# Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan

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{{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](/source/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](/source/Madan_Puraskar)<br>
[Sajha Puraskar](/source/Sajha_Puraskar)
}}

'''Krishna Chandra Singh Pradhan''' ({{langx|ne|कृष्णचन्द्रसिंह प्रधान}}; 1925–2010) was a famous litterateur and critic of [Nepal](/source/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](/source/Madan_Puraskar) for ''Kavi Vyathit ra Kavya Sadhana'', a literary criticism on [Kedar Man Vyathit](/source/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](/source/Vikram_Samvat)) to father Surya Prasad Singh Pradhan and mother Maya Devi in Nhuchhen Galli [Kathmandu](/source/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](/source/Madan_Puraskar), [Sajha Puraskar](/source/Sajha_Puraskar), which he won two times, and [Uttam Puraskar](/source/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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