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Bal Krishna Pokharel (1933 – 2019) was a Nepalese writer, linguist, historian, and literary critic.[1] He was one of the key person behind the publishing of Nepali Brihat Sabdakosh, a comprehensive Nepali dictionary. Alongside Nepali language, he also wrote in Sanskrit and Magar languages. He wrote multiple fiction, non-fiction and poetry books and was awarded with Madan Puraskar in 1963 for his book Nepali Bhasa Ra Sahitya (transl. Nepali Language and Literature).

Bal Krishna Pokharel
बालकृष्ण पोखरेल
Born(1933-08-28)28 August 1933
Chisapani Gadhi, Makwanpur, Nepal
Died24 February 2019(2019-02-24) (aged 85)
Biratnagar, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
EducationMA (Comparative philology)
Alma materCalcutta University
OccupationWriter, linguist, anthropologist
Children3
Parents
  • Chhaya Devi Pokharel(mother)
  • Sharada Pokharel (father)
AwardsMadan Puraskar

Early life


He was born on 28 August 1933 (13 Bhadra 1990 BS) on the day of Krishna Janmashtami in Chisapani Gadhi, Makwanpur, Nepal to father 'Subba' Sharada Pokhrel and mother Chhaya Devi Pokhrel.[2][3] He began his formal education from Tri-Juddha High English School, Biratnagar, Nepal in 1946. He also learnt Magar language, an indigeneous Nepalese language, in around 1950.

He obtained a Matriculation certificate from Banaras Hindu University of India in 1952. He received a Master's degree in comparative linguistics (then called comparative philology) from Kolkata University. He obtained an M.A. in Nepali literature with the First class first position and gold medal from Tribhuvan University, Nepal in 1973.


Literary career


After completing his education, he started teaching at Tribhuvan University from 2019 BS (c. 1962/1963) and at Morang College subsequently. He retired from teaching in 2046 BS (c. 1989/1990).

In 1963 (2021 BS), Pokharel was awarded the Madan Puraskar, Nepal's highest literary honour for his book Nepali Bhasa Ra Sahitya.[2][4]

In 2017, he was awarded the Lekhnath Literary Award.[5]


Notable works



Non-fictions



Poetry collections



Story collections



Novels



Dictionary and thesaurus



Play



Death


Pokharel died on 24 February 2019 in Biratnagar.[1] His body was cremated at Paropakarghat. He is survived by a son and two daughters.


References


  1. "Linguist, litterateur Pokharel dies at 86". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. "Linguist, litterateur Pokharel no more". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. Klein, Leonard S.; Serafin, Steven; Glanze, Walter D. (1981). Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century: Based on the First Edition Edited by Wolfgang Bernard Fleischmann. Ungar. p. 367. ISBN 978-0-8044-3137-8. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. Nepal Yearbook. Institute for Integrated Development Studies. 2004. p. 64. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. "Poet Poudyal commemorated in hometown". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

Notes


  1. ^[Note a] All the books mentioned below are in Nepali language unless specified otherwise.




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