Binod Prasad Dhital (1923–2007) was a poet and novelist from Nepal. He is best known for his mythological novel ''Yojana Gandh''a, for which he was awarded the

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. ...

and

Sajha Puraskar Sajha Puraskar () is a literary award given by Sajha Publications. It is presented annually to the best book published by Sajha Publication. History It was established in 1967 and the first award was given to Bhupi Sherchan for his book '' ...

in 1995.

Biography

Dhital was born in Tripureshwor,

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, Nepal, to Bhairab Prasad Dhital and Hutasan Kumari on 10 June 1923, and died on 16 August 2007. He served as a government employee as a Law Secretary at the Ministry of Law and devoted full-time to his passion for Nepali literature after retirement.

Works

Dhital wrote poetry and novels. His works include ''Ujyalo Hunu Aghi'', ''Acharya Bisnugupt Chanakya'' (Nepali translation), ''Astauna Lageka Chandramasanga'', and a Nepali translation of Dante’s ''

Divine Comedy The ''Divine Comedy'' (, ) is an Italian narrative poetry, narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun and completed around 1321, shortly before the author's death. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature and one of ...

''. His novel '' Yojana Gandha'', based on the Sanskrit epic ''

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; , , ) is one of the two major Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India revered as Smriti texts in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the events and aftermath of the Kuru ...

'', was published by Sajha Prakashan in 1995. He received the

, Nepal's most prestigious literary award, for this novel as well as the

, a literary award given by

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References

Nepalese writers Madan Puraskar winners 1923 births 2007 deaths Sajha Puraskar winners {{Nepal-bio-stub