page_title: Nepal Academy
hierarchical_section_title: Nepal Academy
caption_attribution_description: English: Logo of Nepal Academy
context_page_description: The Nepal Academy, formerly Royal Nepal Academy, is an autonomous apex body in Nepal established for the promotion of the languages, literature, culture, philosophy and social sciences of Nepal. The academy commissions research and aims to promote the development of cultural and intellectual endeavour by coordinating national and international activities. The current chancellor of the academy is Mr. Ganga Prasad Upreti and Prof. Jagat Prasad Upadhyaya is the member secretary.
  A movement for a national cultural academy of Nepal began during the 20th century, with national figures calling for its establishment, including the Nepali poet and former Minister for Education, Laxmi Prasad Devkota. The academy was established in June 1957 as the Nepal Academy of Literature and Art. It was later named as the Royal Nepal Academy following the passage of the Royal Nepal Academy Act, 1974. After the transition of Nepal into a republic in 2008, it was renamed the Nepal Academy, by provision of the Nepal Academy Act 2007 enacted by the Parliament of Nepal.
context_section_description: The Nepal Academy (Nepali: नेपाल प्रज्ञा–प्रतिष्ठान), formerly Royal Nepal Academy (Nepali: नेपाल राजकीय प्रज्ञा–प्रतिष्ठान), is an autonomous apex body in Nepal established for the promotion of the languages, literature, culture, philosophy and social sciences of Nepal. The academy commissions research and aims to promote the development of cultural and intellectual endeavour by coordinating national and international activities. The current chancellor of the academy is Mr. Ganga Prasad Upreti and Prof. Jagat Prasad Upadhyaya is the member secretary.
  A movement for a national cultural academy of Nepal began during the 20th century, with national figures calling for its establishment, including the Nepali poet and former Minister for Education, Laxmi Prasad Devkota. The academy was established in June 1957 as the Nepal Academy of Literature and Art. It was later named as the Royal Nepal Academy following the passage of the Royal Nepal Academy Act, 1974. After the transition of Nepal into a republic in 2008, it was renamed the Nepal Academy, by provision of the Nepal Academy Act 2007 enacted by the Parliament of Nepal.
  The academy annually organises the National Folk Music and Dance Festival, the National Cultural Festival, a Bhanu Jayanti celebration to commemorate the poet Bhanubhakta Acharya, stage performances and a national poetry competition.
caption: Logo of Nepal Academy
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