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Yogesh Raj

Yogesh Raj is a Nepali historian, scholar and writer. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel Ranahar in 2018.

He has a degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD in the history of science, technology, and medicine from Imperial College, London. He is a polyglot and speaks seven languages (Maithali, Nepali, English, Hindi, Bengali, Nepalbhasa and German).

In 2013, he wrote a book based on the death rituals of Hindu Newars titled Sandhya Samrachana: Hindu Newarharu ko Mrityu Chetana. He edited the jail diaries of the martyr Bharat Gopal Jha which was published as Uhi Jha: Euta Yuba Sahidko Antim Jail Diary (2018–2020) in 2017.

He published his first novel Ranahar in 2018. The novel is about the last king of Bhaktapur kingdom, Ranajit Malla. It won the Madan Puraskar for the same year.

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