Janaklal Sharma is a Nepalese author. He was born in

Ilam District Ilam district () is one of Districts of Province No. 1, 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. It is a Geography of Nepal#The Hill Region, Hill districts of Nepal, district and covers . The 2011 Nepal census, 2011 census counted 290,25 ...

in 1983 BS Baishakh 17. He won

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. ...

in the 2020 BS for the book ''Josmani Santa Parampara ra Sahitya'' (जोसमनी सन्त परम्परा र साहित्य). He has also won Sajha Puraskar in 2042 BS for the book ''Hamro Samaj: Ek Adhyan'' (हाम्रो समाज: एक अध्ययन). He is the author of numerous books on Nepalese literature, arts, culture, travel etc. He is an honorary member of the

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. Sharma was the director general and the editor of the journal ''Ancient Nepal'' (प्राचिन नेपाल) of the Department of Archaeology,

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