Mohan Mainali’s work of non-fiction Mukam Ranmaidan has been selected for the prestigious award ‘Madan Puraskar-2080’. Madan Puraskar Guthi took the decision to confer this year’s Madan Puraskar upon Mukam Ranmaidan during its general assembly meeting held on Friday.
Additionally, the ‘Jagadamba Shree Puraskar-2080’ has been decided to award to Prof. Dr. Yogendra Prasad Yadav, as announced by the Guthi’s chairman, Kunda Dixit.
Out of the 304 books published in the year 2080 (B.S.), five were shortlisted on 8th Shrawan. Along with Mainali’s Mukam Ranmaidan, the shortlisted works included Damphuko Aatmalap by Bhakta Syangtan, Nun-Tel by Jivan Kshetri, Bhavalipi by Bhavesh Bhumari and Pranita Chamling, and Santraska Sathi Din by Roshan Thapa Nirav.
Both awards carry a cash prize of 4,00,000 rupees each. The awards will be distributed in the upcoming month of Ashoj.
What’s in ‘Mukam Ranmaidan’?
Mukam Ranmaidan is a book that compiles historical documents related to the Nepal-Anglo War. The book contains narratives of letters written by Nepali and British soldiers and commanders during the Nepal-Anglo War of 1871-72 (B.S.).
Author and journalist Mohan Mainali has documented the fierce battle that took place 209 years ago between Nepal and Britain in this work. For this, he relied on the accounts of people who fought, experienced, or witnessed the war.
In the process of gathering information for this work, Mainali uncovered letters written by soldiers and commanders from both sides during the war. While some of these letters had been previously published in various forms, they were now almost inaccessible. Most of the materials had been published before, while some had not even been made public.
