Dr.
Paras Mani Pradhan
(Jewel of Nepali Literature)
Nirmala Rajbhandari
January 23, 2015
Phylogeny
Great grandfather Jeetmani Newar from
Surya Chandra Mahabihar, Patan
Grandfather Chintamani
Father Bhagyamani and mother
Laxmimaya left for Banaras 1892
Paras Mani (Prasaman) was born in
1898 Kalingpong
Married to Jasmaya
Have 12 children
Died in 1986
Dr. Paras Mani Pradhan
His career
Teacher of Nepali and Sanskrit
at Scottish University Mission
Institute in Darjeeling
Sub-inspector of a government
school
Government High School
teacher
His Other Side Career
Writing in different
categories to bring
awareness of language and
literature
Fighting for development
diffusion and due
recognition of Nepali
language in India
Paras Mani Pradhans Hallmark
Simple
Straight
Clear
His Message
Rise for language and linguistic
right
Spark that Made Him
Crusader
1.1917 Vice Chancellor from Calcutta
university came for visit school
2. Bengali insulted Nepali language as saying
is this a language
3.Later all bad news spread
4.Vice Chancellor agreed to have a Nepali
language as vernacular in 1918
5.Paras Mani praised for that.
Crusader of Nepali Language and
Literature
Writing career as Journalist of
Chandrika and Bharati
magazine
Nepali language introduction
in Darjeeling district
Test book writer for Nepali
curriculum
SUDHAPA
Paras Mani along with Dharanidhar Koirala
and Surya Bikram Gyawali launched a
movement
Paras Mani an initiator and motivator of
SUDHAPA
This moment worked as catalyst in creating
new awareness among Nepalese people
especially in Darjeeling about Nepali
language and literature.
This enhance critical writings about the
repression of intellectual life in Nepal under
the Ranas, especially between the 1920s and
1940s.
SUDHAPA
The Darjeeling Luminaries
Writing Categories
He wrote about 200 books in following
categories
Translator
Lexicography
Editorials
Monograph
Plays
Prose: Essay, Short Stories
Poetry
Grammar
Text book
His First Poetry in Competition
Ram ko Nam
Look Gorkhalies, you are still in sleep
Other communities have left you far
behind
Enough ! now abandon laziness and sleep
And take the name of Rama morning and
evening
From Samashya purtic poetic competation
His Poems
He wrote many poems, just to name a few
1.Sikaru kabi prati ingredients needed
for poetry
2.Sardastak strotra in praising god
saraswoti
3.Prathana expressing backwardness of
Gorkhali brethern
4.Safalta prapta garne upai leave good
name on earth
Clips of his Poem Translated
in English
1. Those who respect and waste not
precious time
And come forward difficult works to do
They alone solutions to the problem of life
do find
And dying in this unreal world a name do
leave behind
lies
2.
As a jewel in the crown of the serpent
So do beautiful roses in the midst of
thrones
Again the lovely lotus blooms from out the
Some of His Publications
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Awards
Tribhuwan Puraskar for book Panch Paurakhi
Purush by the Roya Nepal Academy,
Kathmandu 1968.
Madan Puraskar for his book Tipan Tapan
1968
Degree of Doctor of Letters by the Tribhuwan
University.
Degree of Doctor of Literature by the
University of North Bengal.
Ratna Shree Subarna Padak
Dr Paras Mani Memorial Research Library
and Museum
Invaluable source for research scholars and writers
1. Almost 15,000 books of Nepali, English and Hindi
literature,
Bengali literature, books on theology, history, and
philosophy.
2. Number of Nepali periodicals.
of
3. Archival treasures of correspondence with luminaries
many different fields and manuscripts.
4. Inside glass cabinets there are his eyeglasses, favorite
walking
stick and other articles of everyday use.
5. There are felicitations and some old photographs
including
those Nepali writers like the poet Bhanu Bhakt
and also
Rabindranath Tagore.
Paras Mani Pradhan Puraskar
Paras Mani Pradhan Puraskar was establish by Nepali Sahitya
Adhayan Samiti, Kalingpong. Every year a rupees of 10,000
awarded to a person minimally 25 years of contribution to
literature.
Recipient Durga P. Shrestha
Subba
Recipient Birendra
Paras Mani Pradhan in
Peoples Views
Touch stone of Nepali Literature Yuba Nath Lamsal,
Senior Journalist of Nepal
Paras Mani Pradhan has always been the greatest
inspiration, Gupta Pradhan, Paras Mani Puraskar
recipient, 2004
One of the luminaries of SUDHAPA: Don Messerschmidt,
Anthropologist and Historian at Ohio State University.
Paras Mani had Churchillian notion of I am the great
man. Peter J. Karthak, Graduate student
Sri Parasmani Pradhan is a first class essayist Ashit
Ranjan Dasgupta in review of Qwaati
His editorials were always progressive and to the point
and full of provoking materials. Professor Ramlal Adhikari
in relate to magazine Bharati
Valuable storehouse of Nepali literature, Kamal Mani Dixit
in relation to Tipan Tapan.
World without Dr. Paras Mani
Pradhan
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