{{Short description|Nepali writer (1928–2010)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan | image = Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan.jpg | native_name = कृष्णचन्द्रसिंह प्रधान | native_name_lang = ne | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|07|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Nhuchhen Galli Kathmandu | death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|06|29|1925|07|26|df=y}} | death_place = Tripureshwor, Kathmandu | occupation = Writer | children = 3 | father = Surya Prasad Singh Pradhan | mother = Maya Devi Pradhan | awards = Madan Puraskar<br> Sajha Puraskar }}
'''Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan''' ({{langx|ne|कृष्णचन्द्रसिंह प्रधान}}; 1925–2010) was a famous litterateur and critic of Nepal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2010-07-02|title=ढल्यो ‘सालिक’|url=https://sirjanasungabha.com/2010/07/02/%e0%a4%a2%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%af%e0%a5%8b-%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%95/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=सिर्जना-सुनगाभा|language=en}}</ref> He received the prestigious Madan Puraskar for ''Kavi Vyathit ra Kavya Sadhana'', a literary criticism on Kedar Man Vyathit in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web|last=@therecord|title=Living through a changing literary landscape - The Record|url=https://www.recordnepal.com/living-through-a-changing-literary-landscape|access-date=2022-02-14|website=www.recordnepal.com|language=English}}</ref>
== Early life == He was born on 26 July 1925 (11 Shrawan 1982 BS) to father Surya Prasad Singh Pradhan and mother Maya Devi in Nhuchhen Galli Kathmandu.<ref>{{Cite web|title=कृष्णचन्द्रसिंह प्रधान – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी|url=https://guthi.madanpuraskar.org/people/krishna-chandra-singh-pradhan/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=guthi.madanpuraskar.org}}</ref>
== Notable works == '''Essay collections'''
* ''Salik'' * ''Anaam Satya'' * ''Bagmati ko Haraf'' * ''Samya Tsunami''
'''Poetry collection'''
* ''Bhanjyang Neri''
'''Literary criticism'''
* ''Kavi Vyathit ra Kavya Sadhana'' * ''Nepali Upanyas ra Upanyaskar'' * ''Srijanako Serophero'' * ''Kriti ko Awalokan''
'''Memoir'''
* ''Napharkine Ti Dinharu'' * ''Jindagi ka Tippaniharu''
== Awards == Pradhan's literary career has been recognized with prestigious awards like Madan Puraskar, Sajha Puraskar, which he won two times, and Uttam Puraskar.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Rishi|date=2006-05-27|title=IN BRIEF|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/in-brief-675|access-date=2022-02-14|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == He died on 29 June 2010 (17 Ashar 2067) in Kathmandu. He was survived by his son and two daughters.<ref name=":0" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{cite news |title=Litterateur Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan no more |newspaper=The Kathmandu Post |date=1 July 2010}}
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