Saṃśodhana Maṇḍala

Saṃśodhana Maṇḍala (Nepali: संशोधन मण्डल; lit. Revision Board) is a Nepalese research organisation.[1] The primary work of the organisation is to correct the errors and shortcomings present in existing historical information about Nepal and to interpret information from historical archives.[2] Alongside history, the organisation also researches on various topic related to language, Nepalese culture and Vedic traditions. The organisation was awarded the Jagadamba Shree Puraskar in 2011 (2068 BS).[3]

Saṃśodhana Maṇḍala
संशोधन मण्डल
Formation20 September 1952; 71 years ago (1952-09-20)
FounderNaya Raj Pant
TypeNon-governmental academic organisation
PurposeResearch Institute for Nepalese and Sanskrit Studies
HeadquartersDallu Awas Marga, Kathmandu, Nepal
Coordinates27°42′31.22″N 85°17′46.76″E / 27.7086722°N 85.2963222°E / 27.7086722; 85.2963222
ProductsPoornima magazine
Official language
Nepali
Award(s)Jagadamba Shree Puraskar

About edit

It was established as a group on 20 September 1952 (5 Ashoj 2009 BS) by polymath Naya Raj Pant. When it was formed in 1952, the group had 21 scholars. Their first work was the correction of the information published in Nepal ko Eitihasik Rooprekha by historian Balchandra Sharma, published a year earlier. Gradually, the size of the group reduced to eight. The organisation was formally established in 2018 BS (1961-1962).[4]

After the death of Pant in 2002, his sons Dinesh Raj and Mahesh Raj Pant run the organisation.

The organisation also publishes a magazine called Poornima, once every three months, from 1964 (2021 BS).[5] The organisation was awarded the Jagadamba Shree Puraskar in 2011 (2068 BS) for “their significant contribution towards Nepali literature”.[6]

As of 2019, the organization had only two members Dinesh Raj and Mahesh Raj Pant. According to Mahesh Raj Pant, about 80 per cent of the revision in the information related to Nepalese history is corrected by the organisation.[7]

Publications edit

  • Itihas Sansodhana[6]
  • Avilekha Sangraha
  • Savadhana Patra
  • Vyakaran Sansodhana
  • Panchanga Sansodhana
  • Nayaraj Panta ko Drishti ma Shree 3 Junga Bahadur Rana
  • Poornima magazine

References edit

  1. ^ "संशोधन मण्डलको सामर्थ्य र सीमा". Himal Khabar. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Historiography of Nepal". ECS NEPAL. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ "संशोधन मण्डल – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. ^ "संशोधन मण्डलको भविष्य". Himal Khabar. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  5. ^ "'शासकहरू जहिल्यै म र मेरोको घेरामा रहे'". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b "इतिहास खोतल्नेलाई जगदम्बाश्री". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  7. ^ "'पद्मश्री पुरस्कार थाप्छु, तीन महिना संशोधन मण्डल चलाउँछु'". Online Khabar. Retrieved 26 November 2022.