Chhinnalata

Chhinnalata
Chhinnalata
	Chhinnalata in 1973
Born	Ramola Devi; 15 July 1923; Thyu, Bagh Bazar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died	4 December 2000 (aged 77); Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Other names	Ramola Devi Shah
Spouse	Prince Basundhara
Children	N. Bikram Shah; Jyoti Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Parents	Harkha Narayan (father); Heramanya (mother);

Ramola Devi Shah, better known as Chhinnalata (Nepali: छिन्नलता; 1923–2000) was a Nepalese writer and poet.^[1]

Biography

Ramola Devi was born on 15 July 1923^[2] in Thu, Bagh Bazar, Kathmandu, Nepal.^[1] She was married to Prince Basundhara.^[3] In 1983, she established a literary trust, Chhinnalata Geet Puraskar Guthi (CGPG).^[3]^[4]

Chhinnalata died from paralysis on 4 December 2000 at Bir Hospital.^[1]^[3] Chhinnalata Geet Puraskar, a music award, is named in her honour.^[5]^[6]

Marriage and issue

In 1948 she married Prince Basundhara of Nepal.^[7]

They had a son and a daughter:

N. Bikram Shah
Jyoti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Singha (born 1954)

Patronages

President of the Nepal Women's Literary Association (1980–1982) [Adviser 1983–1985].

Notable published works

Interference
Interrogation
Intuition
Spirit of Peace
Inner Journey

Honours

National honours

Ratna Shri Swani Padak [Ratna Shri Swan Medal] (1975)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mainali, Pramod (2006). Milestones of History. Pramod Mainali. p. 131. ISBN 978-99946-960-4-8. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ Kathmandu Post
^ ^a ^b ^c "Chhinnalata passes away" (PDF). Nepali Times. December 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ Nepal Who's who. Research Centre for Communication and Development. 1997. p. 351. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ "छिन्नलता पुरस्कार सात स्रष्टालाई प्रदान". Nagarik (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "तीर्थकुमारीलाई छिन्नलता विशेष सम्मान, 'गलबन्दी' जोडीलाई युवा सम्मान". Himal Khabar (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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