Kathmandu: Veteran critic of Nepali literature Prof Dr Basudev Tripathi has been honoured on the occasion of Guru Purnima on Thursday. He was awarded in a programme organized by the Nepal Maharshi Vedic Foundation at Brahmananda Saraswati Gram of Champadevi, Kathmandu.
According to National News Agency Nepal, Prof Tripathi, who received the first doctorate degree in Nepali literature from Tribhuvan University, has made significant contributions in creative writing, literary criticism, and research in the history of Nepali language, literature, and grammar. He is also the author of dozens of books in different genres of Nepali literature. Tripathi has served as the Dean of the Arts and Humanities Department at Tribhuvan University and was a former Vice Chancellor of Nepal Academy.
Foundation Chairman Deepak Prakash Baskota honoured him with a shawl and a certificate of appreciation. While addressing the programme, Chairman Baskota emphasized the role of Vedic education in sustainable peace and prosperity. He argued that people suffer from a lack of Vedic knowledge and added that the transcendental meditation derived from the 10th Mandala of the Rigveda was instrumental in ending a 16-year-long civil war in Mozambique. He suggested that both Vedic science and modern science should be taken together.
On the occasion, the feted personality Tripathi mentioned that the Gurukul education system is an example of holistic education. He stated that education inspires students. Dr Homanath Chalise, who did a doctorate in gerontology, was also honoured on the occasion.