Background
Doctor Kamala Sankrityayan was born on 15 August 1920 in Kalimpong in West Bengal.
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Doctor Kamala Sankrityayan, was one of the popular Hindi writer, editor and Nepali scholar of the 20th century and the wife of historian Rahul Sankrityayan.
Career
She did Doctorate From Agra University. They had a son Jeta & a daughter Jaya. Doctor Kamala Sankrityayan was a well known Nepali writer, Scholar and Translator.
She translated Valmiki"s Ramayana in Nepali.
She also wrote books like, Mahamanav Mahapandit, Prabha, Nepali Sahitya et cetera She was well versed in many languages.
She has contributed 13 different Hindi and Nepali books and more than 500 piece of writing on her credits, equally responsible for the creation of Indian Literature Encyclopedia. She was also the head of Hindi Department, Loreto College, Darjeeling.
Her last book Dibya Mani was released last year.
She died on 25 October 2009. Last tribute was held at her residence Rahul Niwas, Kernel Villa, Darjeeling, amongst her family, well wishers and the citizens of Darjeeling town on 26 October 2009.
Achievements
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She was actively participated in the field of Nepali and Hindi literature since the 1950s and the recipient of numerous Regional and National awards in Hindi and Nepali Literature. She was honoured with Bhanu Puraskar in 1982 and Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award in 1993, for her creation and compile of essays Bichar Tatha Biwechana.
Membership
She also remained a member of The National Bibliography of Indian Literature (1901–1953).
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Nationality
India