Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya

Madan Puraskār Pustakālaya ( _ne. ) is a library of books and periodicals in the Nepali language. The library is a not-for-profits and non-governmental institution that is run by a trust. In addition to archive, the library is involved in many other areas like publishing, educational training and development of information technology in Nepali language. The library also manages Madan Puraskar and Jagadamba Shree Puraskar prizes.

The library is located at Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, Nepal.

History

The first acquisitions for what was later to become the Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya were made in the mid-1940s by a Kathmandu schoolboy, Kamal Mani Dixit, with pennies that came from his lunch allowance. As the personal collection grew, it attracted gifts in kind from several important literary personalities, statesmen and scholars of Nepal and India.

In 1956, the collection received an endowment from Rani Jagadamba Kumari Devi Rana. Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya was officially registered in 1985, under Organizations Registration Act of 1977 of Nepal. Kamal Mani Dixit, the founder of the library, is the chairman of the library.

Activities

Archive

Prize Distribution

Madan Puraskar Guthi manages two of Nepal's most prestigious literary prizes, the Madan Puraskar and the Jagadamba Shree. The prizes are rewarded on the day after "Ghatasthapana (घटस्थापना).

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