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Shree Lunkaran Das Ganga Devi Chaudhary Academy For Art &
Literature, amidst a grand function on May 23, 2007 honoured
three eminent personalities for their contributions in music,
art and research with Narayan Gopal Sangeet Samman, Itihassiromani
Baburam Acharya Sodh Samman and Saraswoti Samman respectively.
Founder Patron of the Academy Shri Lunkaran Das Chaudhary
presented the honours. Personalities felicitated this year
were Shri Subi Shah with Narayan Gopal Sangeet Samman for
his research work on folk music and tunes, Prof. Dr. Mukunda
Raj Aryal with Baburam Acharya Sodh Samman for his research
work in Nepalese Culture and Shri Sunil Pokharel, a notel
theater personality, with Saraswati Samman for the promotion
of theater culture in Nepal. All these honours carry a purse
of Rs. 51,000 along with a citation plaque.
Similarly, Nepal Nava Pratibha Puraskar which was established
this year was presented to an upcoming photo journalist Shri
Narendra Shrestha. The prize carried a purse of Rs. 25,000
and a felicitation plaque. Chief Guest of the function, Deputy
Speaker of the Parliament, Smt. Chitralekha Yadav released
‘Bajrasuchi Upanishad’ translated by former minister
Shri Modanath Prashrit..
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