Draft:Nagendra Raj Sharma

Nagendra Raj Sharma is a senior author and literary journalist from Nepal. He founded "Abhibyakti": a Bi-Monthly literary magazine in 1970.

Sharma was born in Manthali, Ramechhap district of Nepal on April 4, 1938 (B.S 1994/12/22). His parents were Padma Kumari Ghimire and Indra Prasad Sharma Ghimire. Today, He resides at Abhibyakti Parisar, Gaurighat, Kathmandu.

===== Published Novels:

• Mahapurush (Novel-1971) || महापुरुष (उपन्यास—२०२८)
• Diwaswapna (Novel-1972) || दिवास्वप्न (उपन्यास—२०२९)
• Peepal ko Botmuni (Collection of stories-1982) || पीपलको बोटमुनि (कथा सङ्ग्रह—२०३९)
• Ekanta kaa Aafanta haru (Collection of stories-1998) || एकान्तका आफन्तहरू (कथा सङ्ग्रह–२०५५)
• Published many stories, poems, articles, essays and interviews in various newspapers

Editing:

Editing of over a dozen literary books by various authors

Publications:

Publication of more than two dozen literary books by various authors

Participation:

• International Pen Conference, Vienna, Austria, 1990 (2047 BS)
• India-Nepal Author's Seminar, New Delhi, India, 1996 (2053 BS)
• Second Nepal-India Author's Conference, Dhangadhi, Nepal, 2000 (2057 BS)
• Third India-Nepal Author's Conference, Varanasi, India, 2002 (2059 BS)
• Various other national and international literary conferences

Some other literary activities

• 1970-Present: Independent Literary Journalism
• 1970-February 2022: Editor and publisher of 'Abhibyakti' - Bi-Monthly Literary Magazine
• 1973-1982: Founding Member, Vice President and President of Literary Journalists Association (साहित्यिक पत्रकार सङ्घ)
• 1982-1990: Founder Member, Vice President and Acting President of Creative Literary Society (सिर्जनशील साहित्यिक समाज)
• 1988-2008: Founding Member and Vice Chairman of International Pen association's Nepal Branch (Pen Nepal)
• 1993-2001: Vice President, Yugakawi Sidhhicharan Foundation (युगकवि सिद्धिचरण प्रतिष्ठान)
• 1993-2001: Vice President, Ganki Basundhara Award Foundation (गंकी वसुन्धरा पुरस्कार प्रतिष्ठान)
• 1993-2001: Executive Member, Dr. Ishwar Baral Pragya Niketan (डा. ईश्वर बराल प्रज्ञा निकेतन)
• 1994-1998: Member, Pragya Sabha, Nepal Pragya Pratisthan (नेपाल राजकीय प्रज्ञा–प्रतिष्ठान)
• 1997-2011: General Secretary, Aswikrit Bichar-Sahitya Puraskar Guthi (अस्वीकृत विचार–सहित्य पुरस्कार गुठी)
• 2005-2006: Member, Board of Directors, Gorkhapatra Samsthan
• 2011-2016: Chairman, Aswikrit Bichar-Sahitya Puraskar Guthi (अस्वीकृत विचार–सहित्य पुरस्कार गुठी)
• 2016 October - 2022 January: President, Nepal Literary Journalists Association (नेपाल साहित्यिक पत्रकार संघ)
• 2018-Present: Chief Advisor, Jagadish Ghimire Foundation (जगदीश घिमिरे प्रतिष्ठान)

Tour:

Bhutan, India, Bangkok, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, United Kingdom, Canada, USA, etc.

Some notable awards and honors:

• Sadak Natya Samuha, Gaindakot, Nawalparasi - 1996 || सडक नाट्य समूह, गैंडाकोट, नवलपरासी— २०५२
• Bhawani Literary Journalism Award - 1990 || भवानी साहित्यिक पत्रकारिता पुरस्कार— २०४६
• Mainali Story Award - 1999 || मैनाली कथा पुरस्कार—२०५५
• Suprabal Gorkha Dakshinbaahu - 1999 || सुप्रवल गोरखा दक्षिणवाहु—२०५५
• Literary Journalism Award - 2000 (Birgunj Sahitya Parishad) || साहित्यिक पत्रकारिता पुरस्कार—२०५६ (बीरगंज साहित्य परिषद्, वीरगंज)
• Sushri Laxmi Karki 'Literary Journalism Award" - 2001 || सुश्री लक्ष्मी कार्की ‘साहित्यिक पत्रकारिता पुरस्कार’—२०५७
• Shrijana Samman - 2001 (Sunkoshi Literature Foundation) || श्रृजना सम्मान—२०५७ (सुनकोशी साहित्य प्रतिष्ठान)
• Ganga Laxmi Literary Journalism Award - 2001 (Padmananda Trust, Janakpur Dham) || गङ्गा लक्ष्मी साहित्यिक पत्रकारिता पुरस्कार—२०५७ (पद्मानन्द ट्रष्ट, जनकपुर धाम)
• Press Council Literary Journalism Award - 2001 (Press Council Nepal, Kathmandu) || प्रेस काउन्सील साहित्यिक पत्रकारिता पुरस्कार—२०५७ (प्रेस काउन्सील नेपाल, काठमाडौं)
• Dhuswaa Saayami Srijana Award - 2005 || धुस्वाँ सायमि सिर्जना पुरस्कार—२०६१
• Pallav Sahitya Samman - 2010 Pallav Literature Foundation, Narayangadh, Chitwan || पल्लभ साहित्य सम्मान— २०६६—पल्लव साहित्य प्रतिष्ठान नारायण गढ, चितवन
• Bishnu-Pushpa Literary Journalism Award - 2010 Shivapuri Literary Society, Hattigauda || विष्णु–पुुष्पा साहित्यिक पत्रकारिता पुरस्कार— २०६६ शिवपुरी साहित्य समाज, हत्तीगौंडा
• Abhinav Sahitya Samman - 2011, Abhinav Literary Society, Kathmandu || अभिनव साहित्य सम्मान— २०६७, अभिनव साहित्य समाज, जोरपाटी काठमाडौं
• Surabhi Nawaratna Shrasta Samman - 2011, Surabhi Sahitya Pratisthan, Kathmandu || सुरभि नवरत्न स्रष्टा सम्मान— २०६७, सुरभि साहित्य प्रतिष्ठान, जोरपाटी
• Bandhu Panta Memorial Honor/Award - 2011, Panta Memorial Foundation, Dhapasi, Kathmandu || बन्धु पन्त स्मृति सम्मान÷पुरस्कार— ०६७, पन्त स्मृति प्रतिष्ठान, धापासी, काठमाडौं
• Nepal Cultural Association award - 2011, Nepal Cultural Association, Dillibazar || नेपाल साँस्कृतिक संघ पुरस्कार— २०६७, नेपाल साँस्कृतिक संघ, डिल्लीबजार
• Letter of Appreciation - Durga Bhawani Savings and Loan Co-operative Society Limited - 2012 || कदरपत्र— दुर्गा भवानी बचत तथा ऋण सहकारी संस्था लिमिटेड— २०६८
• Shyam Prasad Sharma Literary Journalism Award - 2012, Gyangun Foundation, Kathmandu || श्यामप्रसाद शर्मा साहित्यिक पत्रकारिता सम्मान–०६८ ज्ञानगुण प्रतिष्ठान, काठमाडौं
• Uttam Shanti Special Honor - 2013, Uttam Kunwar Memorial Guthi, Kathmandu || उत्तम शान्ति विशेष सम्मान—२०६९, उत्तम कुँवर स्मारक गुठी, काठमाडौं
• Bhanu-Bhawani Ghimire Journalism Award - 2015, Bhanu Nepali Monthly, Kathmandu || भानु—भवानी घिमिरे पत्रकारिता पुरस्कार—२०७१ भानु नेपाली मासिक, काठमाडौं
• Literary Journalism Honor, 2015, Chetana Sanrakshan Pratisthan, Biratnagar || साहित्यिक पत्रकारिता सम्मान— २०७१, चेतना संरक्षण प्रतिष्ठान, विराटनगर
• Letter of Honor and Gopal Pande Asim Award - 2016, Nepal Education Council, Kathmandu || सम्मान पत्र तथा गोपाल पाँडे असीम पुरस्कार— २०७२ नेपाल शिक्षा परिषद, काठमाडौं
• Dayitwa Bangmaya Special Honor 2017, Dayitwa Bangmaya Foundation, Nepal || दायित्व वाङ्मय विशिष्ट सम्मान २०७३— दायित्व वाङ्मय प्रतिष्ठान, नेपाल
• Madan-Sheela Literary Journalism Honor - 2017, Madan-Sheela Foundation, Kathmandu || मदन–शीला साहित्यिक पत्रकारिता सम्मान –२०७३— मदन–शीला प्रतिष्ठान,काठमाडौं
• Mahakabi Laxmi Prasad Devkota Award - 2017, Nepal Government || महाकवि लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटा पुरस्कार— २०७३— नेपाल सरकार
• 'Padmashree Saadhana Samman' - 2017, Khemlal-Harikala Lamichhane Foundation || ‘पद्मश्री साधना सम्मान’— २०७३— खेमलाल–हरिकला लामिछाने प्रतिष्ठान
• 'Banitashree Sahitya Shirovarti Samman' - 2019, Banita Tri-Monthly magazine || ‘वनिताश्री साहित्य शिरोवर्ती सम्मान’ २०७५— वनिता त्रैमासिक पत्रिका
• 'Badri Rastriya Kalashree Journalism Award' - 2019, Nepal Kala Sahitya Dot Com Foundation || ‘बद्री राष्ट्रिय कलाश्री पत्रकारिता पुरस्कार’ २०७५— नेपाली कलासाहित्य डटकम प्रतिष्ठान
• Letter of Appreciation - Lions Mitra Multi Purpose Co-Operative Society Limited - 2020 || कदरपत्र - लायन्स मित्र बहुउद्देश्यीय सहकारी संस्था लिमिटेड - २०७६
• Deepgovinda Memorial Honor - Deepgovinda Memorial Fund - 2021 || दीपगोविन्द स्मृति सम्मान - दीपगोविन्द स्मृति सम्मान कोष - साउन, २०७७
• National Salute - Rastriya Abhinandan Samaroah Samiti - April 4, 2021 || राष्ट्रिय अभिनन्दन - राष्ट्रिय अभिनन्दन समारोह समिति - चैत्र २२, २०७७
• Harihar Shastri-Sabitridevi Literature Award - Literary Development Centre, Nepal - 2021 || हरिहर शास्त्री-सावित्रीदेवी साहित्य पुरस्कार - साहित्य संवर्द्धन केन्द्र, नेपाल - वैशाख १, २०७८

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