Banskota's book on culture Nepalmandala launched

BY A STAFF REPORTER,Kathmandu, Dec. 8: 'Nepalmandala (Bishwa Sampada Lokamala), a book on cultural heritages of Nepal written by Bhishma Banskota, a scholar on archaeology, was launched in Lalitpur on Friday.

The book was jointly launched by Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Badri Prasad Pandey, Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Dr. Ganesh Prasad Pandeya, Historian Dinesh Raj Panta, Chief of Lalitpur District Coordination Committee Rhishidev Phuyal, writer Nawaraj Lamsal, culture expert Dr. Ramesh Dhungel, joint secretary Dr. Suresh Suras Shrestha and writer Banskota.  

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Badri Prasad Pandey said that the book would help preserve history and culture of Nepal and play an important role in identifying their importance. 

He also said that Banskota's book would inspire the new generation people to write literature on the issues of Nepal's history and culture. 

Minister Pandey further said that the book would help enliven Nepal's culture.

Likewise, Dr. Panta said that the book was a new experiment in Nepal's history and culture as it was written in folklore style.  

Stating that though written in verse, the book was decipherable as the writer has clarified the difficult and new words and terminologies in prose separately. 

Dr. Lamsal and Dr. Shrestha also expressed their views on the book while writer Banskota highlighted how he prepared the book. According to Banskota, he started writing the book in 2019 and completed it in 2024.

The 312-page book is divided into four chapters and priced at Rs. 950. The book covers the ancient history of Nepal, the rulers, their works, mostly the cultural monuments, which stand till date, the temples, religious sites, ponds, old terminologies, tools, popular deities, inscriptions and even the small but important chowks and Biharas.

Tika Prakash Banskota is the publisher of the book printed by Sopan Press Private Limited, Kalikasthan, Kathmandu.