Yogesh Raj is a Nepali historian, scholar and writer. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Ranahar in 2018.
Biography He has a degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD in the history of science, technology, and medicine from Imperial College, London. He is a polyglot and speaks seven languages (Maithali, Nepali, English, Hindi, Bengali, Nepalbhasa and German).
In 2013, he wrote a book based on the death rituals of Hindu Newars titled Sandhya Samrachana: Hindu Newarharu ko Mrityu Chetana. He edited the jail diaries of the martyr Bharat Gopal Jha which was published as Uhi Jha: Euta Yuba Sahidko Antim Jail Diary (2018–2020) in 2017.
He published his first novel Ranahar in 2018. The novel is about the last king of Bhaktapur kingdom, Ranajit Malla. It won the Madan Puraskar for the same year.
Notable works +BooksTitleYear of publicationGenreLanguageNotesHistory as Mindscapes: A Memory of the Peasants' Movement of Nepal2010Non-fictionEnglishThe Journal of Captain Kinloch2012Expedition to Nepal Valley: The Journal of Captain Kinloch (26 August – 17 October 1767)2012Sandhya Samrachana: Hindu Newarharu ko Mrityu Chetana2013AnthropologicalNepaliThe State of History Education and Research in Nepal2014Non-fictionEnglishCowritten with Pratyoush Raj OntaCourage in Chaos: Early Rescue and Relief After the April Earthquake2015Cowriten with Bhaskar GautamRanahar2018Historical fictionNepaliWinner – Madan Puraskar Edited
Ruptures and repairs in South Asia: historical perspectives (2013, Non-fiction, English) Uhi Jha: Euta Yuba Sahidko Antim Jail Diary (2018–2020) (Written by Bharat Gopal Jha, published 2017, Nepali)
See also
Chandra Prakash Baniya Pratyoush Onta
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