page_title: Satya Mohan Joshi
section_title: Biography
hierarchical_section_title: Satya Mohan Joshi / Biography
caption_attribution_description: English: Satya Mohan Joshi at Tinkune.
context_page_description: Satyamohan Joshi is a Nepali writer and scholar. Joshi is known for his research on the history and culture of Nepal. He is now working as the chancellor of the Nepal Bhasa Academy.
context_section_description: Joshi was born in 1919 to Shankar Raj and Rajkumari Joshi, in the Lalitpur district of Nepal. Having learnt his alphabets at home, he later enrolled at Durbar High School in Kathmandu. 
  He completed his bachelor's degree at Trichandra College, became the first director of the Archaeological and Cultural Department in 1959, and immediately established the Rastriya Naachghar – National Theatre in Kathmandu, Archeological Garden in Patan, Archeological Museum in Taulihawa and the National Painting Museum in Bhaktapur. 
  After King Mahendra's coup in 1960, Joshi flew to China where he began to teach Nepali at the Peking Broadcasting Institute. During his stay in China, he carried out research on Arniko, a sculptor of the Malla dynasty who migrated to China in early 1260 AD. He set up the Araniko White Dagoba Gallery in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, using historical artifacts related to Arniko. 
  He has more than 60 publications in various fields. His notable publications are Haamro Lok Sanskriti (Madan Puraskar in 1956); Nepali Rastriya Mudra (Madan Puraskar of 1960); KARNALIKO LOK SANSKRITI (a research collection); CHARUMATI, SUN KESHARI, MAHIPA: LAKHE, BAGH BHAIRAB (dramas)
  The Nepal Rastra Bank issued three new coins of denominations Rs 100, Rs 1,000 and Rs 2,500 in September 2019, featuring Joshi’s portrait, to commemorate his 100th birthday in May 2019.
caption: Joshi at Tinkune
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