Karna Shakya | |
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| Born | April 2, 1943 |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Citizenship | Nepali |
| Education | B.Sc, AIFC |
| Alma mater | Indian Forestry Institute, Dehradun, India |
| Occupation | Hotel entrepreneur |
| Organization(s) | KGH Group of Hotels, Resorts & spa |
| Known for | Entrepreneur, writer, social worker, conservationist |
| Spouse | Sushila Sakya |
| Children | Sunil Sakya, Susan Sakya Bajracharya, Rajan Sakya, Trishagni Sakya |
| Parent(s) | Siddhi Bahadur Sakya, Buddha Maya Sakya |
| Relatives | Amritanjali Sakya, Maya Devi Sakya, Bishesh Bajracharya, Jayasth Sakya, Suhana Sakya |
Karna Shakya (Nepali: कर्ण शाक्य) (born April 2, 1943) is a Nepalese environmentalist, conservationist, hotel entrepreneur, writer and philanthropist.[1][2][3] Shakya is a forester by academic qualification. He served as a wildlife officer and pioneered in establishing the first National Park in Nepal.[4][5] He resigned from his government job, entered the tourism business in 1970, and now owns a chain of eco-friendly hotels in major touristic cities like Kathmandu, Pokhara, chitwan and Lumbini.
- ^ The Kathmandu Post. "“The most popular Nepali authors today are Narayan Wagle, Krishna Dharabasi, Yug Pathak and Karna Shakya,” says Khagendra Bhattarai"
- ^ Aayush Nirola & Utsav Shakya. "The history of hospitality", ECS Nepal, November 29, 2011. Quote: a "pioneer" hotelier in Nepal.
- ^ Michel Avital (editor). Designing Information and Organizations with a Positive Lens, Elsevier, 2008, pg. 315. Quote: "one of the fathers of tourism in Nepal"
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