{{Short description|Nepalese historian and writer}} {{use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Yogesh Raj | native_name = योगेश राज | native_name_lang = ne | education = PhD | alma_mater = Imperial College, London | occupation = Historian, academic | notable_works = ''Ranahar'' | awards = Madan Puraskar }}
'''Yogesh Raj''' is a Nepali historian, scholar and writer. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel ''Ranahar'' in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=योगेश राज – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी |url=https://guthi.madanpuraskar.org/people/yogesh-raj/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=guthi.madanpuraskar.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=रित्ता ठाउँको इतिहास: योगेश राज |url=https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/14938 |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Himal Khabar |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308172154/https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/14938 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Biography == He has a degree in mechanical engineering and a PhD in the history of science, technology, and medicine from Imperial College, London. He is a polyglot and speaks seven languages (Maithali, Nepali, English, Hindi, Bengali, Nepalbhasa and German).<ref>{{Cite web |last=@therecord |title=What we talk about when we talk about history – The Record |url=https://www.recordnepal.com/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-history |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=www.recordnepal.com |language=English}}</ref>
In 2013, he wrote a book based on the death rituals of Hindu Newars titled ''Sandhya Samrachana: Hindu Newarharu ko Mrityu Chetana''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='नेपाली इतिहासको परिवेश'को प्रकाशनसँग गाँसिएका केही पक्ष र (कु)तर्क |url=https://www.himalkhabar.com/news/123490 |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Himal Khabar}}</ref> He edited the jail diaries of the martyr Bharat Gopal Jha which was published as ''Uhi Jha: Euta Yuba Sahidko Antim Jail Diary (2018–2020)'' in 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=हिमाल खबरपत्रिका {{!}} बलिदानको अभिलेख |url=https://nepalihimal.com/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=nepalihimal.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
He published his first novel ''Ranahar'' in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Setopati |first=सेतोपाटी संवाददाता |title=अन्तिम मल्ल राजाको नियती पुनर्लेखन गर्दै 'रणहार' |url=https://www.setopati.com/art-activity/161064/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Setopati |language=hi}}</ref> The novel is about the last king of Bhaktapur kingdom, Ranajit Malla.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@therecord |title=A bowstring snaps – The Record |url=https://www.recordnepal.com/a-bowstring-snaps |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=www.recordnepal.com |language=English}}</ref> It won the Madan Puraskar for the same year.
== Notable works == {| class="wikitable" |+Books !Title !Year of publication !Genre !Language !Notes |- |''History as Mindscapes: A Memory of the Peasants' Movement of Nepal'' |2010 | rowspan="3" |Non-fiction | rowspan="3" |English | rowspan="4" | |- |''The Journal of Captain Kinloch'' |2012 |- |''Expedition to Nepal Valley: The Journal of Captain Kinloch (26 August – 17 October 1767)'' |2012 |- |''Sandhya Samrachana: Hindu Newarharu ko Mrityu Chetana'' |2013 |Anthropological |Nepali |- |''The State of History Education and Research in Nepal'' |2014 | rowspan="2" |Non-fiction | rowspan="2" |English |Cowritten with Pratyoush Raj Onta |- |''Courage in Chaos: Early Rescue and Relief After the April Earthquake'' |2015 |Cowriten with Bhaskar Gautam |- |''Ranahar'' |2018 |Historical fiction |Nepali |Winner – Madan Puraskar<ref>{{Cite web |last=संवाददाता |first=नागरिक |title=योगेश राजको 'रणहार'लाई मदन पुरस्कार, जगदम्बा-श्री बैरागी काइँलालाई |url=https://nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com/arts/188031-1566125280.html |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com |language=ne}}</ref> |} '''Edited'''
* ''Ruptures and repairs in South Asia: historical perspectives'' (2013, Non-fiction, English) * ''Uhi Jha: Euta Yuba Sahidko Antim Jail Diary (2018–2020)'' (Written by Bharat Gopal Jha, published 2017, Nepali)<ref name=":0" />
== See also ==
* Chandra Prakash Baniya * Pratyoush Onta
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Nepali literature}} {{Nepalese writers}} {{Madan Puraskar|state=collapsed}} {{Authority control|state=collapsed}}
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