TGT Correspondent
Panchthar, September 2
Krishna Baral, noted novelist and critic, has been awarded Divya Bikram Nemwang Memorial award 2020 amidst a virtual event held on Wednesday. The award, established in the memory of late Divya Bikram Nemwang, consists of 30 thousand rupees cash. The award has been established by the family of late Nemwang, a noted social worker, educational activist and writer from Panchthar. Mr. Baral, based now in Jhapa, is author of noted books including Tin Peedhi Euta Sidhi, Chyatiyeka Katha, Leela Barta ra Saranarthi, Aawaran and Samayay Harayeko Bela. He is an activist of the movement Leela Lekhan, a purely Nepali literary movement.