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Parasmani Pradhan

パラスマニ・プラダン

Parasmani Pradhan

Aliases: Prashman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1898-01-01 (Kalimpong)
Died
1986-02-02 (Siliguri) age 88
Nationality
Indian Gorkha
Languages
Nepali, Hindi
Religion
Hinduism
Residence History
Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Siliguri

Career

Occupations
Writer, poet, translator, grammarian, educator, publisher
Active Years
1915-1986
Affiliations
Nepali Sahitya Sammelan, Darjeeling, SuDhaPa
Memberships
Nepali Sahitya Sammelan
Influenced By
Surya Bikram Gyawali, Dharanidhar Koirala
Influenced
Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Balkrishna Sama, Lekhnath Paudyal

Education

Darjeeling Government High School
General
Degree: Matriculation
Period: 不明
Year of Graduation: 1915
Country: India
Passed Matriculation examination in Hindi medium

Awards

Madan Puraskar
1969
Work: Tipan Tapan
Organization: Madan Puraskar Guthi
Result: 受賞
Tribhuvan Puraskar
1968
Work: Pancha Paurakhi Purusha Ratna
Organization: Royal Nepal Academy
Result: 受賞
Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa)
1975
Organization: Tribhuvan University
Result: 授与
Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa)
1981
Organization: University of North Bengal
Result: 授与
Ratna Shree Subarna Padak
1983
Work: Maile Chineko Samaj
Organization: Ratna Shree Patrika
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tipan Tapan

1969 Essays

Collection of essays. Winner of Madan Puraskar.

Nepali literatureSociety

Sajilo Nepali Byakaran

1932 Grammar book

Simple Nepali grammar book.

Nepali grammar

Bibliography

  • Sajilo Nepali Byakaran
  • Nepali Sajilo Ganit Vol. 1
  • Nepali Rachana Kusum Vol. 1
  • Nepali Rachana Bharati Vol. 1 & 2
  • Nepali Byakaran Bharati
  • Prathamik Nepali Byakaran
  • Nepali Muhavara
  • Nepali Sajilo Sahitya Vol. 4
  • Prabesika Byakaran ra Rachana
  • Nepali Bhasa ko Sahitik Bibaran
  • Nepali Byakaranko Paribarddhit ra Bartaman Roop
  • Byakaranko Dantya Katha
  • Nepali Byakaran Vol. I
  • Madhyamik Nepali Byakaran ra Rachana
  • Hiranmaye Charitra
  • Bilayat Yatra
  • Sawitri Satyawan
  • Sundar Kumar
  • Harishchandra
  • Ratnawali
  • Bidhya Sundar
  • Chandra Gupta
  • Sita Banbas
  • Buddha Charitra Natak
  • Mahabharat Natak
  • Nepal Prathamik Bhugol Vol. I & II
  • Prathamik Shiksha Bidhi
  • Nepali Hamro Matribhasa
  • Nepali Bhasa ko Utapatti ra Bikas
  • Bharat ko Itishas (Ketaketiko)
  • 108 Amar Jiwai Vol. I & II
  • Tipan Tapan Vol. I
  • Rochak Sanmaran
  • Pancha Paurakhi Purusha Ratna
  • Nepali Sahitya ko Saun Akshar
  • Afno Barema 1
  • Kwanti
  • Aathau Anushuchi ma Nepali Bhasa
  • Sarkari Kamkaj Garna Bidhi
  • Kathe Jhanki
  • Ramailo Samjhana Kharsang ko
  • Mahakabi Laxmi Prasad Devkota
  • Kabi Shiromani Lekhnath Paudyal
  • Maya ko Chiya
  • Katha Bharati Jetho Bhag
  • Katha Bharati Mahilo Bhag
  • Katha Bharati Sahilo Bhag
  • Katha Bharati Kahinlo Bhag
  • Sadhe Saat Katha
  • Prasnottar (Bhanubhaktiya)
  • Kabi ra Kabita
  • Jaymala
  • Kathmandu ma Dash Din

Translations by Author

  • Hiranmaye Charitra (from Bengali)
  • Bilayat Yatra (from Hindi)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Standardization of Nepali grammarEducational style
Recurring Motifs
Promotion of Nepali languageLiterary history

Legacy

Key figure in establishing Nepali as an official language in India and shaping modern Nepali grammar.

In Popular Culture

  • Biography by son Nagendramani Pradhan won Sahitya Akademi Award.

Trivia

  • Member of SuDhaPa literary group.
  • Co-founded Nepali Sahitya Sammelan.
  • Had 12 children.