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Modanath Prasrit

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Modanātha Praśrita

Aliases: Modnath Prasrit / Modanath Paudel
Pen Names: PrasritNickname

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1942-06-20 (Harrabote, Khidim, Arghakhanchi)
Nationality
Nepalese
Languages
Nepali
Residence History
Arghakhanchi

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, politician, political activist, social commentator, cultural commentator, Ayurvedic Practitioner
Active Years
1966-2024
Affiliations
Nepal Communist Party, CPN-UML, Nepali Congress
Influenced By
Bhanubhakta Acharya

Education

Nepali
Degree: Master's Degree
Country: Nepal
Master's degree in Nepali language
Ayurveda
Degree: Acharya
Country: Nepal
Acharya in Ayurveda

Awards

Madan Puraskar
1966
Work: Maanav
Category: 叙事詩
Organization: Madan Puraskar
Result: 受賞
Ujjwal Kirtimaya Rashtradeep (second class)
2014
Organization: Government of Nepal
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Maanav

1966 Long poem

Long poem that won Madan Puraskar.

HumanityCommunism

Devasur Sangram

1973 Epic

Epic poem 'War between Gods and Demons', challenging Hindu orthodoxy.

MythologyAnti-orthodoxy

Aamaka Aansu

1962 Collection of poems

Collection of poems.

Golagharko Sandesh

1982 Long poem

Long poem.

Bibliography

  • Aamaka Aansu (2019 BS)
  • Buba khai? (2020 BS)
  • Maanav (2023 BS)
  • Devasur Sangram (2030 BS)
  • Golagharko Sandesh (2039 BS)
  • Sahidko Ragat (2039 BS)
  • Jaba chalchha huri (2049 BS)
  • Sankalit Rachana (2058 BS)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ProgressiveReflects communist ideology
Recurring Motifs
Democracy struggleHindu traditions

Legacy

Important figure in Nepali literature, Madan Puraskar winner, key intellectual in democracy movement.

Trivia

  • Key intellectual in Nepali democracy struggle during Panchayat rule.
  • Served as Minister of Education.