Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Please join me in congratulating Michael Hutt, Chairman of the Britain-
Nepal Academic Council (BNAC) and Professor of Nepali and Himalayan
Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London,
on the occasion of his recent award for promoting Nepali literature to
the world.
On 28 April, the Chancellor of the Nepal Academy presented Professor
Hutt with the Nai Derukha International Award at a ceremony held at the
Nepal government's Department of Information in Kathmandu. The award is
given each year by Nai Prakashan, a Nepali publishing house. Please
visit the following website for more information (and for a link to a
video of his acceptance speech).
<http://www.soas.ac.uk/news/newsitem68698.html>
This prestigious and well deserved award recognises Professor Hutt's
ongoing commitment to promoting the languages, literatures and cultures
of Nepal through his translations, publications and teaching.
Congratulations, Mike-ji !
Best wishes,
Mark
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Mark Turin
Digital Himalaya Project
University of Cambridge
<http://www.digitalhimalaya.org>
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