Hemang Dixit
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Hemang Dixit (born 11 June 1937) is a Nepalese educator, author, and consultant paediatrician. He uses the pseudonyms Mani Acharya and Mani Dixit for his written works.[1] He worked as the Dean and Professor of Children's Health of the Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine.[2] He has written various medical textbooks, novels, children's books and poems.
Dixit's novel Shatru of Kathmandu was published in October 2011. Though a work of fiction, the author used the experience of his attempted murder by extortionists as a starting point for the story.[3][4]
Professional career
[edit]Dixit graduated in Medicine from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London University. He has worked at Bir Hospital and Kanti Children’s Hospital.
He is a member of the Nepal Medical Council and has served two terms as the council's Vice Chair. He is also a member of the Nepal Medical Association, Nepal Paediatric Society, Nepal Leprosy Relief Association, and Nepal Red Cross. He was the vice president (1970-71 & 1974-75) and president (1991–92) of the Nepal Medical Association. He has been the vice president (1984–85) and president (1986–87) of the Nepal Paediatric Society.
He is also a member of the Literary Association Nepal (LAN).
Publications
[edit]All of Dixit's works, aside from his technical writings, were released under the pseudonym Mani Dixit.
Technical books
[edit]- Nepal’s Quest for Health, 3rd Edition, Educational Publishing House, ISBN 99946-641-7-4
- 50 Years of NMA
- My 2 Innings (Memoirs), 2nd Edition, Makalu Publication House
- A Concise History of Medicine, Makalu Publication House
Novels
[edit]- Shatru of Kathmandu, Educational Publishing House.
- The Red Temple, 2nd Revised Edition Pilgrims Book House
- Come Tomorrow, 2nd Edition Adarsh Books, India
- Over the mountains, Ekta Books
- Conflict in the Himalayas, Ekta Books
Children's books
[edit]- The Adventure of Chandra and Damaru-Two Boys of Nepal, 2nd Revised Edition, Pilgrims Book
- House Friends Colony, 2nd Editions, Rupa & Co., India
- Happenings in Shangri-La, 2nd Edition, Millennium Publication
Poetry
[edit]- The Avenging Ghost, ISBN 99933-50-43-5
- Nonsense Verses from Nepal, Adarsh Books, India
Other
[edit]- Reflections Down the Ages (2019), as Hemang Mani Dixit[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Diverse musings of a medical intellectual". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ Dixit, Hemang (2004). "Prof. Dr. Hemang Dixit (Consultant Paediatrician), Brief Introduction".
- ^ "Medical college principal shot at in Kathmandu". 2006-05-04. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "Black Spider brain busted". The Kathmandu Post. 2010-12-12. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
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