Surya Bikram Gyawali (; born 10 June 1898 – 1 December 1985) was a Nepali historian. He wrote biographies for numerous people including King

Prithvi Narayan Shah Maharajadhiraj Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723–1775) ( ne, श्री ५ बडामहाराजाधिराज पृथ्वीनारायण शाह देव) was the last ruler of the Gorkha Kingdom and first monarch of the ...

and writer Bhanubhakta Acharya. Gyawali also served as a head teacher in

Darjeeling Darjeeling (, , ) is a town and municipality in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nepal, ...

. He is also a recipient of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (first class), the

Order of Tri Shakti Patta The Most Illustrious Order of Tri Shakti Patta ( ne, त्रिशक्ति पट्ट; Order of the Three Divine Powers) is an order of knighthood of the former Kingdom of Nepal. It is conferred on members of the Royal Family or Nepali citi ...

(second class), and the Tribhuvan Puraskar (1971).

Biography

Gyawali was born on 10 June 1898 ( Bikram Sambat: 1955

Jestha Jyeshtha or Jyēṣṭha ( sa, ज्येष्ठ; ne, जेठ ''jēṭ''; as, জেঠ ''zeth''; or, ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ ''Jyeṣṭha'') is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Jyestha is the third mon ...

29) in

Benaras Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic tra ...

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

to Ditta Til Bikram and Parvati Devi. His family had migrated to Benaras from Gulmi. He made a remarkable contribution to the Nepali language, literature, culture and history. He wrote biographies for

and Bhanubhakta Acharya. Gyawali, Dharanidhar Koirala, and Parasmani Pradhan were known as "SuDhaPa" who were living in exile in

. From 1923 to 1953, he worked at Government High School in Darjeeling later being promoted to a head teacher. After the

1951 Nepalese revolution The revolution of 1951 () in Nepal, also referred to as Sat Salko Kranti, was a political movement against the direct rule by the Rana dynasty of Nepal which had lasted for 104 years. It marks the beginning of the political awakening and democrat ...

, Gyawali moved to Kathmandu. Gyawali served as a Chancellor of the

Nepal Academy The Nepal Academy ( ne, नेपाल प्रज्ञा–प्रतिष्ठान), formerly known as Royal Nepal Academy ( ne, नेपाल राजकीय प्रज्ञा–प्रतिष्ठान), is an autonomo ...

. He also worked for the Department of Archeology and he was a member of the

Rastriya Panchayat Rastriya Panchayat was the official legislature (parliament) during the Panchayat regime of Nepal that effectively functioned from 1960 to 1990. Its head office was at the ''"Gallery Baithak"'' in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu. In the 1980s, it co ...

. Nepalese artist

Lain Singh Bangdel Lain Singh Bangdel / Lain Bangdel (Rai) ( ne, लैनसिंह बाङ्देल (राई)) (1919– October 15, 2002), was Nepal's foremost artist, novelist, and art historian. In addition to being a leading authority on Nepales ...

was highly influenced by Gyawali. Surya Bikram Gyawali Marg, a road in

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is named after him. He was awarded the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu (first class), the

(second class), and the Tribhuvan Puraskar (1971).

Notable works

* ''Kabi Bhanubhakta ko Jivan Charitra'' (); * ''Nepali Birharu'' * ''Bir Itihas'' * ''Nepal Upatyakako Madhyakalin Itihas'' * ''Prithvi Narayan Shah'' (1977)

References

Citations

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gyawali, Surya Bikram 1898 births 1985 deaths Members of the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu, First Class Members of the Order of Tri Shakti Patta, Second Class 20th-century Nepalese historians Nepalese male writers People from Varanasi