Adios to the Man of the Century-Satya Mohan Joshi

Adios to the Man of the Century-Satya Mohan Joshi

Nepal’s legendary historian and cultural scholar Satya Mohan Joshi passed away on Sunday morning at KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Patan, where he was under medical treatment for the last few days. Publicly honoured as Shatabdi Purush, the Man of the Century, he was 103. 

Joshi is celebrated for his achievements in the field of literature, history, and culture with more than 60 books on music, drama, culture, and history to his name. Joshi, who is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Madan Puraskar, had also been honoured with the title of “Litterateur of the century”.