Kathmandu, Nov. 19
Yadav Prasad Pant Research and Development Foundation
awarded two individuals and facilitated one who made significant contributions
in the fields of journalism and society.
The Foundation conferred Yadav Prasad Pant Journalism Award
to Madan Lamsal, Editor-in-Chief of New Business Age and Arthik Abhiyan Daily
at a programme organised on the 100th memorial day of the late Dr. Pant
in Kathmandu on Sunday.
Likewise, Ramadevi Pant Social Award was presented to Prem
Kumari Rai, Chairperson of the Home-Based Workers Women’s Dhaka Entrepreneurs
Society while former Finance and Water Resources Minister Balaram Gharti Magar
was felicitated on the occasion.
Speaking at the event, Gharti Magar remembered Pant as a
warm-hearted and patriotic individual who significantly contributed to the
development of the country and left a legacy in the field of economics and
development.
Lamsal, who is active in economic journalism for nearly
three decades, said that the award has motivated him to make further
contributions to his profession.
Chairperson of the Public Service Commission, Madhav Prasad
Regmi, remembered Dr. Pant as a development architect and described him as not
only a distinguished economist but also a skilled diplomat.
Dr. Pant, one of Nepal's leading planners and economists,
earned his PhD in Economics from Banaras Hindu University in 1952. He briefly
taught economics at Tri-Chandra College before serving as an economic advisor
and finance secretary to the Government of Nepal. Later, he also served as a
member of the National Planning Commission.
From 1958 to 1969, Dr. Pant worked as the Governor of the Nepal
Rastra Bank and later served as Nepal’s ambassador to Japan, where he secured
vital economic aid for the country. He subsequently represented Nepal as an
ambassador to Australia, the Philippines, and South Korea.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 20 November 2024.
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