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   TULSIRAM SHARMA   

 

Author of Mahakabya "JANMABHUMI" and "AMA", Tulsiram Sharma was a teacher, bureaucrat and politician who rose to the position of a State Cabinet Minister and later Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. However, for this devout Brahmin his first love was Nepali literature and worked tirelessly throughout his life for its promotion and for which he was honoured with a number of prestigious awards.

 
 

TULSIRAM SHARMA (KASHYAP) was born on February 11, 1939 to late Mr. and Mrs. Chandra Lal Sharma. His early education began in his village school established by his father. His second eldest brother Jai Narayan Shrama greatly influenced the tender mind of Tulsiram Sharma who was gradually introduced to the fascinating world of GITA and KRISHNA CHARITA. Such literary pilgrimage inculcated in him deep love for learning and he began to recite sacred SLOKAS from his early childhood.

 

Tulsiram Sharma passed his School Final Examination from Namchi High School in 1962, and graduated in 1971 as a private candidate. After graduation he was appointed as a graduate teacher and posted to Rhenock and Chujachen Junior High School. From 1975 to 1977, he was deputed to S.S.B. where he discharged his duties as a Circle Organiser. Later, he joined politics and in 1979 general election he was elected and inducted into the Cabinet as Agriculture Minister. Subsequently, he was given Education portfolio. In the next term in 1984 he retained his seat and was elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.

Tulsiram Kashyitp's two outstanding books are Mahakabya JANMABHUMI (1986) published by Ankura Prakashan and AMA ( 1988) published by Aaja Ko Sikkim Prakashan. His contribution to Nepali literature will remain a milestone for generations to come. His other notable works are MANTHAN and SIKKIM HIJO DEKHI AAJA SAMMA.

Late Tulsiram Sharma “Kashyap" was the recipient of Bhanu Puraskar in 1987, and SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD in 1990 for his Mahakabya “AMA". He was posthumously awarded the Sikkim State Award in recognition of his contribution in Nepali literature and language on August 15, 1999.
 
 

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