Chuda Mani Upadhaya Regmi | |
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चूडामणि रेग्मी | |
 Regmi at Folklore Congress Nepal | |
| Born | (1937-03-11)11 March 1937 (age 88) |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Other names | Chudamani Bandhu |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, writer |
| Notable work | Karnali Lok Sanskriti |
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| Awards | Madan Puraskar Sajha Puraskar |
Chuda Mani Upadhaya Regmi (Nepali:चूडामणि रेग्मी) is a Nepalese writer andlinguist.[1][2] He has published multiple books related to Nepali language.
Regmi was born on 11 March 1937 (29 Chaitra 1993) inWana,Sankhuwasabha district in eastern region of Nepal to father Pitambar Regmi and mother Khileswari Devi.[3] He completed his schooling in Sanskrit language. For his IA degree inBenaras, he continued his Sanskrit studies and studied BA at Mahendra College inBiratnagar.[4]
In 1968, he published theNepali Bhashako Utpatti.[5] Regmi,Satya Mohan Joshi,Pradip Rimal,Bihari Krishna Shrestha, andSthirjunga Bahadur publishedKarnali Lok Sanskriti which won theMadan Puraskar, Nepal's highest literary honour.[6][7] The prize money was divided among the authors.[6] He played an active role inJharro Andolan, a Nepali language movement.
He also taught at theMechi Multiple Campus in Jhapa. He taught for 34 years until he retired in 2002.
He has won various awards including theMahakavi Devkota Puraskar (2015),[8] the Gopal Pande Asim Award (2005),[9] theSajha Puraskar,[10] and theMadan Puraskar.[6]
He married Bed Kumari Dahal on 11 December 1949 (26 Mangshir 2006) at the age of 13. They have 2 children (1 son and 1 daughter).[4]
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