Pahalman Singh Swar () was a Nepalese

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. He is best known for his play called ''Atal Bahadur'' which was published in 1905.

Early life

He was born in November, 1878 in Ridikot, Achham District,

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to father Laxmi Singh Swar and mother Deekura Devi. Due to the lack of formal education in Accham during that period, Swar was taught Nepali and Sanskrit texts at home. He also read books in English and Hindi languages. His father was a government contractor and he incurred a major loss in 1895. When the then prime minister of Nepal decreed that every contractor should pay fifty thousand rupees to their share of contract, his father discontinued the work. His father and his elder brother were subsequently arrested and their housed was seized by the government. He then fled to India and took refuge in a place called Singahi under the care of Queen Surat Kumari. There he founded L.P. Swaar Company, a clothes trading business. He also trained in weaving in Gujrat in 1905 inspired from the textile industries there.

Later life

He wrote four of his best well known books - ''Premamrit Bachan Sangraha, Ankendu Shekhar, Atal Bahadur'' and ''Anadaraj'' in India. He returned to Kathmandu and established various businesses but failed in most of them. He was also jailed multiple times of false allegations. Finally, he then returned back to Kailali and settled there. His works include ''Atal Bahadur'' (1905), and ''Abhijnanasakuntalam'', ''Ankendrashekhar''. Some of his works were banned for his anti-

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sentiment. Swar died in May 1934 in

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, Nepal.

Honors

Ratna Pustakalaya's library's courtyard in

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includes a bust of Pahalman Singh Swar. In 1980, the

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issued a postage stamp featuring Swar. A library in his name - Pahalman library has been opened in Kailali district. A highway connecting

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to Sanfebagar in Achham district is named after him as Pahalman Singh Highway. Pahalman Singh Swar Memorial Foundation was established in his honor. Every years the foundation confers the following awards: * Pahalman Singh Swar Lifetime Literary Award * Pahalman Singh Swar Genius Award * Taraman Ambika Devi Swar Education Award * Balman Singh Swar Film Award

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swar, Pahalman Singh 1878 births 1934 deaths Nepalese dramatists and playwrights Nepali-language writers People from Achham District 20th-century Nepalese writers 20th-century Nepalese male writers

Early life

Later life

Honors

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