Sahi Shabda

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Sahi Shabda
AuthorFather William Bourke SJ
Original titleसही शब्द
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali
GenreThesaurus
Published1995
Publication date
1995
AwardsMadan Puraskar

Sahi Shabda (Nepali: सही शब्द) is a 1995 Nepali language thesaurus written by Father William Bourke SJ.[1] It is the first comprehensive Nepali thesaurus. It was published 1995 and won the Madan Puraskar, 2051 B.S.; the highest literary honor of Nepal.[2][3]

About the author[edit]

Father William Bourke SJ was born in May 28, 1925 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He moved to Darjeeling in 1954 and served as a Headmaster for St. Robert's School, Darjeeling from 1981 to 1990. He also translated The Bible into Nepali and wrote a book called 'Proverbs for Today', a collection of Nepali and English proverbs. He died in Nov. 29, 2019 of natural causes; aged 94.[4][5]

Reception[edit]

The book won the Madan Puraskar. The award is given annually for a book in Nepali language by Madan Puraskar Guthi.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "मदन पुरस्कार विजेता विलियम बर्कको दार्जलिङमा निधन". Everest Dainik - News from Nepal. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  2. ^ Desk, Author: TheDC News (2019-12-01). "Father William Bourke SJ - Winner of Madan Puraskar". The Darjeeling Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-10-27. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "फादर विलियम बर्क – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  4. ^ Mackett, David (2020-05-19). "Meet William Bourke, the Canadian who wrote the first comprehensive Nepali thesaurus". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  5. ^ "मदन पुरस्कारबाट सम्मानित विलियम बर्कको निधन". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2021-12-22.