# Jagadamba Shree Puraskar

Jagadamba Shree Puraskar (Nepali: जगदम्बाश्री पुरस्कार) is an award given to a person or an organization for contribution to Nepali language, literature, art and folk culture.
It is presented alongside Madan Puraskar by Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya, on the day of Ghatasthapana; the first day of Dashain festival.

## History

It is named after Rani Jagadamba Kumari Devi, the wife of General Madan Shumsher JBR an daughter in law of Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher JBR. It was established in 1989 (2045 BS) in Nepal. Nepali singer Narayan Gopal was the first to win this award for his contribution to Nepali music. Since 2075 BS, the award prize has been increased to NRs. 400,000.

## Criteria

The criteria for awarding the prize were set on Chaitra 30, 2045 BS based on the suggestion of the members of the organization. When the 'Madan Puraskar' was established in the year 2012 BS, the rules and regulations of the Guthi and the rules related to 'Jagdamba-Shree' were presented by Shri Shambhu Prasad Gyawali.
Some of the criteria based on the official website are:-
* The service of Nepali language is considered as the only basis for the award.
* The award is not given posthumously.
* The award is given to the person / organization among nominees from various fields based on the suggestion and advice by the selection committee which is to be formed every year.

## List of winners

| Year (in B.S.) | Winner | Awarded for their contributions in |
| 2080 | Prof. Dr. Yogendra Prasad Yadav | Nepali Language |
| 2079 | Tekbir Mukhiya | Printing skills |
| 2078 | Durga Prasad Shrestha | Nepali literature |
| 2077 | Bhairav Bahadur Thapa | Study, research, and experimental knowledge of the dance genre |
| 2076 | Shanti Thatal | Nepali music |
| 2075 | Bairagi Kaila (Til Bikram Nembang Limbu) | Nepali poetry |
| 2074 | Shanta Das Manandhar | Promoting, developing, and assisting children literature |
| 2073 | Vatsayan (Durga Baral) | Creating awareness by exposing contemporary malpractices through the cartoon |
| 2072 | Lil Bahadur Chettri | Nepali literature |
| 2071 | Angur Baba Joshi | Nepali language and Nepali society |
| 2070 | Shiva Regmi | Research |
| 2069 | Ratna Shumsher Thapa | Nepali Poetry |
| 2068 | Saṃśodhana Maṇḍala | Iteration and Research in Nepali history |
| 2067 | Durga Lal Shrestha | Nepali Poetry |
| 2066 | Dr. Rajendra Bimal | Nepali literature |
| 2065 | Ram Sharan Darnal | Research in folk music and contribution to the field of music since |
| 2064 | Krishna Prasad Parajuli | Nepali literature for children |
| 2063 | Dr. Tirtha Bahadur Shrestha | Scientific Nepali language and literature |
| 2062 | Bhairab Risal | Nepali language through journalism |
| 2061 | Phanindra Raj Khetala | Nepali language through literature |
| 2060 | Ali Miya | Nepali poetry |
| 2059 | Krishna Prasad Shrestha | Research in Nepali language |
| 2058 | Diamond Shumsher Rana | Nepali literature |
| 2057 | Dharmaraj Thapa | Nepali music |
| 2056 | Nepal Shikshya Parishad | Nepali language and literature |
| 2055 | Govinda Bahadur Malla 'Gothale' | Nepali literature |
| 2054 | Ambar Gurung | Nepali music |
| 2053 | Thakur Prasad Guragain | Nepali language in Myanmar |
| 2052 | Hari Prasad 'Gorkha' Rai | Nepali language and literature |
| 2051 | Indra Bahadur Rai | Nepali literature |
| 2050 | Tara Devi | Nepali music |
| 2049 | Nepali Sahitya Sammelan, Darjeeling | Preservation, promotion and amplification of Nepali language |
| 2048 | Kedar Man Vyathit | Nepali poetry |
| 2047 | Nar Bahadur Bhandari | Nepali language literature outside Nepal |
| 2046 | Hari Bansha Acharya, Madan Krishna Shrestha | Entertainment |
| 2045 | Narayan Gopal | Nepali music |