“Kul Ratna Tuladhar”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Tuladhar also played a major role in the development of engineering education in Nepal's modern history.

Early life

Tuladhar was born in Asan, Kathmandu to father Asha Ratna and mother Laxmi Maya Tuladhar. After graduating from Durbar High School in Kathmandu in 1935, he enrolled in Tri-Chandra College in Kathmandu and studied Intermediate in Science, subsequently graduating from Patna University, India in 1937. Tuladhar then pursued further studies at Calcutta University and earned a Bachelor in Engineering in 1941.

Career

Returning to Nepal, Tuladhar joined government service the same year as headmaster of the Engineering Section, Technical School under the Department of Education. In 1951, he became chief engineer of the Public Works Department where he was in charge of design, construction, maintenance and repair of government buildings, roads and bridges in Nepal.^[3] Construction of Tribhuvan Highway began in 1953 which marked the start of Nepal's drive towards modernization.

In 1954, Tuladhar became a member of the executive committee of the Nepal Council of World Affairs.^[4]

In 1955, Tuladhar went to London and studied at the Architectural Association School of Architecture from where he earned a certificate of post-graduate course in tropical architecture.

He was appointed principal of Nepal Engineering Institute in Lalitpur in 1962, subsequently becoming the first dean of the Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu in 1973. In 1977, he was appointed a member of the Public Service Commission by the king of Nepal in which capacity he served till 1983.

Tuladhar has co-authored with Ram Krishna Sharma a book on highway construction entitled Manual of Highway Design and Construction which was published in 1960.^[5]

Awards

Tuladhar was decorated with the Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1962. He was awarded the Order of Gorkha Dakshina Bahu I Class in 1969 and the Order of Tri Shakti Patta II Class in 1983 by the king of Nepal.

Legacy

In 2010, a life-sized statue of Tuladhar was erected on the premises of the Institute of Engineering at Pulchok, Lalitpur. A street in downtown Kathmandu was named Kul Ratna Marg by Kathmandu Metropolitan City.^[6]

References

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2. ^{{cite web | last =| first =| authorlink = | coauthors = | url = http://www.dor.gov.np/road_statistic_2008/Report%20Pages/annex/Annex1.pdf| title =Historical Background and Events| work = | publisher = Department of Roads| date=| accessdate = 8 April 2011}} Page 242.
3. ^{{cite web | last =| first =| authorlink = | coauthors = | url = http://www.dor.gov.np/documents/HMIS_News_Letter_17.pdf| title =History of Department of Roads| work = HMIS News| publisher = Highway Management Information System (HMIS) Unit, Department of Roads| date= January 2002| accessdate = 8 April 2011}} Page 3.
4. ^{{cite news|last=Bagale|first=Komal|title=Sixty Years of NCWA|url=http://www.ncwa.org.np/Annual-Journal-NCWA.php|accessdate=13 April 2011|newspaper=Nepal Council of World Affairs: Diamond Jubilee 2007| publisher = Nepal Council of World Affairs|year=2007}} Page 45.
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://202.70.82.238/cgi-bin/koha/opac-ISBDdetail.pl?biblionumber=719 |title=Library Catalog|author= |website=Tribhuvan University Central Library|accessdate=27 May 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web|last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |url=http://www.kathmandu.gov.np/UserFiles/Image/kmc_street_map01.jpg |title=Addressed Road Network Map |work= |publisher=Kathmandu Metropolitan City |date= |accessdate=12 April 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006214525/http://www.kathmandu.gov.np/UserFiles/Image/kmc_street_map01.jpg |archivedate= 6 October 2011 |df= }}