Madan Puraskār Pustakālaya is a library of books and periodicals in the Nepali language

Nepali language

Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...

. The library is a not-for-profits and non-governmental institution that is run by a trust. In addition to archive, the library is involved in many other areas like publishing, educational training and development of information technology in Nepali language. The library also manages Madan Puraskar and Jagadamba Shree Puraskar prizes.

The library is located at Patan Dhoka, Lalitpur, Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

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History

The first acquisitions for what was later to become the Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya were made in the mid-1940s by a Kathmandu schoolboy, Kamal Mani Dixit, with pennies that came from his lunch allowance. As the personal collection grew, it attracted gifts in kind from several important literary personalities, statesmen and scholars of Nepal and India.

In 1956, the collection received an endowment from Rani Jagadamba Kumari Devi Rana. Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya was officially registered in 1985, under Organizations Registration Act of 1977 of Nepal. Kamal Mani Dixit, the founder of the library, is the chairman of the library.

Archive

Contribution to Open Source Community

Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya also releases NepaLinux - a linux flavor / distribution in the Nepali language.

Prize Distribution

Madan Puraskar Guthi manages two of Nepal's most prestigious literary prizes, the Madan Puraskar and the Jagadamba Shree. The prizes are rewarded after "Ghatasthapana (घटस्थापना).