Shabdabimbama Satyamohan, a commemorative book on the late culture expert and writer Satyamohan Joshi, was launched in the capital on Saturday. Compiled and edited by writer and journalist Gopi Krishna Dhungana, the book was launched by senior journalist Bhairav Risal at a ceremony organized at Nepal Academy. Speaking on the occasion, journalist Risal said, “There is a lot to be written and researched about the late Joshi. There is no end to telling and writing about him.” Senior writer and former chief editor of the Gorkhapatra daily, Shriom Shrestha Rodan, termed the initiative ‘historic’ because late Joshi was someone who had maintained 11 different archives. He said, “Equally popular among everyone, Joshi was indeed a living museum.” Joshi’s son Anu Raj said compiling a book on his father was akin to creating a great resource for those willing to conduct more research on him. Senior critic, Professor Gyanu Pandey, appreciated the late Joshi as someone who bequeathed light for everyone. “The book that accommodates various aspects of the life of someone who always worked for the nation will indeed be meaningful till eternity,” she observed. Another speaker, Prof Lekh Prasad Niraula, commemorated Joshi as an exponent of Nepal’s history, culture, literature and humanity. He said, “It is salutary on the part of a journalist to do a book on someone, who worked for the country and culture, instead of picking up a political subject.”

Editor Gopi Krishna Dhungana said his study had led him to the conclusion that time shaped the personality of Satya Mohan Joshi, who in turn steered time.

The book has been published by Bhudipuran Prakashan and incorporates articles by various scholars.