Jayatu Sanskritam

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Jayatu Sanskritam movement
One of the leaders of the Jayatu Sanskritam student movement, Pandit Ram Prasad Neupane, received felicitation for his work towards bringing democracy in Nepal.
Date1-15 June 1947
Location
Nepal
Parties
Tin Dhara Pakshala
Lead figures

Padma Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana

Ram Prasad Neupane

The Jayatu Sanskritam movement begin in 1947 AD(BS 2004), started by

Revolution of 1951 and the fall of the Rana dynasty.[3]

Started by students of the Tin Dhara Pakshala hostel, and later also included students at a Rajkiya Sanskrit Vidyalaya school near the

Ranipokhari; the protests centred around restrictions on education, as the only subject allowed in the Sanskrit schools was the study of Sanskrit. This contrasted with the wider educational opportunities and higher status of students related to the ruling Rana clan.[3]

The protestors became known for the slogan they would call, jayatu Sanskritam ("victory to the cause of Sanskrit").[4]

On 1 June 1947, the students submitted a written demand to

Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala and others agitating for the establishment of democracy in Nepal, which led to the 1951 revolution and the overthrow of the regime.[8]

Leaders of the movement

Ram Prasad Neupane was born in the Ramechhap District of Nepal. He studied Sanskrit in Sanskrit Pradhan, Paathsaala, Ranipokhari and stayed at the Tin Dhara Paakshala hostel in Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal. He was exiled with other leaders for protesting against the Rana regime.[5]

Other leaders included:

  • Rajeshwor Devkota
  • Kashinath Gautam
  • Sribhadra Sharma Khanal (from Tanahun)
  • Parasuram Pokhrel
  • Purna Prasad Brahman
  • Kamal Raj Regmi
  • Gokarna Shastri[9]

References

  1. ISBN 9789994688005
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  2. ISBN 978-8-187-39261-3
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  3. ^
    ISBN 9780295743097
    . Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. ^ Rana, Pramode Shamshere J. B. (1999). A Chronicle of Rana Rule. R. Rana. p. 172. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. ^
    República
    . 15 June 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  6. ^ Dahal, Dev Raj; Nepal), Centre for Development and Governance (Kathmandu (2001). Civil society in Nepal: opening the ground for questions. Center for Development & Governance. p. 27. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. ISBN 9780913215661
    . Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Jayatu Sanskritam marked". The Himalayan Times. Rastriya Samachar Samiti. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  9. ISBN 978-8-187-39261-3
    .
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