Jaswant Dev Shrestha receives Emmy Award

By A Staff Reporter Kathmandu, June 21: Actor and documentarian Jaswant Dev Shrestha has received the popular American television Emmy Award for his cultural film Saraswati Puja.  He is the first Nepali to receive the Emmy Award.

Even though his three documentaries on festival series including Festival of Dashain, Festival of Saraswati Puja and Festival of Maha Shivaratri were nominated at the prestigious American Television Emmy Award, he received award from Saraswati Puja.

The National Academy of Television Arts And Sciences Pacific Southwest presented Shrestha with the Emmy Statuette for winning the outstandingaAchievement in the religion category amid a grand ceremony. 

The 48th Annual Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards were held on June 18 in Palm Springs, California, USA. 

 Shrestha mentioned in his social media profile Facebook  as an award-winning actor and 9-times Emmy Awards Nominated Documentarian. However, this award is his first Emmy award.

‘Festival’ is a five-part documentary series produced by Shrestha, which seeks to show the religious myths, traditions and cultural diversity of Nepal.