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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
Nepali stamp featuring Sigdel
Born	(1884-10-05)October 5, 1884 Nepal
Died	1972 (aged 87–88) Nepal
Notable work	Madhya Chandrikā (1920) Aadarsha Raghav (1948) Digambar Bibaha

Biography

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]

Works

• Madhya Chandrikā (1920)[9]
• Aadarsha Raghav (1948)[10]
• Digambar Bibaha[11]
• Suktisindhu
• Shakti Ballabh
• Laghu Chandrika

Awards

• Nepal Academy's Tribhuvan Pragya Award.[8]
• Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu[1]

References

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