Bal Krishna Pokharel

Bal Krishna Pokharel (Nepali: बालकृष्ण पोखरेल) was a Nepalese writer and linguist.[1]

Bal Krishna Pokharel
Born1933 (1933)
Chisapani Gadhi, Makwanpur, Nepal
Died24 February 2019(2019-02-24) (aged 85–86)
Biratnagar, Nepal
NationalityNepali
OccupationWriter

Early life

He was born in 1933 in Chisapani Gadhi, Makwanpur, Nepal.[2][3]

Awards

In 1963, Pokharel was awarded the Madan Puraskar, Nepal's highest literary honour.[2][4]

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

Death

Pokharel died on 24 February 2019 in Biratnagar.[1]

Notable works
  • Rupa Rani
  • Nepali Brihat Sabdakosh
  • Nepali Bhasa Ra Sahitya
  • Khas Jaati ko Itihaas

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.


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