Background
Sudarshan was born Lumbini Raj Shakya at OkuL Baha, Lalitpur. His father was Nhuchhe Raj Shakya and mother Harkha Maya Shakya.
Sudarshan was born Lumbini Raj Shakya at OkuL Baha, Lalitpur. His father was Nhuchhe Raj Shakya and mother Harkha Maya Shakya.
Sudarshan graduated in literature in Hindi in 1954 and in Nepal Bhasa in 1967.
He was jailed by Nepal"s repressive Panchayat regime for his activities supporting language rights. In 1950, he travelled to Kushinagar, India to be ordained a novice monk and was given the dharma name Sudarshan. He received higher ordination in Sarnath.
He went on to receive a Master"s degree in Nepalese history, culture and archeology in 1979.
He taught at various schools and was a lecturer at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. Sudarshan was a prolific writer, and greatly enriched the corpus of Nepal Bhasa literature.
He also wrote short stories and poetry. In addition to Nepal Bhasa, he has written in Nepali and English.
He was also engaged in journalism, and has been the editor of Nepal Bhasa Patrika daily, Dharmodaya and Lumbini monthlies and Purnima annual.
Under its initiative, Lumbini Bauddha University was founded in 2004. Sudarshan was active in the Nepal Bhasa movement. In 1965, the Panchayat regime (1962-1990) banned Nepal Bhasa from being broadcast over state-run Radio Nepal, the only radio station in the country.
He joined the public protest that erupted, and was jailed for six months and six days under security laws.