Shanta Das Manandhar

Shanta Das Manandhar (Nepali: शान्तदास मानन्धर) is a pioneer of children's literature in Nepal. He has published more than 24 children's books.[1] Two of the books were published in English around 2015 BS (1958–59 AD);[1] one of them was titled Some Essays.[2] He has also translated English fairy tales into Nepali language.[3]

Shanta Das Manandhar
शान्तदास मानन्धर
Born1934 (age 88–89)
Kathmandu, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
OccupationWriter
AwardsJagadamba Shree Puraskar

He was born in Jhochen, Kathmandu and schooled in JP school,[1] and has completed Bachelor level. He worked as a teacher in Santi Bidyagriha of Lainchaur and worked as a principal in Bal Sewa Bidhyashram for 8 years.[1] Though he has suffered from heart attack twice,[2] he is still active in writing for various newspapers for children's columns.[4]

List of awards

References
  1. "पाका साथी". Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  2. "झोँछे गल्लीमा एउटा लु सुन". झोँछे गल्लीमा एउटा लु सुन. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  3. BHATTARAI, GOVINDA RAJ. "A Brief Survey of Translation in Nepali". History of Translation in India: 207.
  4. रातोपाटी. "शान्तदास मानन्धर". RatoPati. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  5. "This year's Madan Puraskar conferred on Karki". OnlineKhabar. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  6. "Nilam Karki Niharika, Shanta Das Manandhar win prestigious awards". The Himalayan Times. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  7. Republica. "Veteran author Shanta das Manandhar felicitated". My City. Retrieved 2020-08-24.

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