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Professor Beena Poudyal

Professor Beena Poudyal, Ph.D.

Adviser : Nepal Museum Association

Personal Information

Date of Birth:1956 Oct (2013 BS)
Father's Name:Ram Raj Poudyal
Grandfather's Name:Prem Raj Poudyal
Address:Post Box No 5576, Nayabazar, Kathmandu
Tel:4359535, 9803030166
Email:beena poudyal @ gmail.com

Education

1970, S.L.C:SLC Board H.M.G.; Nepal
1972, I.A:Tribhuvan University; Nepal
1975, B.A:Tribhuvan University; Nepal
1978, M.A:Tribhuvan University; Nepal
1991, PhD:Banaras Hindu University; (B.H.U) India

Professional Experience

Head of department, Professor:Central Department Of Nepalese History Culture and Archaeology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur
Patan Samukta Campus:2035.6.6. (1978, Oct.22) Part time
Patan Samukta Campus:2035.10.22 Temporary (Assistant lecturer)
Patan Samukta Campus:2040.2.15 (Permanent)
Patan Samukta Campus:2047.5.1. Promoted to Lecturer
Central Department of NeHCA (Culture), Kirtipur:2048.4.12. (Transfer)
Central Department of NeHCA, Kirtipur:2054.9.13 Promoted to Professor
Head of Central Dep. of NeHCA:2065.5.1 - 2069.4.32

Professional Training

  • Language Training: German Language – International Language Campus, T.U. Kathmandu; 1981
  • Social Training: Girls Scout Preliminary Training Course and Ranger Course – Nepal Scout, 1977-80
  • Radio Training: Radio Program Course – Held under the auspices of UNESCO, BBC and Radio Nepal; 1972
  • Tourist Guide Training: Hotel Management and Tourism Department; 1980
  • Insurance Agent Training: Rastriya Beema Santhan; 1993
  • Research Methodology Training: CNAS, Tribhuvan University; 1996
  • National Development Service (NDS) Tribhuvan University, Nepal; 1977

Affiliations

  • Member: T.U. Pragik Parisad Academic Council, Tribhuvan University (2065-8-19 / 2067-8-18)
  • Member: Research Committee, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, T.U.
  • Chairman: Subject Committee, NeHCA (Culture), T.U.
  • Member: Subject Committee, Buddhist Study, T.U.
  • General Secretary: Research Academica for Humanism and Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh (RAFHAJ)
  • Member: South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR)
  • Founder and Vice President: Women's Development Foundation, Nepal (WDFN)
  • Member: Welfare Centre for Energetic Women (WCEW)
  • Member: Nepal Heritage Society (NHS)
  • Member: Management Board Center for Nepal and Asian Studies, (CNAS), T.U.
  • Member: Akhaa Daan Samaaj

Publications

Books

  • Hindu Death Rites (1998)
  • Nepali Murtikala ra Chitrakala (2000) (Nepalese sculpture and paintings)
  • Servesor mahadeva (2060)
  • Bhivida Ayam ma Nepali Mahila (2010)
  • Kathmandu ka umamaheshor ra bhairava murtiharu (2060)
  • Kathmandu ka Vishnu Vibhava murti ra Chitaharu (2005)
  • Veda puranaka kehi ratnaharu (2005 and 2009)
  • Veda puranaka kehi ratnaharu II part (2010)
  • Ved puranaka Kehi ratnaharu III Part (2012)
  • Hindu Iconography
  • National Museum of Chauni (Manuscript)
  • Research Methodology (press)
  • Person dedicated in Nepalese Culture and journalism (Manuscript)
  • Dev Raj Indra (Manuscript)

More than Four Dozen Research Articles about Nepali Culture and Iconography Published in Reputed Journals

More than a dozen book reviews published in reputed Journals

More than 160 live interview Telecast from Radio and T.V.

Awards and Honours

  • Mahendra Bidya Bhusan 'Ka'
  • Tribhuvan B.B.Dirga Sewa Padak, T.U.
  • Dhana Bajra Bidwat Briti, CNAS, T.U.
  • Rastriya Sikhsa Puraskar, T.U.
  • Rastriya Nari Samman, 2004
  • Japan Sakai Lions club & Imanishi memorial fellowship Trust award 2007
  • Shree Manjang sewa samaj samman 2008
  • Mahendra Namuna high school samman 2007
  • Maiya Basu Samman, Panta Pratisthan, 2009
  • Rastriya Pratibha Puraskar, Nepal Government 2011
  • Joshi Research institute Samman, 2011
  • Naya Raj Panta Sodha Samman, 2011
  • Nepal Akaa (Eye) Bank, Tilganga Akhaa Pratisthan Samman, 2012
  • Nei Chandra Dhenu Puraskar 2013
  • Nepal Pragya Sanskriti Puraskar 2017

Research Guidance (Thesis)

  • M.A. (NeHCA) and P.G.D.(Buddhist Study) - 35 Students awarded
  • Ph.D. Research Supervisor - 3 Students awarded
  • Ph.D. Research Expert - 8 Students awarded
  • Ph.D. Research Supervisor - 6 Students Continuing
  • Ph.D. Research Expert - 6 Students Continuing

Travel

India, Pakistan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Malaysia, Liechtenstein, U.S.A., United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and many regions of Nepal

Hobbies

Reading books, Swimming, Table Tennis and Trekking