Bal Krishna Pokharel
Nepali linguist (1933 -2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bal Krishna Pokharel (1933–2019) was a Nepalese writer, linguist, historian, and literary critic.[1] He was one of the key person behind the publishing of Nepali Brihat Sabdakosh, a comprehensive Nepali dictionary. Alongside Nepali language, he also wrote in Sanskrit and Magar languages. He wrote multiple fiction, non-fiction and poetry books and was awarded with Madan Puraskar in 1963 for his book Nepali Bhasa Ra Sahitya (transl. Nepali Language and Literature).
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Born | (1933-08-28)28 August 1933 Chisapani Gadhi, Makwanpur, Nepal |
Died | 24 February 2019(2019-02-24) (aged 85) Biratnagar, Nepal |
Nationality | Nepalese |
Education | MA (Comparative philology) |
Alma mater | Calcutta University |
Occupation(s) | Writer, linguist, anthropologist |
Children | 3 |
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Awards | Madan Puraskar |
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