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Khalangama Hamala
''Jumla: A Nurse's Story'' (Original title: Khalangama Hamala; ) is a 2013 Nepali war memoir by Radha Paudel. Paudel worked as health worker written during the Maoist insurgency in Jumla district in mid-western region of Nepal. It was published on May 23, 2013, by Nepa~laya publication. It won the Madan Puraskar which is the most recognized literary award in Nepal. Synopsis Radha Poudel left her government job as a nurse in Chitwan and went to Jumla for a safe maternity program. While analyzing the social and health problems of Karnali, she herself became the victim of armed conflict on the night of the attack on the Maoist headquarters. The program was over but her stay in Jumla did not. She continued social activism in the region. She has been awarded the 'Women Peacemaker 2012' by the University of San Diego and the 'N-Peace Award 2012' by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Reception The book won the Madan Puraskar for the year 2013. Translations The boo ...
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Radha Paudel
Radha Paudel () is a Nepalese nurse, activist and writer. She won the Madan Puraskar for her memoir ''Khalangama Hamala''. She has actively worked for raising awareness related to various women-related issues. Personal life She was born on 29 December 1973 in Mangalpur village in Chitwan district of Nepal to mother Ganga Maya Poudel and father Devi Prasad Paudel, and raised in Gauriganj, Chitwan. She put the fire on the pyre of her mother's dead body in 2009. She declared to donate her eyes in 1999 and her body to medical schools in 2016. Career Her childhood experiences of discrimination, abuse, and violence encouraged her to speak in support of gender justice through her position as a humanitarian activist, nurse, and writer. She has survived years of menstrual restriction, abuse, violences and war. She dedicates her time to be a voice for those who have been silenced their entire lives, especially young girls and women in Nepal. Radha Paudel employs the three E's (Educat ...
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Antarmanko Yatra
''Antarmanko Yatra'' () is an autobiography written by Jagadish Ghimire. This book won the Madan Puraskar in 2064 B.S. (2007). See also * ''Khusi ''Khusi'' () is an autobiographical book by Vijay Kumar Pandey. It was published in 2014 by FinePrint Publications and won the Madan Puraskar. The title of the book means happiness in Nepali language Nepali (; , ), or ''Gorkhali'' is an I ...'' * '' Khalangama Hamala'' * ''Yaar'' * '' Chhuteka Anuhar'' References 2007 non-fiction books Nepali-language books Madan Puraskar–winning works 21st-century Nepalese books Nepalese biographies Nepalese non-fiction books Nepalese non-fiction literature Nepalese autobiographies {{Nepal-culture-stub ...
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Works About The Nepalese Civil War
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Madan Puraskar–winning Works
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Books About Nepal
A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, mostly of writing and images. Modern books are typically composed of many pages Bookbinding, bound together and protected by a Book cover, cover, what is known as the ''codex'' format; older formats include the scroll and the Clay tablet, tablet. As a conceptual object, a ''book'' often refers to a written work of substantial length by one or more authors, which may also be distributed digitally as an electronic book (ebook). These kinds of works can be broadly Library classification, classified into fiction (containing invented content, often narratives) and non-fiction (containing content intended as factual truth). But a physical book may not contain a written work: for example, it may contain ''only'' drawings, engravings, photographs, s ...
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Chhapamar Ko Chhoro
''Chhapamar ko Chhoro'' () is a Nepali short story collection by Mahesh Bikram Shah. The book was published in 2007 by Sajha Prakashan. The book won the prestigious Madan Puraskar for the year 2063 BS (2007-2008). The anthology consists of eighteen stories centered around Maoist insurgency People's war or protracted people's war is a Maoist military strategy. First developed by the Chinese communist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong (1893–1976), the basic concept behind people's war is to maintain the support of the population a ... in Nepal. Background Shah is a police officer. The stories are based on the difficulties of ordinary people during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. Stories Some of the stories included in the anthology are: *''Badhsala ma Buddha'' uddha in a Slaughter House*''Ma ra Murdaharu'' e and Corpses*''Ekadeshma'' n a Country*''Babuko Kandh ma Chhoro Sutiraheko Desh'' he Country where the Son is Sleeping in the Father’s Shoulder*''Mero Kukur Aaj ...
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Palpasa Café
''Palpasa Cafe'' ( Nepali:पल्पसा क्याफे) is a novel by Nepali author Narayan Wagle. It tells the story of an artist, Drishya, during the height of the Nepalese Civil War. The novel is partly a love story of Drishya and the first generation American Nepali, Palpasa, who has returned to the land of her parents after 9/11. It is often called an anti-war novel, and describes the effects of the civil war on the Nepali countryside that Drishya travels to. The book has been a best-seller in Nepal, creating a sales record for a Nepali book of 25,000 copies in the first year. It was Wagle's first book. Since its release, the book has received many honours including the highly prestigious literary award in Nepal, the Madan Puraskar. After Palpasa Cafe, Wagle has written another best-selling book, Mayur Times. The book was written originally in Nepali and was later translated into English and Korean. The book has sold over 52,000 copies as of July 2012. Palpasa C ...
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Singha Durbarko Ghumne Mech
''Singha Durbarko Ghumne Mech'' () is a memoir by Dr. Sudha Sharma. Dr. Sharma is an Obstetrician and Gynecologist by profession and served as Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) from October 2008 to December 2011. Synopsis The book is based on the author's struggle against patriarchal society and bureaucracy of Nepal. It chronicles Dr. Sharma's role as one of the few women secretaries in the government after the 2006 revolution. The book spans over six and a half decades of the author's life. Release It was published on October 17, 2020 by Nepa~laya Publication. It was unveiled by the former President of Nepal, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav. The book was released as a part of Women series of Nepa~laya publication alongside Dumero by Sarala Gautam, Kumari Prashnaharu by Durga Karki and Parityakta by Bhuwan Dhungana. Reception Madan Kumar Bhattarai in his review for The Kathmandu Post called the book as "informative". Shrimak Baral praised the book as "read-w ...
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Bhishan Dinharu
''Bhishan Dinharu'' (Nepali भिषण दिनहरु) is a memoir of a Maoist spy who operated during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal.Remember what happened
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Khalangama Hamala ''Jumla: A Nurse's Story'' (Original title: Khalangama Hamala; ) is a 2013 Nepali war memoir by Radha Paudel. Paudel worked as health worker written during the Maoist insurgency in Jumla district in mid-western region of Nepal. It was published ...
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes on developing local capacity towards long-term self-sufficiency and prosperity. Based at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City, it is the largest UN development aid agency, with offices in 177 countries. The UNDP is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states. Founding The UNDP was founded on 22 November 1965 through the merger of the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance (EPTA) and the Special Fund in 1958. The rationale was to "avoid duplication of heiractivities". The EPTA was set up in 1949 to support the economic and political aspects of underdeveloped countries while the Special Fund was to enlarge the scope of UN technical assistance. The Special Fund arose from the idea of a Special United Nations Fund for Economic D ...
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Madan Puraskar
The Madan Puraskar () is a literary honor in Nepal which Madan Puraskar Guthi confers annually for an outstanding book in the Nepali language published within the calendar year. It is considered as the most prestigious literature award in Nepal. It is awarded on the day of Dashain#Day 1: Ghatasthapana, Ghatasthapana every year alongside Jagadamba Shree Puraskar. History The award was established by daughter in law of Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher JBR, Queen Jagadamba Kumari Devi, in memory of her husband late General Madan Shumsher JBR, on 26 September 1955. Since then it has been presented every year, except in 1974 and 1976. At the time of its establishment, the award prize was Nepalese rupee, रु 4,000. On the Golden–Jubilee year 2005, the award prize was increased to Nepalese rupee, रु 400,000. List of Winners and Short list by year 2015 – 2023 2000 – 2014 Before 2014 (2071 BS), shortlist was not published. 1986– 1999 1971 – 1985 1 ...
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University Of San Diego
The University of San Diego (USD) is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in San Diego, California, United States. Chartered in 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University (comprising the College for Men and University of San Diego School of Law, School of Law), the two institutions merged in 1972. The university includes the College of Arts and Sciences, Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, Division of Professional and Continuing Education, Knauss School of Business, School of Law, School of Leadership and Education Services (SOLES), and the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering. USD has 89 undergraduate and graduate programs, and enrolls approximately 9,073 undergraduate, paralegal, graduate and law students. It is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The San Diego To ...
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