1. Dharmaditya Dharmacharya worked to develop Nepal Bhasa and revive Theravada Buddhism when Nepal was ruled by the Rana dynasty and both were dangerous activities, and was consequently jailed.
10 Facts About Dharmaditya Dharmacharya
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Dharmaditya Dharmacharya wrote and published the first magazine in Nepal Bhasa and was a major influence in the Nepal Bhasa renaissance.
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Dharmaditya Dharmacharya studied at Durbar High School in Kathmandu and did his matriculation from Kolkata and enrolled at the University of Calcutta for higher studies.
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Dharmaditya Dharmacharya encouraged its members to read Buddhist books and translated articles in English and Pali into Nepal Bhasa.
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Dharmaditya Dharmacharya was a cultural nationalist and dedicated himself to promoting Nepal Bhasa and obtaining international recognition for it.
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Dharmaditya Dharmacharya returned to Kathmandu with a master's degree in Pali.
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In 1940, Dharmaditya Dharmacharya was arrested in a crackdown against democracy activists, writers and social reformers.
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Dharmaditya Dharmacharya was jailed for three months with other Nepal Bhasa writers.
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Dharmaditya Dharmacharya spent the later part of his life lecturing and writing.
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In 1956, Dharmaditya Dharmacharya was decorated with the title of Patron of the Language by Chwasa Pasa.