The Nepal Education Council has decided to confer this year’s Lebal Triratna Award upon education expert and researcher Prof. Dr. Vidyanath Koirala. The award was established in memory of three great Nepali literary personalities: Kabi Shiroamani Lekhnath Poudyal, great playwright Balakrishna Sama, and Maha Kabi Laxmi Prasad Devkota.
This decision was taken at a management committee meeting of the Nepal Education Council chaired by Mr. Rama Sharma on the 12th of Shrawan, 2081.
The award will be presented on the 32nd of Shrawan on the occasion of the council’s 74th anniversary and the 112th birth anniversary of the founder Gopal Pandey Asim. The prize amount is 101,101 rupees.
