General Bhimsen Thapa Ra Tatkalin Nepal (Nepali: जनरल भिमसेन थापा र तत्कालिन नेपाल, lit. 'General Bhimsen Thapa and the-then Nepal') is a historical book by Chittaranjan Nepali.[1] It is a biography of the first prime minister of modern Nepal, Bhimsen Thapa. It was published in 1956 (2013 BS) and won the first-ever Madan Puraskar.[2]
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| Author | Chittaranjan Nepali |
|---|---|
| Original title | जनरल भीमसेन थापा र तत्कालीन नेपाल |
| Language | Nepali |
| Subject | Bhimsen Thapa |
| Genre | Biography |
| Published | 1956 |
| Publisher | Ratna Pustak Bhandar |
Publication date | 1956 |
| Publication place | Nepal |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 297 |
| Award | Madan Puraskar |
| ISBN | 9993304204 |
| Preceded by | Ma Lumanka |
Background
editThe book was funded by Nepal Sanskritik Sangh (Nepal Cultural Association), a governmental body. Nepali was already established as a poet before publishing the book.[3] Nepali was 26 years old when he completed the book.[4]
Synopsis
editBhimsen Thapa was born on August 1775 in Gorkha district of Nepal to Amar Singh Thapa and Satyarupa Maya. He was taken to Kathmandu where he rose to the rank of Kaji.[5] He played a key part in the expansion of Nepalese kingdom and during the Anglo-Nepalese War. He was imprisoned during the later part of his life and died of a suicide in 1839.[6]
Reception
editThe book won the first ever Madan Puraskar along with Hamro Lok Sanskriti by Satya Mohan Joshi and Adhikbibhav Sthirbidhoot Utpadhak by Bala Ram Joshi in 1956 (2013 BS).[7]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "चित्तरञ्जन नेपाली – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
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- ^ "उपेक्षामा इतिहास". Himal Khabar. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "भीमसेन थापालाई किन सम्झिने !". Gorkha Samachar गोरखा समाचार. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ Karmacharya (Hada), Ganga (July 2000). "ललितत्रिपुरसुन्दरीको निधन र भीमसेन थापाको अवसान" (PDF). CNAS Journal. 27: 269–282.
- ^ "हालसम्म मदन पुरस्कार प्राप्त कृतिहरू". साहित्यपोस्ट. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-12-01.