Somnath Sigdel | |
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Born | Nepal | October 5, 1884
Died | 1972 (aged 87–88) Nepal |
Notable work | Madhya Chandrikā (1920) Aadarsha Raghav (1948) Digambar Bibaha |
Somnath Sigdel ( Nepali: सोमनाथ सिग्देल or Nepali: सोमनाथ सिग्द्याल; 1884–1972; also known as Somnath Sigdyal) was a Nepalese renowned scholar and author.
Somnath Sigdel was born on 5 October 1884 to Jagannath Sigdel in Nepal. [1] His father was a Pandit of Vyākaraṇa , Dharmaśāstra and Jyotisa. [2] He studied at Ranipokhari Sanskrit Pathashala in Kathmandu and later he moved to Banaras where he got a degree from Queens College Benares. [1] Sigdel also served as principal of Valmiki Sanskrit College in Kathmandu. [1] Later he was made a member of Nepal Academy. [1]
From 1906, he started to published poems in the magazine Sundari from Banaras. [3] In 1920, He published Madhya Chandrikā (lit. Middle grammar). [1] His Aadarsha Raghav (1948) is regarded as the modern Nepali version of Ramayana. [4] Sigdel's poems were written in the style of Motiram Bhatta. [5] His comic Digambar Bibaha is one of the earliest kind published in Nepal. [6]
He was given the title of Pandit Raj (Master Scholar) by King Mahendra. [1] Sigdel died in 1972. [1] In 1973, the Government of Nepal issued postage stamps featuring Sigdel. [7] He was awarded Tribhuvan Pragya Award for his contributions to language, literature, culture, and Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu. [8]