Kathmandu, April 20: Shree Basundhara-Man Pragya Pratisthan ( Basundhara Man Academy) has decided to present this year’s Basundhara Shree Award to senior litterateur Lokendra Bahadur Chand.
A meeting of the Academy held on Sunday under the chairmanship of its Chancellor Dr Dubasu Chhetri, decided to award Chand a prize carrying a purse of Rs 75,000.
According to organisation’s member-secretary Krisu Chhetri, the decision was made to honour Chand in recognition of his contribution to enriching Nepali literature through his creations, which include modern fiction, drama, and essays.
Chand, a litterateur and former Prime Minister, was born in Baitadi in 1997 BS. ‘Bisarjan’, ‘Hiunko Tanna’, ‘Barhaun Kheladi’, ‘Aparajita’, and ‘Netaka Sathi’ are among his remarkable contributions to Nepali literature.
Likewise, the meeting decided to award this year’s Manshree Award, carrying a purse of Rs 75,000, to Swami Anand Arun for his remarkable contribution to the spiritual enrichment of society through yoga, meditation, and spiritual philosophy, as well as for his contribution to the prosperity of Nepali civilization and Nepali literature through the creation of various spiritually themed books.
Anand Arun, who was born in Janakpur in 2001 BS, has several works including ‘Antaryatra’, ‘Santa Gatha’, ‘Santa Darshan’, and ‘Achamma Je Dekhe Maile’. His works have been translated into English, Hindi, Japanese, and Russian languages as well.
