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Khagendra Bahadur Basnyat

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Khagendra Bahadur Basnyat
Born1929 (1929)
Died1977 (aged 47–48)
Kathmandu
NationalityNepali

Khagendra Bahadur Basnyat (Nepali: खगेन्द्रबहादुर बस्न्यात; 1929–1977) was a Nepalese social activist.[1]

He was born in 1929 in Dillibazar, Kathmandu, Nepal.[2] He was diagnosed with a rare hip disease that "confined him to bed for the rest of his life".[1]

Basnyat founded various organisations including the Nepal Blind and Disabled Association,[3] and Disabled Society of Nepal[4] to help disabled people in Nepal.[5][6] He died in 1977.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bhattarai, Sewa (28 September 2018). "New Life for Khagendra B Basnyat". Nepali Times. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ Volunteerism in Nepal. National Planning Commission, National Development Volunteers Service. 2002. p. 144. ISBN 978-99933-701-3-0.
  3. ^ The Indian Journal of Public Administration: Quarterly Journal of the Indian Institute of Public Administration. The Institute. 1981. p. 810.
  4. ^ Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology. Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University. 2007. p. 177.
  5. ^ Sī, Ṭaṅka Ke (2004). The Culture, Tourism & Nature of Nepal: Research, Oriented Collection of Religion, Art and Culture. Folk Music Art Academy. p. 155. ISBN 978-99933-881-4-2.
  6. ^ Shrestha, Ananda (1998). The Role of Civil Society and Democratization in Nepal. Nepal Foundation for Advanced Studies. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7855-7486-6.

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