Kathmandu, Kamaladi. 18 Baisakh 2083, Thursday. Language, literature, culture, philosophy and Nepal Pragya Foundation awarded 19 outstanding authors in sociology and other fields Pragya Award-2082 has been dedicated.

      • Chancellor of Pragya-Pratishthan Bhupal Rai inaugurated the ceremony by lighting a lamp in Panas.

      • Chancellor Rai of Pragya-Pratishthan presented the Pragya Prize worth Rs.100,000/ (one lakh) to 12 people and the Pragya Regional Prize worth Rs.50,000 (fifty thousand) to 7 people. In the Pragya Prize-2082, Prof. Dr. Abhi Subedi for criticism, Ishwar Chandra Gyawali for philosophy, Ahuti for prose literature,

Prof. Mukundasharan Upadhyay for language, Dr. for sociology. Dumbar Chemjong, Shailendra Sakar for verse literature, Prof. Dr. for culture. Som Prasad Khatiwada, Sushila Pradhanang for Children's Literature, Dr. Sarvottam Shrestha for Translation, Naresh Kangmang Rai (UK) for International, Mother Language (Himali Pahari)

Towards Buddha Yojana and Mother Language (Madhesh Terai). 

Pragya Award-2082 was dedicated to Amarendra Kumar Yadav.

      • 50,000 (fifty thousand) Pragya Provincial Award established for the first time by Pragya Foundation - 2082 by Chancellor Rai 

Malisa Yakthumba Limbu (Mahendra Kumar Nembang) for Kosi/1 Province, Muna Chaudhary for Madhes Province, Shanti Priya Bandana for Bagmati Province, Anil Shrestha for Gandaki Province, Kshitij Magar for Lumbini Province, Ramanand Acharya for Karnali Province, Karn Dayal 'Sodari' for Sudurpaschim Province.