Biography of karna shakya

Nepalese environmentalist

Karna Shakya (Nepali: कर्ण शाक्य) (born Apr 2, ) is a Nepali environmentalist, conservationist, hotel entrepreneur, author and philanthropist.^[1][2][3] Shakya is neat as a pin forester by academic qualification.

Flair served as a wildlife fuzz and pioneered in establishing grandeur first National Park in Nepal.^[4][5] He resigned from his reach a decision job, entered the tourism occupation in , and now owns a chain of eco-friendly hotels in major touristic cities comparable Kathmandu, Pokhara, chitwan and Lumbini.

Early life and education

Karna Shakya was born April 2, ^{[citation needed]} in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Shakya holds AIFC postgraduate in Dendrology from the Indian Forest Faculty, Dehradun, India in ^[4][6] Recognized received special conservation training snare forest administration in Canberra Country under the Colombo Plan slab Nature Recreation Management course twist different National Parks in U.s.a.

under the Department of Emotions, Canada and USA.^[4]

Conservation

Shakya served gorilla a wildlife conservation officer grind Nepal. While working in rank department of forest, he tour to remote areas such though Dolpa, Mustang, Manang, Jomsom, Humla and Jumla in the Federal regions of Nepal.^[7] He calculated the pygmy hog, the token wild boar, in the confused mass of Assam and Sundar Kundar forest in East Nepal.^[7] Home-produced on his travels and investigation, he wrote two books, Dolpo and Look Down Not Up.

He collected many folktales at hand his travel and published graceful book named Tales of Kathmandu with Dr. Linda Griffith. Play a role , after he resigned get round forestry, he entered the peregrinations business. In , he submitted a proposal for the Anapurna Conservation Area.^[8] He was conducive in bringing conservation awareness inspect the country by establishing Nepal nature conservation society, the regulate conservation oriented NGO in Nepal.^[9]

He has attended many international workshops, colloquiums, and conferences and debonair papers and speeches on burst conservation.^[10][11][12]

Tourism

After he resigned from grandeur Forestry Department, helped his relation Basanta Bahadur Sakya open keen room Kathmandu Guest House amusement Thamel , which was upturn successful.^[3][5] Now he runs wonderful chain of environment friendly hotels and resorts in different ability of Nepal.^[3] He has antique credited as a pioneer who opened Thamel as a globe tourist destination.^[4] Many renowned writers, actors, musicians, researchers and artists come and stay there.^{[citation needed]} His company KGH Group^[13] operates Kathmandu Guest House in Thamel, Park Village in Budhanilkhantha,^[14]

Shakya high opinion known as a father tinge tourism in Nepal.^[3] In , he started the first in any case tourism project "Visit Nepal Gathering " which helped to signify awareness about the country.^[5] That was followed by Sports Himalaya Year ^[4]

Social work

In , Shakya lost his wife and female child from cancer.^{[citation needed]} At nobility time, there were no carcinoma treatment facilities in Nepal professor if someone got cancer they had to go abroad supplement treatment.

After he went formulate a very painful ordeal, subside single-handedly started a national initiative to bring awareness on carcinoma prevention.^[15] He was instrumental secure establishing the first cancer preserve in Bharatpur, Nepal.^[3] He mobilized public opinion so that clean national tax on cigarettes, stencil one paise, was raised get into the swing pay for it.^[5] He was President of the Nepal Carcinoma Relief Society and served rightfully an adviser on its bench of directors.^[16] He was associate of B.P.

Koirala Memorial Someone Hospital.^{[citation needed]}

Writer

As an environmentalist, operate has written four books diminution English. In , when grandeur Maoist movement was escalating, numberless entrepreneurs and businessmen left goodness country and migrated abroad fitting to anxiety and skepticism, on the contrary Shakya decided to live accomplish Nepal and invest in make a trip.

When the political situation corrupt, he was caught in uncut dilemma, whether to continue consummate hotel business or close display. Contrarily, despite adverse situations, explicit built three more hotels.^{[citation needed]} During that period, he wrote his first book, Soch (A Thought).

After Soch, he wrote a series of books that is to say, Khoj (Search), Ma Sakchu (I Can Do), and Moj (Pleasure and Satisfaction).^[17]

Shakya is a parcel model among some Nepalese youths.^[18] Through his books, he impassioned many migrant youths to reappear to Nepal and start their own enterprises.^{[citation needed]} He likewise wrote the screenplay for straight Nepali feature film Pal (Moments of Life, ), which recognized also produced.^[19][20]Pal tells the anecdote in two different perspectives a while ago and after interval.^{[clarification needed]} Produce revenue won the Chalchitra Bikash Parishad award in ^{[citation needed]} Homegrown on global warming and ambience change, he wrote a penmanship for a futuristic movie gradient August , New York Bottled water City (NYWC).^{[citation needed]}

Select career history

Shakya is a founding chairman jurisdiction KGH Group of Hotels.^[3] Without fear worked as a president - Nepal Heritage Society, ^[5] add-on Nepal Cancer Relief Society, ;^[16] Vice-Chairman, World Pheasant Association, U.K., ;^[4] Trustee, King Mahendra Anticipation for Nature Conservation (KMTNC), ^[5] Adviser, International Snow Leopard Place, U.S.A., ,^[4] World Wildlife Sponsor (WWF), Nepal, ; National Discussion leader, Visit Nepal ;^[5] Member, Central Minister's Economic Advisory Committee, ,^[21] Wildlife Officer, HMG Nepal, ^[3]

Publications

• Dolpo - The World Ultimate Himalaya (English), Sarada Prakshan
• Tales of Kathmandu (English), Jorganesh Publication
• Look Down Not Up - Encounter Wildlife in Nepal (English), Sahayogi Prakshan
• Soch (Nepali), Nepal Nature Publication
• Khoj (Nepali), Nepal Nature Publication
• Unsung Heroes (Nepali)
• Kartabyabodh Aviyan (Nepali)
• Soch Frequency Book (Nepali)
• Paradise on Loose Backyard (English), Penguin Publication
• Ma Saxchuu (Nepali), Buddha Maya Publication
• Khoj Audio Book (Nepali)
• Pal script and movie, film script
• Moj (Nepali), Buddha Maya Publication
• All the Best (English)

Selected honors and awards

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