Yogesh Raj

Yogesh Raj is a Nepali historian, scholar and writer. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Ranahar in 2018.^[1][2]

Yogesh Raj
योगेश राज
Nationality	Nepali
Education	PhD
Alma mater	Imperial College, London
Occupation(s)	Historian, academic
Notable work	Ranahar
Awards	Madan Puraskar

Biography

He has a degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD in the history of science, technology, and medicine from Imperial College, London. He is a polyglot and speaks seven languages (Maithali, Nepali, English, Hindi, Bengali, Nepalbhasa and German).^[3]

In 2013, he wrote a book based on the death rituals of Hindu Newars titled Sandhya Samrachana: Hindu Newarharu ko Mrityu Chetana.^[4] He edited the jail diaries of the martyr Bharat Gopal Jha which was published as Uhi Jha: Euta Yuba Sahidko Antim Jail Diary (2018–2020) in 2017.^[5]

He published his first novel Ranahar in 2018.^[6] The novel is about the last king of Bhaktapur kingdom, Ranajit Malla.^[7] It won the Madan Puraskar for the same year.

Notable works

Books

Title	Year of publication	Genre	Language	Notes
History as Mindscapes: A Memory of the Peasants' Movement of Nepal	2010	Non-fiction	English
The Journal of Captain Kinloch	2012
Expedition to Nepal Valley: The Journal of Captain Kinloch (26 August – 17 October 1767)	2012
Sandhya Samrachana: Hindu Newarharu ko Mrityu Chetana	2013	Anthropological	Nepali
The State of History Education and Research in Nepal	2014	Non-fiction	English	Cowritten with Pratyoush Raj Onta
Courage in Chaos: Early Rescue and Relief After the April Earthquake	2015			Cowriten with Bhaskar Gautam
Ranahar	2018	Historical fiction	Nepali	Winner – Madan Puraskar[8]

Edited

• Ruptures and repairs in South Asia: historical perspectives (2013, Non-fiction, English)
• Uhi Jha: Euta Yuba Sahidko Antim Jail Diary (2018–2020) (Written by Bharat Gopal Jha, published 2017, Nepali)^[5]

See also

• Chandra Prakash Baniya
• Pratyoush Onta

References

1. "योगेश राज – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
2. "रित्ता ठाउँको इतिहास: योगेश राज". Himal Khabar. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
3. @therecord. "What we talk about when we talk about history – The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
4. "'नेपाली इतिहासको परिवेश'को प्रकाशनसँग गाँसिएका केही पक्ष र (कु)तर्क". Himal Khabar. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
5. "हिमाल खबरपत्रिका | बलिदानको अभिलेख". nepalihimal.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
6. Setopati, सेतोपाटी संवाददाता. "अन्तिम मल्ल राजाको नियती पुनर्लेखन गर्दै 'रणहार'". Setopati (in Hindi). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
7. @therecord. "A bowstring snaps – The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
8. संवाददाता, नागरिक. "योगेश राजको 'रणहार'लाई मदन पुरस्कार, जगदम्बा-श्री बैरागी काइँलालाई". nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 27 March 2022.