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Dharanidhar Koirala
Nepali poet (1893–1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dharanidhar Koirala (Nepali: धरणीधर कोइराला;1893–1980; also known as Dharanidhar Sharma Koirala) was a Nepali poet sometimes known as Pandit-ji.[2]
Biography
Dharanidhar Koirala was born in 1893 in what is now Sindhuli District into a Hindu Brahmin family.[3] He studied Sanskrit and English from Banaras, British India.[4] In Banaras, he saw Indian people promoting their mother tongue which inspired him to "think about Nepal and the Nepali language".[4]
In 1918, he was exiled to India, where Koirala, Surya Bikram Gyawali, and Parasmani Pradhan became known as "SuDhaPa".[5] In 1924, Koirala with Surya Bikram Gyawali, Parasmani Pradhan, Hari Prasad Pradhan, and others established the Nepali Sahitya Sammelan in Darjeeling, British India.[6] The establishment of this organisation was seen as a major event in Nepali literature's history.[7]
Koirala was a key advisor to Sir Ralph Lilley Turner who published Comparative and Etymological Dictionary of the Nepali Language in 1931.[2] He wrote poems about social reforms.[8][9] In 1978, Koirala was awarded a Doctor of Letters degree by Tribhuvan University.[10] He was also awarded Tribhuvan Pragya Award by Nepal Academy for his contributions to Nepali literature.[11]
Koirala died in 1980.[4] In 1994, the Government of Nepal issued postage stamps featuring Koirala.[12]
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Works
- Naibedya (1920)[13]
- Jaga Jaga
- Asha
- Spandhana
References
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