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Karunakar Vaidya

Karunakar Vaidya

Aliases: Karunakar Vaidhya

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1914-01-01 (Swath Narayansthan, Lalitpur)
Died
1989-12-31 age 75
Nationality
Nepal
Languages
Nepali

Career

Occupations
Writer, Folklorist
Active Years
1914-1989

Awards

Madan Puraskar
1956
Work: Mitrika Udhyog
Organization: Madan Puraskar Guthi
Result: Winner
Madan Puraskar
1979
Work: Nepalko Paramparagat Parbidhi
Organization: Madan Puraskar Guthi
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mitrika Udhyog

1956 Non-fiction

Book on ceramic industry

Traditional industry

Nepalko Paramparagat Parbidhi

1979 Folklore

Nepal's traditional festival practices

Traditional festivals

Nepalko Lok Katha Sangraha

Folktales collection

Nepalese folktales collection

Folktales

Nepali Dantya Katha Sangraha

Oral tales collection

Nepalese oral tales collection

Oral tradition

Bishwa Lok Katha Sangraha

Folktales collection

World folktales collection

World folktales

Aanchalik Nepali Lok Katha

Regional folktales

Nepalese regional folktales

Regional folktales

Bibliography

  • Mitrika Udhyog
  • Nepalko Paramparagat Parbidhi
  • Nepalko Lok Katha Sangraha
  • Nepali Dantya Katha Sangraha
  • Bishwa Lok Katha Sangraha
  • Aanchalik Nepali Lok Katha

Legacy

Nepalese writer and folklorist who won the Madan Puraskar twice