Uttam Kunwar
Uttam Kunwar | |
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उत्तम कुँवर | |
Born | Hari Bahadur Kunwar 25 May 1938 |
Died | 30 July 1982 | (aged 44)
Nationality | Nepalese |
Occupation(s) | Writer, Editor |
Notable work | Srasta ra Sahitya Ruprekha(Editor) |
Spouse | Shanti Kunwar |
Parents |
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Awards | Madan Puraskar |
Uttam Kunwar (Nepali: उत्तम कुँवर; 1938–1982) was a Nepalese literary journalist, critic, and writer. He served as an editor for Ruprekha, one of the most popular literary magazine in Nepal, alongside Bal Mukunda Pandey.[1] He won the Madan Puraskar in 1966 (2023 BS) for his book Srasta ra Sahitya, an anthology of literary interviews.[2]
Biography
[edit]He was born on 25 May 1938 (12 Jestha 1995 BS) in Chhetrapati, Kathmandu to father Janga Bahadur Kunwar and mother Bhagwati Kunwar.[3] He obtained an IA degree in veterinary. He then ventured into the world of journalism. He worked as the editor of the Nepali literary magazine, Ruprekha. During his editorship, the magazine became widely popular.[4] In 1966, he published Srasta ra Sahitya, a book of literary interviews with prominent Nepali writers such as Bhupi Sherchan, Parijat (writer), Madhav Prasad Ghimire,etc. He conducted those interviews form 1961 to 1996. The book earned him the prestigious Madan Puraskar for the same year.[5]
He died on 30 July 1982 (15 Shrawan 2039 BS), of a cardiac arrest in his home at the age of 44.[6]
Notable works
[edit]- Srasta ra Sahitya (1966, Literary interview)
- Anubhav ra Anubhuti (Collection of essays)[7]
- Sir Henry Lawrence ko Jiwani (Biography of Sir Henry Lawrence)[citation needed]
Legacy
[edit]A literary foundation called Uttam Kunwar Memorial Award Trust was founded in his honor by his wife, Shanti Kunwar. The trust presents a award known as Uttam Shanti Puraskar every year to a non-fiction book in Nepali language.[8] Prominent writers like Saru Bhakta, Ram Prasad Panta, Sarita Aryal, etc. have been felicitated with the award.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ @therecord. "A history of magazines in Nepal - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ @therecord. "Home - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "उत्तम कुँवर – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "उत्तम कुँवरले सिर्जेको रुपरेखा युग". साहित्यपोस्ट. 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "La.Lit: A Literary Magazine | » The house that Uttam Kunwar built". Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "A writer's legacy". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ @therecord. "A history of magazines in Nepal - The Record". www.recordnepal.com. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "Bhukampama Malhampatti bags Uttam Shanti Award". Newsabhiyan. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "सरिता अर्यालको 'मेरो अपहरण'लाई उत्तम–शान्ति पुरस्कार". Naya Patrika. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
Further reading
[edit]- Abhi Subedi
- Amar Neupane
- Ambalika Devi
- Ambika Prasad Upadhyaya
- Arbind Rimal
- Ashesh Malla
- Bairagi Kainla
- Bal Krishna Pokharel
- Balkrishna Sama
- Banira Giri
- Basanta Basnet
- Bhairav Aryal
- Bhanubhakta Acharya
- Bharat Jangam
- Bharat Koirala
- Bhawani Bhikshu
- Bhim Nidhi Tiwari
- Bijaya Malla
- Binod Prasad Dhital
- Bhim Bahadur Pande
- Bhola Rijal
- Bhupal Rai
- Bhupi Sherchan
- Bhuwan Dhungana
- Bimala Tumkhewa
- Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
- Buddha Sayami
- Buddhi Narayan Shrestha
- Buddhisagar
- Byakul Maila
- Chakrapani Chalise
- Chandra Prakash Baniya
- Chittaranjan Nepali
- Chhinnalata
- Chuda Mani Regmi
- Daulat Bikram Bista
- Daya Bir Singh Kansakar
- Deepak Shimkhada
- Desh Subba
- Dha. Cha. Gotame
- Dharanidhar Koirala
- Dharma Ratna Yami
- Dharmaraj Thapa
- Dharmendra Bikram Nembang
- Dhooswan Sayami
- Dhruba Chandra Gautam
- Diamond Shumsher Rana
- Dor Bahadur Bista
- Durga Lal Shrestha
- G. Shah
- Geeta Tripathee
- Girish Ballabh Joshi
- Gopal Parajuli
- Gopal Prasad Rimal
- Govinda Bahadur Malla
- Guru Prasad Mainali
- Gyandil Das
- Hangyug Agyat
- Hari Bansha Acharya
- Hari Prasad Rimal
- Harka Gurung
- Hemang Dixit
- Iman Xin Chemjong
- Ishwar Ballav
- Jagadish Ghimire
- Jagat Lal Master
- Janak Prasad Humagain
- Jaya Prakash Malla
- Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh
- Jhamak Ghimire
- Kamal Mani Dixit
- Kanak Mani Dixit
- Karna Shakya
- Karunakar Vaidya
- Kedar Man Vyathit
- Kedar Nath Neupane
- Kesar Lall
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- Khaptad Swami
- Krishna Bhooshan Bal
- Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan
- Krishna Dharabasi
- Krishnahari Baral
- Kshetra Pratap Adhikary
- Kul Bahadur KC
- Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir
- Kumar Nagarkoti
- Lain Singh Bangdel
- Laxmi Prasad Devkota
- Leeladhwaj Thapa
- Lekhnath Paudyal
- Madan Mani Dixit
- Madan Mohan Mishra
- Madhav Prasad Devkota
- Madhav Prasad Ghimire
- Mahananda Sapkota
- MBB Shah
- Mahesh Bikram Shah
- Mahesh Chandra Regmi
- Manu Brajaki
- Master Mitrasen
- Maya Thakuri
- Modanath Prasrit
- Mohan Koirala
- Motiram Bhatta
- Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya
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- Nar Bahadur Saud
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- Narayan Rayamajhi
- Narayan Wagle
- Nawaraj Silwal
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- Pahalman Singh Swar
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- Parijat
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- Prithvi Narayan Shah
- Chandani Shah
- Lalit Tripurasundari
- Radha Paudel
- Rajan Mukarung
- Rajesh Gautam
- Rajeshwor Devkota
- Ram Man Trishit
- Ram Raj Pant
- Ramesh Bikal
- Ramesh Kshitij
- Ramlal Joshi
- Rashmila Shakya
- Ratna Shumsher Thapa
- Rewati Raman Khanal
- Riddhi Bahadur Malla
- Rookmangud Katawal
- Rudra Raj Pande
- Sanjeev Uprety
- Santosh Lamichhane
- Sanu Sharma
- Saraswati Pratikshya
- Sarita Tiwari
- Saru Bhakta
- Satya Mohan Joshi
- Shakti Ballav Aryal
- Shankar Lamichhane
- Shanta Chaudhary
- Shanti Mishra
- Shikhar Ghimirey
- Shiva Kumar Rai
- Shrawan Mukarung
- Siddhicharan Shrestha
- Somnath Sigdel
- Subin Bhattarai
- Suman Pokhrel
- Surya Bikram Gyawali
- Sulochana Manandhar
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- Swapnil Smriti
- Taranath Sharma
- Tarini Prasad Koirala
- Toya Gurung
- Tulsi Diwasa
- Upendra Subba
- Usha Sherchan
- Uttam Kunwar
- Vishnu Raj Atreya
- Yogbir Singh Kansakar
- Yogesh Raj
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- Yogmaya Neupane
- Yubraj Nayaghare
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- Daya Bir Singh Kansakar
- Dhammalok Mahasthavir
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- Dharmachari Guruma
- Dharmaditya Dharmacharya
- Dhooswan Sayami
- Durga Lal Shrestha
- Ganesh Lal Shrestha
- Girija Prasad Joshi
- Jagat Lal Master
- Jagat Sundar Malla
- Jayaprakash Malla
- Kedar Man Vyathit
- Kedar Nath Neupane
- Kesar Lall
- Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir
- Madan Mohan Mishra
- Moti Laxmi Upasika
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- Prem Bahadur Kansakar
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