Surya Bikram Gyawali | |
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![]() Nepali stamp featuring Gyawali
c. 1987 | |
Native name | सूर्यविक्रम ज्ञवाली |
Born | Benaras, British India | 10 June 1898
Died | 1 December 1985 Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal | (aged 87)
Occupation | Historian |
Nationality | Nepali |
Surya Bikram Gyawali ( Nepali: सूर्यविक्रम ज्ञवाली; born 10 June 1898 – 1 December 1985) was a Nepali historian. He wrote biographies for numerous people including King Prithvi Narayan Shah and writer Bhanubhakta Acharya. Gyawali also served as a head teacher in Darjeeling. He is also a recipient of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (first class), the Order of Tri Shakti Patta (second class), and the Tribhuvan Puraskar (1971).
Gyawali was born on 10 June 1898 ( Bikram Sambat: 1955 Jestha 29) in Benaras, British India to Ditta Til Bikram and Parvati Devi. [1] His family had migrated to Benaras from Gulmi. [2] He made a remarkable contribution to the Nepali language, literature, culture and history. [3] He wrote biographies for Prithvi Narayan Shah and Bhanubhakta Acharya. [4] [5] Gyawali, Dharanidhar Koirala, and Parasmani Pradhan were known as "SuDhaPa" who were living in exile in Darjeeling. [6] From 1923 to 1953, he worked at Government High School in Darjeeling later being promoted to a head teacher. [6]
After the 1951 Nepalese revolution, Gyawali moved to Kathmandu. [6] Gyawali served as a Chancellor of the Nepal Academy. [7] He also worked for the Department of Archeology and he was a member of the Rastriya Panchayat. [2] Nepalese artist Lain Singh Bangdel was highly influenced by Gyawali. [6] Surya Bikram Gyawali Marg, a road in Kathmandu is named after him. [8] He was awarded the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (first class), the Order of Tri Shakti Patta (second class), and the Tribhuvan Puraskar (1971). [9] [10]
Surya Bikram Gyawali | |
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![]() Nepali stamp featuring Gyawali
c. 1987 | |
Native name | सूर्यविक्रम ज्ञवाली |
Born | Benaras, British India | 10 June 1898
Died | 1 December 1985 Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal | (aged 87)
Occupation | Historian |
Nationality | Nepali |
Surya Bikram Gyawali ( Nepali: सूर्यविक्रम ज्ञवाली; born 10 June 1898 – 1 December 1985) was a Nepali historian. He wrote biographies for numerous people including King Prithvi Narayan Shah and writer Bhanubhakta Acharya. Gyawali also served as a head teacher in Darjeeling. He is also a recipient of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (first class), the Order of Tri Shakti Patta (second class), and the Tribhuvan Puraskar (1971).
Gyawali was born on 10 June 1898 ( Bikram Sambat: 1955 Jestha 29) in Benaras, British India to Ditta Til Bikram and Parvati Devi. [1] His family had migrated to Benaras from Gulmi. [2] He made a remarkable contribution to the Nepali language, literature, culture and history. [3] He wrote biographies for Prithvi Narayan Shah and Bhanubhakta Acharya. [4] [5] Gyawali, Dharanidhar Koirala, and Parasmani Pradhan were known as "SuDhaPa" who were living in exile in Darjeeling. [6] From 1923 to 1953, he worked at Government High School in Darjeeling later being promoted to a head teacher. [6]
After the 1951 Nepalese revolution, Gyawali moved to Kathmandu. [6] Gyawali served as a Chancellor of the Nepal Academy. [7] He also worked for the Department of Archeology and he was a member of the Rastriya Panchayat. [2] Nepalese artist Lain Singh Bangdel was highly influenced by Gyawali. [6] Surya Bikram Gyawali Marg, a road in Kathmandu is named after him. [8] He was awarded the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (first class), the Order of Tri Shakti Patta (second class), and the Tribhuvan Puraskar (1971). [9] [10]