Kathmandu, Aug. 13
Kedar
Bashistha’s book ‘Nepal Bidya’ has won Sahitya Post Uttam Kriti Puraskar.
Vice-Chancellor
of the Nepal Academy Dr. Jagman Gurung handed over the prize including a citation
and a purse of Rs. 50,000 to Bashistha at a programme organised on Friday.
Organiser,
Sahitya Post, said that the book was conferred the best book of 2077 BS on the
basis of the evaluation of a panel of juries. Dr. Gurung stated that the book
was the best creation made at a time when Nepalis have failed to know their own
country.
“This book
deserves the best prize. It has enhanced the pride of the nation,” he said.
Bashistha
is Deputy Executive Editor of Gorkhapatra Daily and this is his maiden work.
He said
that the prize came with encouragement and responsibilities at the same time.
“This prize has motivated me to engage in research. ‘Nepal Bidya’ is not a
history but research and theory,” he said.
Speaking on
behalf of the jury, writer Shree Om Shrestha Rodan said that the book was
awarded because it was the best. He appreciated Bashistha for such an in-depth
analysis in his maiden work.
Chief
Editor of Sahitya Post, Ashwini Koirala, said that 27 books were in the fray for
the prize.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 14 August 2021.
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