Binod Prasad Dhital
विनोदप्रसाद धिताल
Nepali poet
Born(1923-06-10)10 June 1923
Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died16 August 2007(2007-08-16) (aged 84)
NationalityNepalese
Occupation(s)Poet, novelist, playwright, Law secretary
Notable workYojana Gandha
SpouseGopabala Dhital
Parents
  • Bhairab Prasad Dhital (father)
  • Hutasan Kumari (mother)
AwardsMadan Puraskar
Sajha Puraskar

Binod Prasad Dhital (1923–2007) was a poet and novelist from Nepal.[1] He is best known for his mythological novel Yojana Gandha, for which he was awarded the Madan Puraskar and Sajha Puraskar in 1995.[2]

Biography

Dhital was born in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal, to Bhairab Prasad Dhital and Hutasan Kumari on 10 June 1923,[1] and died on 16 August 2007.[3] 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.[4]

His novel Yojana Gandha, based on the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, was published by Sajha Prakashan in 1995. He received the Madan Puraskar, Nepal's most prestigious literary award, for this novel as well as the Sajha Puraskar, a literary award given by Sajha Publications.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "विनोदप्रसाद धिताल – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी" [Vinod Prasad Dhital]. Madan Puraskar Guthi. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lamichhane, Kapil. "योजनगन्धाको सुगन्ध | प्रा. डा. कपिल लामिछाने". Samakalin Sahitya Pratisthan. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Deaths: Dhital, Binod Prasad". The New York Times. August 18, 2007.
  4. ^ Ujyalo hunuaghi. Sajha Prakashan. 1971. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "मदन पुरस्कार समर्पण समारोह (वि.सं. २०५३) – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी" [Madan Award Ceremony (2053)]. Madan Puraskar Guthi. Retrieved December 8, 2022.


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