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Bal Krishna Pokharel

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Bal Krishna Pokharel

Aliases: Balkrishna Pokhrel

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-08-28 (Chisapani Gadhi, Makwanpur, Nepal)
Died
2019-02-24 (Biratnagar, Nepal) age 85
Nationality
Nepalese
Languages
Nepali, Sanskrit, Magar
Religion
Hinduism
Residence History
Biratnagar, Nepal

Career

Occupations
Writer, Linguist, Historian, Literary critic, Anthropologist
Active Years
1953-2019
Affiliations
Tribhuvan University, Morang College

Education

Banaras Hindu University
General
Degree: Matriculation
Period: 1940年代-1952
Year of Graduation: 1952
Country: India
Matriculation certificate
Calcutta University
Comparative Philology
Degree: MA
Country: India
MA in Comparative Philology
Tribhuvan University
Nepali Literature
Degree: MA
Year of Graduation: 1973
Country: Nepal
First class first with gold medal

Awards

Madan Puraskar
1963
Work: Nepali Bhasa Ra Sahitya
Organization: Madan Puraskar
Result: 受賞
Lekhnath Literary Award
2017
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nepali Bhasa Ra Sahitya

1964 Essays

Essays on Nepali language and literature. Winner of Madan Puraskar.

Nepali languageNepali literature

Nepali Brihat Sabdakosh

1983 Dictionary

Comprehensive Nepali dictionary, co-authored.

Linguistics

Bibliography

  • Nepali Bhasa ko Katha (1962)
  • Nepal Ra Chetriya Bhasaharu ko Sambandha (1963)
  • Panch Saya Barsha (1963)
  • Nepali Bhasa Ra Sahitya (1964)
  • Rastrabhasa (1965)
  • Dhoni Prakriya ra Dhoni Siddhanta (1970)
  • Shanti Sena (1953)
  • Ukus Mukus (1972)

Legacy

Key figure in publishing comprehensive Nepali dictionary; wrote in Nepali, Sanskrit, and Magar.

Trivia

  • Born on the day of Krishna Janmashtami.