Jagat Sundar Malla

Jagat Sundar Malla
Aesop's Fables in Nepal Bhasa by Jagat Sundar Malla, first published in 1915.

Jagat Sundar Malla (1882 - 1952) (Nepali: जगतसुन्दर मल्ल) was a Nepalese teacher and writer who dedicated his life to the education of the common people.[1][2]

Malla opened a school in his home defying government repression as the Rana regime disapproved of any move to spread modern education.[3][4][5] He stressed the importance of learning English, and he wrote and published textbooks in Nepalese languages as he believed that children learn faster if they are taught in their mother tongue.[6][7] He is honored as one of the Four Pillars of Nepal Bhasa.[6]

  1. ^ Don Messerschmidt (June 2009). "A Piece of Charcoal and the Makings of a Poet: Kesar Lall". ECS Nepal. Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. ^ Adams, Barbara (2004). "Master Jagat Sundar Malla: A prophet before his time". Barbara's Nepal. Adroit Pub.ISBN 8187392444.
  3. ^ Savada, Andrea Matles, ed. (1991). "Education under Rana Rule". Nepal: A Country Study. U.S. Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. ^ Hoek, Bert van den; Shrestha, Bal Gopal (January 1995). "Education in the Mother Tongue: The Case of Nepal Bhasa" (PDF). CNAS Journal. Retrieved 6 January 2012. Page 74.
  5. ^ Hridaya, Chittadhar (1982, third ed). Jheegu Sahitya ("Our Literature"). Kathmandu: Nepal Bhasa Parisad. Page 84.
  6. ^ a b "Contributions to Nepalese Studies, Volume 22". Institute of Nepal and Asian Studies, Tribhuvan University. 1995. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help) Page 74.
  7. ^ Tuladhar, Prem Shanti (2000). Nepal Bhasa Sahityaya Itihas: The History of Nepalbhasa Literature. Kathmandu: Nepal Bhasa Academy. ISBN 99933-56-00-X. Page 88.