Ram Raj Pant

Prof. Ram Raj Pant (1920–1993) was a pioneering linguist of the Nepali language, literary writer and promoter of legal education in Nepal. In addition to publishing multiple volumes on Nepali linguistics, Nepal Law College later became Nepal Law Campus under the Tribhuvan University.

He was also the founding chairman and first visiting professor of Nepali language program at Banaras Hindu University. One of his books - Nepali Lipivijana is continued to be used for MA in Nepali curriculum at BHU.

After graduation, Ram Raj continued literary writing as well as his research on linguistics, especially related to the Nepali language. While living in Kathmandu, Ram Raj continued to visit Banaras every year for most of his life to continue his research and intellectual endeavors.

Ram Raj was married when he was 18 years of age to Pushpa Kumari of Bista family from Maligaun in Kathmandu. Between them, they had five sons - Shiva Raj, Ananda Raj, Durga Raj, Rajendra Raj and Binayak Raj Pant as well as two daughters - Prabha Pandey and Prativa Tiwari.

Career Ram Raj Pant made teaching and writing into his passionate profession. In 1943, he was the founding visiting professor of Nepali program at Banaras Hindu University, which continues to use one of Ram Raj's book on linguistics in its MA program. He also established the curriculum for MA program in Nepali language at Tribhuvan University in 1961. After his retirement from Tribhuvan University in 1975, Nepali Linguistic Science (Nepali: नेपाली भाषा विज्ञान) (Bikram Sambat 2036 Falgun) Publisher: Royal Nepal Academy Nepali Writing System (Nepali: नेपाली लिपि विज्ञान), 1959 (Bikram Sambat 2016 Falgun) Publisher: Jagadamba Publication History of Linguistics (Nepali: भाषा विज्ञानको इतिहास), 1962 (Bikram Sambat 2018) Essay collection, Part 1 (Nepali: प्रबन्ध पाठ सङ्ग्रह, भाग १), 1961 (Bikram Sambat 2018) Collection of stories (Nepali: बेवारिसी, पाल्तु र फाल्तु), 1963 (Bikram Sambat 2019) Nepali Linguistic Science (Nepali: नेपाली भाषा विज्ञान), 1979 (Bikram Sambat 2036) Nepal Legal Framework (Nepali: नेपाल कानुन सार), 1979 (Bikram Sambat 2036) One-act plays (Nepali: चट्टुको चट, चन्द्रको पालो) Poem collection (Nepali: कहिले जाला घाम, मातृ भू भव्य बनोस) Nepali Language in Tribhuvan University (Nepali: त्रिभुवन बिश्वविधालयमा नेपाली भाषा) Innovative Educational System, with Yadhunandan (Nepali: नवीन शिक्षण पद्धति), (Bikram Sambat 2014)