GANGTOK, 04 July: Poet Kalu Singh Ranapaheli was conferred the 17th Dr. Shova Kanti Thegim Memorial Award 2014 here at Gangtok today for his collection of poems, ‘Samaya Ko Galbandi’. The award includes a cash award of Rs. 21,001, a Tamra Patra and a Certificate which was presented to Mr. Ranapaheli by the chief guest, Dr. Bindhya Subba, a respected Nepali litterateur from Darjeeling.
The award, it may be recalled, has been instituted in the memory of the late Dr Shova Kanti Thegim who is the first Sikkimese woman to have received a Doctorate degree in Nepali literature. The award in her memory is presented by the Dr Shova Kanti Thegim Memorial Trust every year.
The chief guest, in her address spoke of Dr Thegim’s contributions in the field of Nepali literature, regarding which she stated that Dr Thegim’s efforts have guided others like her to also work tirelessly for the development and promotion of the language and its literature.
The Trust’s president, Dup Tshering Lepcha, Dr Thegim’s husband, briefly spoke on the life and contributions of Dr Thegim.
Mr. Lepcha also explained the working of the Trust and the selection process for the award.
Also on the occasion, two students of Paljor Namgyal Girls School, Anjana Sharma and Agnish Lepcha were presented with stipends of Rs. 2,001 and Rs. 1,500 respectively. They received the stipend for having excelled in Nepali in class X and for having continued studies in it in Class XI as one of their major subjects.
The award, it may be recalled, has been instituted in the memory of the late Dr Shova Kanti Thegim who is the first Sikkimese woman to have received a Doctorate degree in Nepali literature. The award in her memory is presented by the Dr Shova Kanti Thegim Memorial Trust every year.
The chief guest, in her address spoke of Dr Thegim’s contributions in the field of Nepali literature, regarding which she stated that Dr Thegim’s efforts have guided others like her to also work tirelessly for the development and promotion of the language and its literature.
The Trust’s president, Dup Tshering Lepcha, Dr Thegim’s husband, briefly spoke on the life and contributions of Dr Thegim.
Mr. Lepcha also explained the working of the Trust and the selection process for the award.
Also on the occasion, two students of Paljor Namgyal Girls School, Anjana Sharma and Agnish Lepcha were presented with stipends of Rs. 2,001 and Rs. 1,500 respectively. They received the stipend for having excelled in Nepali in class X and for having continued studies in it in Class XI as one of their major subjects.
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