – Hari AdhikariSagarmatha ko Gahirai Nawaraj Parajuli Shukra Rak Shastri ko Chasma – Rajendra ParajuliTapan – Sharad Poudel[ 13]
2072 (2015)
Ramlal Joshi [ 14] Aina
Jhamak Ghimire , the second woman winner of the award, won the award in 2010 for her memoir Jiwan Kada Ki Phool Before 2014 (2071 BS), shortlist was not published.
Daulat Bikram Bista won the award in 1988 for his novel Jyoti Jyoti Mahajyoti Dhruba Chandra Gautam won the award in 1983 for his novel Alikhit Parijat — the first woman to win the award.Satya Mohan Joshi , one of the three winners of the first edition of the award.
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