Rastra Gaurav Man Padavi

Rastra Gaurav Man Padavi (Nepali: राष्ट्र गौरव मानपदवी, Order of the National Pride) is the second highest civilian award of the Nepal. Instituted in 2010, the award is conferred for contribution to the nation.[1]

Rastra Gaurav Man Padavi
राष्ट्र गौरव मानपदवी
TypeOrder
Awarded forservice to the country
Country   Nepal
Presented byPresident of Nepal
Established2010
First awarded2010
Total recipients5
Precedence
Next (higher)Nepal Ratna Man Padavi
Next (lower)Mahaujjwal Kirtimaya Rastra Deep

History

Order of Tri Shakti Patta was instituted by King Tribhuvan of Nepal in on 27 November 1937.[2] It had 5 classes plus a medal. First Class was Jyotirmaya-Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta, Second Class was Subikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta, Third Class was Bikhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta, Fourth Class was Prakhyat-Tri-Shakti-Patta, Fifth Class was Tri-Shakti-Patta and there was a medal Tri-Shakti-Patta-Padak.

After the end of monarchy in 2008, the new government introduced a new series of awards. "Nepal Ratna Man Padavi" is the highest class whereas Rastra Gaurav Man Padavi is second highest. The award is conferred by the President of Nepal on the Republic Day, 29 May.

Recipients
Key
   Posthumous recipient
Year Laureates Notes
2010[1] Girija Prasad Koirala Prime Minister of Nepal from 1991 to 1994, 1998–1999, 2000–2001 and 2006–2008. Acting Head of State from 2007 to 2008. Pro-democracy activist and former leader of the Nepali Congress.
Man Mohan Adhikari Prime Minister of Nepal from 1995 to 1996. Pro-democracy activist, founder of the Communist Party of Nepal and leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist).
2016[3] Sushil Koirala Prime Minister of Nepal from 2014 to 2015. Pro-democracy activist, leader of Nepali Congress.
Subas Chandra Nemwang Chairman of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly. Parliamentarian since 1991.
2018 Mahendra Narayan Nidhi Deputy speaker of First House of Representatives of Nepal, founding general secretary of Nepali Congress.

A well known veteran politician of Nepal and a democracy fighter and Gandhian leader of Nepal.

References
  1. "SEcond Republic Day: Prez confers awards, titles". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 21 Sep 2014.
  2. "Nepal: Order of Trishakti Patta". medals.org.uk. Retrieved 21 Sep 2014.
  3. Ltd., Setopati Sanchar Pvt. "गणतन्त्र दिवसमा क-कसले पदक पाए (सूचीसहित)". archive.setopati.com. Retrieved 2017-06-20.


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