The Rising Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nov. 18: Minister for Education and Sports, Radha Krishna Mainali and British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield jointly launched the ‘A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali’ amidst a function Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion, Mainali said that the dictionary would help South Asian studies of which Nepali was an important part. The British envoy said that the dictionary was an important milestone for Nepali language and would be of practical help for Nepali learners.
The dictionary was compiled by a team from the University of California Berkeley, headed by Dr. Ruth Schmidt, a renowned lexicographer in cooperation with Nepalese scholars from the Tribhuwan University and was published by Ratna Sagar Private Limited.
Dr. Morna Nance, regional director of the British Council for Central and South Asia, said that she planned to stock the dictionary at the British Council libraries across central and South Asia.