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Yogesh Raj
Nepalese historian and writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yogesh Raj is a Nepali historian, scholar and writer. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Ranahar in 2018.[1][2]
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.
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Notable works
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]
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References
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