Tulsi Prasad Joshi (Nepali: तुलसी दिवस; Tulasi Diwasa) is a Nepalese literary figure and folklore expert.[1] He is a prominent name in modern Nepali poetry.[2] He was honoured with the title Bisista Sahitya Siromani at the International Poetry Festival in India in April 2013.[1][3]
Professor Diwasa had served as Cultural Secretary at the Nepalese Embassy in the US and had also taught as a visiting professor at various universities abroad. He is now a life member of Nepal Academy and the President of Nepali Folklore Society (NFS).[1]
He has authored dozen of books on literature and folk culture and folklore of various tribes in Nepal.
His famous collection of folk tales ‘Nepali Lokkatha’ was published by Book Hill Publications under the ‘Classic Series’, the book collects 122 popular folk tales of various castes living in different parts of Nepal and Nepali-speaking people living outside Nepal.[4]
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