‘Bora’ wins literature award

The Lalbandi Nagar Bangmaya Parishad has announced the winner of the ‘Lalbandi Nagar Bangmaya Parishad Bhasa Tatha Sahitya Puraskar-2081’. Out of ten books shortlisted by the award selection committee, Akhanda Bhandari’s ‘Bora’ was selected as the recipient of the ‘Lalbandi Nagar Bangmaya Parishad Bhasa Tatha Sahitya Puraskar-2081’. The announcement was made on Aug 26 after the committee recommended ‘Bora’ as an outstanding candidate. The council had previously revealed the top ten candidates on July 28 via a press release.

Additionally, the ‘Lalbandi Nagar Bangmaya Parishad Sthaniya Pratibha Puraskar-2081’ will be awarded to journalist Shankar Shrestha. According to the press release, the prize amount for the ‘Lalbandi Nagar Vangmaya Parishad Sthaniya Pratibha Puraskar’ is Rs 25,000, and for the ‘Lalbandi Nagar Vangmaya Parishad Bhasa Tatha Sahitya Puraskar’ it is Rs 50,000. The awards will be presented on Dec 2 amid an event in Lalbandi, Sarlahi.

The ‘Sahityik Sahid Krishnalal Adhikari Smriti Puraskar-2081’, which carries a prize of Rs 50,000, will be awarded to journalist Rochak Ghimire. The award fund was established in memory of Krishnalal Adhikari, the author of the book ‘Makai’, who became a martyr while fighting against the Rana regime through literature. This year marks the inauguration of the ‘Sahityik Sahid Krishnalal Adhikari Smriti Puraskar-2081’.