Instituted 1955 Last awarded 2016 | First awarded 1956 Cash award NRs. 200,000 | |
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Category Literature (Individual) Description Literary award
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Madan Puraskar (Nepali: मदन पुरस्कार; English: Madan Award) is a literary honor in Nepal which Madan Puraskar Guthi confers annually for an outstanding book in the Nepali language published within the calendar year. It is considered the most prestigious literature award in Nepal.
It was established by daughter in law of Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher JBR Queen Jagadamba Kumari Devi, in memory of her husband late General Madan Shumsher JBR , on September 26, 1955. Since then it has been presented every year, except in 1974 and 1977. At the time of its establishment, the award prize was NRS 4000. Since the Golden Jubilee year 2005 the award prize has been increased to NRs. 200,000.
List of winners
- Satyamohan Joshi - Hamro LokSanskriti (2013), Nepali Rashtriya Mudra (2017), Karnali Lok Sanskriti (2028)
- Chittaranjan Nepali - Janaral Bhimsen Thapa (2013)
- sreejana kandel - Adhikbhiwal Isthir Bidhyut Utpadak (2013)
- Leeladhwaj Thapa - "Mann"
- Karunakar Vaidya
- Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan
- Ganga Bikram Sijapati
- Nityaraj Pandey
- Bhim Nidhi Tiwari
- Shishir Kandel
- Gopal Prasad Rimal (1962)
- Komalnath Adhikari
- Janaklal Sharma
- Balkrishna Pokharel
- Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya
- Navaraj Chalise
- Lakshmi Bahadur Bista
- Parijat "Shiris ko Phool"
- Uttam Kunwar
- Modnath Prashrit - Manab (Mahakabya)
- Shankar Lamichhane
- Grishm Bahadur Devkota
- Paras Mani Pradhan
- Dharmaraj Thapa
- Taranath Sharma
- Mahananda Sapkota
- Sthir Jangbahadur Singh
- Biharikrishna Shrestha
- Dr. Chudamani Bandhu
- Pradip Rimal
- Ishwor Ballav
- Dnbjr Bajracharya
- Bhawani Bhikshu
- Dr. Basudev Tripathi
- Dhanush Chandra Gautam Dha. Cha. Gotame
- Dr. Chhabilal Gajurel
- Jagdisha Shumsher Rana
- Mohan Koirala
- Madan Mani Dixit
- Dr. Dhruba Chandra Gautam
- Kanchan Pudasaini
- Mohanraj Sharma
- Nayanraj Pant
- Rajeshwor Devkota
- Daulat Bikram Bista
- Dr. Rajesh Gautam
- Yujan Rajbhandari
- Saru Bhakta
- Dr. Bhabeshwar Pangeni
- Sharadchandra Sharma Bhattarai
- Father William Bark
- Binod Prasad Dhital
- Dr. Dayaram Shrestha
- Lokendra Bahadur Chand
- Dr. Keshav Prasad Upadhayay
- Dinesh Adhikari
- Buddhinarayan Shrestha
- Hariram Joshi
- Rewati Raman Khanal
- Gopal Parajuli
- Narayan Wagle - Palpasa Cafe
- Krishna Dharabasi - Radha (book)
- Mahesh Bikram Shah-Chhapamarko Chhoro (book)
- Jagadish Ghimire - Antarmanko Yatra
- Yubraj Nayaghare
- Nar Bahadur Saud nepal ko bali nali ra tinko digo kheti - 2066 B.S.
- Jhamak Ghimire - Jiwan Kada Ki Phool - 2067 B. S.
- Amar Neupane - Seto Dharti - 2068 B. S.
- Rajan Mukarung - Damini Bhir - 2069 B. S.
- Radha Paudel - Khalangama Hamala - 2070 B. S.
- Bijay Pandey - Khushi - 2071
- Ramlal Joshi - "Aina" - 2072
References
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