Jagadamba Shree Puraskar

Jagadamba Shree Purasakar
जगदम्बाश्री पुरस्कार
Awarded for Contribution to Nepali language, literature, art and folk culture.
Sponsored by Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya
Country Nepal
Reward(s) रु 400,000
Established 1989
First awarded 2045 B.S. (1989)
Last awarded 2078 B.S. (2021)
Highlights
First recipient Narayan Gopal (1989)
Latest recipient Durga Prasad Shrestha (2021)
Website Jagdamba Shree Puraskar
Related Madan Puraskar

Jagadamba Shree Puraskar (Nepali: जगदम्बाश्री पुरस्कार) is an award given for contribution to Nepali Language, Literature, Art and Folk Culture Field. It is awarded to a person or an organization who has contributed in the field of Nepali language, literature, art or folk culture fields.

It is presented alongside Madan Puraskar by Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya, on the day of Ghatasthapana; the first day of Dashain festival.

History

It is named after Rani Jagadamba Kumari Devi, the wife of General Madan Shumsher JBR an daughter in law of Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher JBR. It was established in 1989 (2045 BS) in Nepal. Nepali singer Narayan Gopal was the first to win this award for his contribution to Nepali music. Since 2075 BS, the award prize has been increased to NRs. 400,000.

Criteria

The criteria for awarding the prize were set on Chaitra 30, 2045 BS based on the suggestion of the members of the organization. When the 'Madan Puraskar' was established in the year 2012 BS, the rules and regulations of the Guthi and the rules related to 'Jagdamba-Shree' were presented by Shri Shambhu Prasad Gyawali.

Some of the criteria based on the official website are:-

  • The service of Nepali language is considered as the only basis for the award.
  • The award is not given posthumously.
  • The award is given to the person / organization among nominees from various fields based on the suggestion and advice by the selection committee which is to be formed every year.
Singer Narayan Gopal is the first recipient of the award (in 1989)

List of winners

Year (in B.S.) Winner Awarded for their contributions in
2078 Durga Prasad Shrestha Nepali literature
2077 Bhairav Bahadur Thapa Study, research, and experimental knowledge of the dance genre
2076 Shanti Thatal Nepali music
2075 Bairagi Kaila (Til Bikram Nembang Limbu) Nepali poetry
2074 Shanta Das Manandhar Promoting, developing, and assisting children literature
2073 Vatsayan (Durga Baral) Creating awareness by exposing contemporary malpractices through the cartoon
2072 Lil Bahadur Chettri Nepali literature
2071 Angur Baba Joshi Nepali language and Nepali society
2070 Shiva Regmi Research
2069 Ratna Shumsher Thapa Nepali Poetry
2068 Saṃśodhana Maṇḍala Iteration and Research in Nepali history
2067 Durga Lal Shrestha Nepali Poetry
2066 Dr. Rajendra Bimal Nepali literature
2065 Ram Sharan Darnal Research in folk music and contribution to the field of music since
2064 Krishna Prasad Parajuli Nepali literature for children
2063 Dr. Tirtha Bahadur Shrestha Scientific Nepali language and literature
2062 Bhairab Risal Nepali language through journalism
2061 Phanindra Raj Khetala Nepali language through literature
2060 Ali Miya Nepali poetry
2059 Krishna Prasad Shrestha Research in Nepali language
2058 Diamond Shumsher Rana Nepali literature
2057 Dharmaraj Thapa Nepali music
2056 Nepal Shikshya Parishad Nepali language and literature
2055 Govinda Bahadur Malla 'Gothale' Nepali literature
2054 Ambar Gurung Nepali music
2053 Thakur Prasad Guragain Nepali language in Myanmar
2052 Hari Prasad 'Gorkha' Rai Nepali language and literature
2051 Indra Bahadur Rai Nepali literature
2050 Tara Devi Nepali music
2049 Nepali Sahitya Sammelan, Darjeeling Preservation, promotion and amplification of Nepali language
2048 Kedar Man Vyathit Nepali poetry
2047 Nar Bahadur Bhandari Nepali language literature outside Nepal
2046 Hari Bansha Acharya, Madan Krishna Shrestha Entertainment
2045 Narayan Gopal Nepali music

See also