Naba Raj Lamsal (Nepali: नवराज लम्साल) is a Nepalese poet, radio journalist, and government official.[3][4] He is a director of program division of Radio Nepal. He started his poetry journey in 1984, publishing his first poem in Arunodaya paper titled Bandana.[5]
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नवराज लम्साल | |
Lamsal delivering his Madan Puraskar acceptance speech (2022) | |
| Born | (1969-07-23) 23 July 1969 (age 53)[1] Nilkantha, Dhading |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Education | Ph. D |
| Occupation | Civil Service, radio journalist, poet, writer |
| Notable work | Agni[2] |
| Spouse | Sangita Lamsal |
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| Awards | Madan Puraskar |
Lamsal was born and brought up in Nilkantha, Dhading in a Hindu priest family, the son of Tanka Prasad Lamsal and Hem Kumari Lamsal. He grew up listening to Sanskrit chants by his father, which influence his interest in poetry at a very young age. He moved to Kathmandu for further studies after finishing primary education in his hometown.[6]He started his professional career at Radio Nepal as a radio host in 1994.
In 2022, he won the Madan Puraskar, Nepal's highest literary honor, for his epic Agni.[7]The book was selected out of 299 submission.[8]
| Title of the book | Publisher | Date of Publication | ISBN | Awards |
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| Paile Pichhe Sagarmatha: poem | Bina Pustak Sansar | 2004 | ||
| Karn: Mahakavya | United Nepal Publication | 2009 | 9937527422 | |
| Udum Udum Lagcha: folk song | Bina Pustak Sansar | 2016 | 9937619882 | |
| Dhara: Mahakavya | Aishwarya Publication | 2017 | 9937021197 | |
| Agni: Mahakavya | Book Hill Publication | 2021 | 9937753066 | Madan Puraskar 2022 |
लम्साल धादिङको नीलकण्ठ नगरपालिका–११ मा पिता टङ्कप्रसाद र आमा हेमकुमारीको कोखबाट विसं २०२६ साउन ८ गते जन्मेका हुन् ।
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