Kashinath Tamot: Bio-data
Personal Information:
Name : Kashinath Tamot
Date of Birth : 2 January 1945
Place of Birth : Khikamachha Taxar, Bhojpur, Province №1, Nepal
Parents: Shukadeva (Father), Harshamaya (Mother)
Spouse: Manju Tamot (Yakthumba) (21.02.1947–13.03.2008)
Address : 200/8 Kumud Devkota Marg, Shantinagar, New Baneswar, Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Ward no. 31, Kathmandu, Nepal. GPO BOX 3720
Telephone : Mobile : 9841904461, Tel. : 977–014621220
Email : kashinath.tamot@gmail.com
Nationality : Nepali
Marital Status : Married(20 November 1973)
Languages spoken : Newari, Nepali, Hindi, English
Interest : Reading, Writing, Researching, Traveling, Social services.
Education :
M.A. (Master of Arts, in Nepali), 1973, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Private
B.A. 1972, Passed a subject of Ancient History and Culture, TU, Kathmandu, Private
B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), 1971, TU, Kathmandu, Private
I.A. (Intermediate of Arts), 1965, TU, Kathmandu, Private
C.E.D. (Civil Engineering Diploma), 1964, Engineering School, Jawalakhel (Now Engineering Institute, TU, Pulchok)
S.L.C. (School Leaving Certificate), 1963, Vidyodaya High School, Bhojpur/SLC Controller office, HMG, Kathmandu.
Institutional Affiliation :
Member: Cwasapasa (“Pen-friend”, Literary Institution of Nepalbhasha) (9 August 1974–13 November 1991), Kathmandu.
Member : Nepalbhasha Subject Committee (19 Jan. 1977–18 Dec. 2005), Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu (President : 18 March 1986- 8 Dec. 2005)
Member : Nepali Dictionary Committee (17 July 1979–1993), Kathmandu.
Member : Nepalbhasha Parishad, ( 1 Sept. 1979–1991), Kathmandu.
Member : Nepalbhasha Dictionary Committee (26 Jan. 1981-Resigned in 12 June 1990), Kathmandu.
Member : Asha Archives Trust (16 Aug. 1985-date), Kathmandu
Secretary : Nepal Manuscript Preservation and Documentation Committee (8 Jan. 1985- Nov. 1988), Committee made for making Asha Archives
Member :Vidyaparishad (Academic Council), Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tribhuvan University (31 March 1998–2000), Kathmandu.
Vice President : Bhiksu Sudarshan Lumanti Pucha (23 April 2005-date), Kathmandu.
President : Nepalmandal Anusandhan Guthi (14 Sept. 2006-date), Lalitpur.
President : Family Development Savings and Credit Co-operative Ltd. (29 May 2009- date), New Baneswar, Kathmandu.
Awards Received:
Education Prize : National Education Committee, HMG, 14 February 1992
Certificate for Long Services of 25 years: Patan Multiple Campus, Lalitpur, 4 September 2000
Medal and Certificate for Long Services of 25 years: Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, 12 July 2002
Dharmaditya Dharmacharya Prize: Maan Bhay Pucha, Lalitpur. Awarded for special contribution of articles on mainly highlighting Kumari traditions during the year of NS 1127/28 in weekly Deshaymaru Jhya, NS 1128 Tachhalathva 4 Saturday (7 june 2008).
Image Nepal Samvat Prize: Nepal Samvat Image Sirapa Samiti, Kathmandu. Awards for special contributions on Nepal Samvat (Era), First day of NS 1130 (19 October 2009).
Ugracandi Samman Prize: Tamrakar Kuladevata Ugracandimai Samraksan Samiti (Tamrakar Society), Awarded for being a genius person of Patan-origin Tamrakar, NS 1133 Thimlaga 8 Saturday(5 January 2013)
Award of Appreciation: Newah Organization of America, in recognition of tireless contribution to preserve and promote Newa History, Arts, Culture, Heritage and Language, Given during 16th Annual Convention in Bethesda, Maryland, USA on Saturday, 27 May 2017.
Certificate of Achievement: The Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust, in honor of outstanding contributions and ongoing research in the field of cultural heritage in Nepal, Given out on the occasion of an art and cultural program in memory of Dina Bangdel, E.F. Sekler, Shukra Sagar Shrestha and Mary S. Slusser, 3 Sept. 2017.
Khilasharma-Rajivalochan Joshi Smarak Prize: Khilasharma-Rajivalochan Joshi Smarak Pratisthan, Kathmandu, Awarded for praiseworthy work done more than five decades in the field of different aspects of Nepali Culture, VS 2074 Marga 9 Saturday (25 November 2017).
Certificate of Honour: Thrice Blessed Kumari Service Committee — Family of Devotees, Honoured for the contribution in preserving and promoting Kumari tradition and culture doing research on Goddess Kumari, Given out during 10th Annual General Meeting held in Kumari courtyard, Kathmandu on Thursday, 21 June 2018.
Certificate of Honour: Rashtriya Vibhuti Shankhadhar Sakhva Pratishthan, Madhyapur Thimi Honoured for the Study and Research since long time to make authentic base of original and historical era Nepal Samvat, Given out during New Year’s day of NS 1140 (29 October 2019).
Experiences :
Overseer (Assistant Civil Engineer), His Majesty’s Government, Department of Housing and Physical Planning, Design and Planning Section, Babermahal, Kathmandu, 17 Oct 1965 to 2 May 1972. Service in Far Western Province (Mahendranagar, Dadeldhura, Darchula and Doti) (1965–1969), Kathmandu (1969–1972).
Site Supervisor, Wiese Consulting Engineers and Architects, Kathmandu, Supervising building constructions of SOS Children Village, Sano Thimi, Bhaktapur, 3 July 1972–20 November 1973.
Teacher (Newari): Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University as Reader (28 july 1998- 4 Jan. 2008), Lecturer (10 July 1979-), Asst. Lecturer (27 July 1975-) and Part-timer( 29 January 1975 -)
Compiling Assistant : Bibliography of Nepal. Royal Nepal Academy, Kathmandu, 1973- 1975 [Published in the Compiler — cum-editorship of Khadgaman Malla in 1975]
Lexicographer : A Nepali Comprehensive Dictionary Project, Royal Nepal Academy, Kathmandu, 12 December 1976–13 March 1978. Later Member of Nepali Dictionary Committee. [Published in 1983]
Chief Compiler : Classical Newari Dictionary Project :
1. Lexicon drawn from Traditional Kosa sources (1983–86), Nepal Bhasa Dictionary Committee (NBDC), Cwasapasa, Kathmandu. [Computer Print, January, 1987]
2. A Dictionary of the Classical Newari compiled from Manuscript sources (1986- 90), NBDC, Kathmandu. [Published in 2000, Rewarded Nikki Asia Prize, Japan in the year]
Co-Collaborator (and D. R. Pant, J.L. Vaidya) with B. Kolver, M.R. Pant: Endowing Temples in Nepal : A Selection of Historical Documents. (compiled in Late 1990s, to be published)
Compiler : Concordance file of Amarkosas (21 sections, 3000 computer print-pages), funded by National Endowment for Humanities, USA. 1990–1994. Available in : www.newari.net.
Catalogue Reformer (Newari): Nepal-German Manuscript Preservation project, a joint venture of HMG, Nepal-University of Hamberg, Germany, 30 August 1998–31 March 2001
Chief : Central Department of Newari, 28 October 1998–3 November 2002
Senior Cataloguer (Newari section): Nepalese-German Manuscript Cataloguing project, a joint venture of HMG (National Archives) and University of Hamburg, Germany, Kathmandu, since 10 September 2002–31 March 2015 March.
Participation in international conferences:
Paper Presenter : Notes on Sanskrit used in Newa Manuscripts. Paper Presented at Third Seminar on the Languages and Scripts used in Buddhist Sutras, hosted by Hangzhou Buddhist Academy, 20–21 Oct. 2018, Hangzhou, China.
Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker : Newah Organization of America’s 16th Annual Convention and General Meeting, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, Saturday, 27 May 2017. Honored with Certificate of Honorary Life Membership.
Paper Presenter: “A Unifying concept of Nepalmandal”. Paper Presented at the conference of Nepal Current state of Research and Perspective in Memoriam Prof. Bernhard Kolver, hosted by University of Leipzig, 19–22 June 2003.
Paper Presenter: “Some characteristics of the Tibeto-Burman stock of Early Classical Newari”. Paper Presented at 9th seminar of the International Association for Tebetan Studies hosted by the International Institute for Asian Studies in Leiden, 24–30 June 2000 [Published in Beckwith 2002: Medieval T-B Languages].
Millennium Guest: Participated (with wife) in Chicago Millennium Celebration hosted by Chicago Metropolitan City, the once-a-life-time meeting of Representative of countries of all over the world, Chicago, USA, 27 December 1999–5 January 2000.
Paper Presenter: “Dabali theatre: A short Introduction” Paper presented at the 4th International Congress of European Theatre, Kathmandu, Nepal, 10–14 October 1994.
Paper Presenter (with David Hargreaves): Notes on the History of some Newari verbs : Preliminary evidence”. Paper Presented at 18th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics, Bangkok, Thailand, 27–29 August 1985.
Works credited:
Co-Editor with Rajit Bahadur Shrestha : Padmasāgara Pyākhaṃ. Yan: Manju Pithan, NS 1139/2019 CE. The earliest Malla Period drama of Newari.
Writer : Nepal Samvat tithi va gate chyalegu vidhi (System of using Lunar and Solar day of Nepal Era). Yan: Manju Prakashan, NS 1139/2018 CE.
Writer : Caruvati Thupa. Yan (Kathmandu) : Manju Pithan, NS 1137/2017 CE. Inscription of Kirat Period of Nepalmandal. Released during 16th Annual Convention of Newah Organization of America, Maryland, 27 November. Booklet In Newari.
Co-writer with Jivan Kumar Maharjan : Nepallipi svasatyaa dan svayaan nhyo kanthya ghosha mahaapraaana varna cvaygu kuta. Yan (Kathmandu) : Manju Pithan, NS 1134/2014 CE. Attempt made to write Velar Voiced Phoneme in more than 350 Years in Newa script In Newari.
Co-editor with Rajit Bahadur Shrestha : Dashavatara nataka. Yala (Patan) : Nhoo Hisu Pucha, NS 1132/2012 CE. Old Newari Drama on 10 incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Compiler Assisted by Prachand Kumar Halwai : Deva Bahadur Halwaiyaa Purkhaa va Santaan. Lalitpur : Lalit Bahadur — Gulbadan Halwai, NS 1133/2013 CE. Ancestors and Descendants of Deva Bahadur Halwai, Merchant of Bhojpur, Taxar.
Editor/Translator : Nepalka nari Sahityakarka Katha (Nepalbhasa Khanda) (Stories of Women Literatuers of Nepal, Newari section). Kathmandu: Bhiksu Sudarshan Lumanti Puca NS 1138/2018 CE. Translated into Japanese in 1987.
Editor Assisted by Jivan Kumar Maharjan : Nepal-Nyaya Paala-Vidhi NS 631. Yan (Kathmandu): Shubha Saphukuthi Publications, NS 1127/2007 CE. Rules of Nepalese justice. Law of Jayasthiti Malla’s Period around NS 500 (1380 CE). In Newari.
Compiler-Editor : Bhojpurya Abhilekh (Inscription from Bhojpur) Yala : Ram Bahadur Tuladhar Family, NS 1112/ AD 1992. Reprinted during Bicentennial Celebration of Establishment of Khikamachha Taxar, 13 February 2016.
Compiler-Editor: (with others) Ugracandimai Lagaya Abhilekh (Inscription of the Ugracandi Square, Jawalakhel), Lalitpur : Tamrakar Society, NS 1134/ AD 2014.
Writer: Nepalbhasha Vangmaya, (Newari Literature), Kathmandu : Rambhakta Bhomi, NS 1135/ AD 2014. A Collection of articles on old Newari Literature.
Translator : The Life of the Buddha : Buddhist and Śaiva Iconography and Visual Narratives in Artists Sketchbooks from Nepal. By Gudrun Biihnemann with Transliterations and Translations from the Newari by Kashinath Tamot. Lumbini : LIRI, 2012.
Writer: Shankhadhar-Krita Nepalsamvat (Nepal Era that effected by Shankhadhar), Yala (Lalitpur) : Nepalmandal Anusandhan Guthi, NS 1129/ AD 2008. Reprinted by Tamrakar Society, NS 1136/ AD 2015. A collection of Research articles on Nepal Samvat.
Writer: Nepalmanda, Yala (Lalitpur) : Nepalmandal Anusandhan Guthi, NS 1126/ AD 2006. Translated into Nepali by Ras Joshi, VS 2064/ AD 2008. Introduction to Nepalmandal.
Lecturer: Adharbhut Nepalbhasavijnanya Ludhvah (An outline of basic Newari linguistics) Lecture series delivered in a week long orientation seminar of Newari Teachers of TU, organized by Newari Instruction committee, Patan Multiple Campus on 20–25 June 2004.
Epigraphist of Nepalbhasa (Newari) Inscriptions: in John Huntington and Dina Bangdel, The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art, Columbus, Ohio and Chicago : Columbus Museum of Art in Association with Serinda Publications, NS 1123/ AD 2003.
Compiler-Editor: Pulangu Nepalbhasa Vangmaya-muna(A collection of Old Newari Literature) Kathmandu : Manju Publications, NS 1121/ AD 2001 Ancient Literature in Newari.
Chief Compiler: A Dictionary of Classical Newari compiled from ManuscriptSources. K.P. Malla, Chief editor, Kathmandu : NBDC Cwasapasa. NS 1120/ AD 2000, Dictionary in Newari-English.
Writer: Nepalbhasa Shahityaya Dhvahkiya (An Outlines of Newari Literature). Kathmandu : Nasana Publication, NS 1118/ AD 1998.
Chief compiler: Newari Lexicon based on the Amarakosas In Internet : NS 1116/ AD 1996. Concordance file in Newari www.Newari.net English.
Co-editor with Chistoph Cueppers and Philip Pierce: A Tibetan-Newari Lexicon- Cum-Phrase Book. (In Tibetan Script). Bonn: VGH Wissenschaftsveriag, NS 1116/ AD 1996. Glossary in Tibetan-Newari-English.
Writer: Pulangu Nepalbhasa Nithi duguya chun Adhar (Some bases of having two stages of Classical Newari) Lalitpur : Kulan Sahitya palah. NS 1113/ AD 1993. Linguistics in Newari.
Editor: Putrapautradibhodhini: NS 501ya Amarkosa Tika (Comprehension to sons and Grand-sons: Commentary on Amarakosha of AD 1381). Kathmandu : Pasamuna, NS 1103/ AD 1983. Dictionary in Sanskrit-Newari.
Editor: Pulangu Me Muna (A collection of Old Newari songs) (750 songs) compiled by Mandas Tuladhar Kathmandu : Nepalbhasa Parishad, NS 1101/ AD 1981. Literature in Newari.
Writer: Stariya Nepalbhasaya niyamavali (Orthography of the standard Newari) Kathmandu : Degah mhica saphu, NS 1101/ AD 1981. Orthography in Newari.
Compiler: Nepal samvat Chyaladisan (Use Nepal Era) Kathmandu: Pasamuna : NS 1100/ AD 1980. General Knowledge on Era in Newari.
Writer: Siddhiratna Kasah va vaykahya Kriti(Siddhiratna Kasah and his works), Kathmandu Cwasapasa, NS 1100/ AD 1980. Biography in Newari.
Compiler-editor: Nepalbhasa vastukala khangvahpucah (a Glossary of Newari Architectural terms). An Unpublished report of a small scale research presented to the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, TU, Pokhara, NS 1098/ AD 1978.
Editor: Pathya Sanskrit Nepalbhasa Khangvahdhukuca(A Glossary of Sanskrit-Newari from text books). compiled by Baburaj Joshi et al. Lalitpur : Nepalbhasa Lidhansa Saphu Pithana Guthi, NS 1097/ AD 1977. Glossary in Sanskrit-Newari.
Compiler-Editor: Nepalbhasa Adhunik Kavita (Modern Newari poetry). Kathmandu : Pasamuna, NS 1096/ AD 1976. A Collection of Poetry in Newari.
Published in 75th birth-day. 02. 01. 2020
Originally published at https://medium.com on January 2, 2020.
