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His Majesty gives away RNA prizes KATHMANDU, Feb. 24: His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev gave away Pragya Puraskar and prizes to the winners of the National Poems Recitation Festival 2059 of the Royal Nepal Academy (RNA) at a special function held at the Narayanhity Royal Palace this morning. Senior literary figure Kamalmani Dixit received Mahendra Pragya Puraskar of 2058 and senior singer Koili Devi Mathema the Indra Rajyalaxmi Puraskar. Dixit received the Mahendra Pragya Puraskar of Rs. 100,000
with a silver medal for his remarkable contribution in the Nepali literature through
Nepali literature and culture for the last five decades. Mathema received the Indrarajya Laxmi Puraskar of Rs. 50,000 with a silver medal for her remarkable contributions in Nepali music. Indra Rajya Laxmi Pragya Puraskar is provided every year. Nab Raj Lamsal of Dhading received a prize of Rs. 10,000 and a certificate, Radhakrishna Bhattarai of Sarlahi Rs. 6,000 and a certificate and Tank Bhattarai of Khotang, Pratibha Bohora of Kapilvastu and Shailendra Shinkhada of Dhading received Rs. 3,000 and certificate. Nab Raj Lamsal of Dhading stood first, Radhakrishna Bhattarai of Sarlahi second and Tank Bhattarai of Khotang, Pratibha Bohora of Kapilvastu and Shailendra Sinkhada of Dhading stood third in the National Poems Recitation Festival 2059 organised on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Royal Nepal Academy. On the occasion, Vice Chancellor of the Royal Nepal Academy Mohan Koirala said the academy has been the glorious centre of the Nepali literature due to the patronage of the monarchy since its establishment. Member secretary of the academy Dr. Tulasi Bhattarai shed light on the contributions of the Monarchy in development of Nepali arts, literature and culture. The Royal Nepal Academy was established in 2014 B.S. About 600 books and half dozen journals have been published by the Royal Nepal Academy, it is stated. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Kuber Prasad Sharma and academicians were present at the function. Other Stories |
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