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{{Infobox writer
| name = Ram Raj Pant
| birth_date = Feb 1920
| birth_place = [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
| death_date = Jan 1, 1993
| language = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] ([[:ne:नेपाली भाषा|नेपाली]])
| nationality = [[Nepal]]
| education = [[Patna University]], [[Tri Chandra College]], [[Banaras Hindu University]]
| spouse = Pushpa Kumari Pant
| movement = ''Nepali Simplification'' (सजिलोबाद)
| notableworks = ''Nepali Linguistic Science'' (नेपाली भाषा बिज्ञान), ''Nepali [[Writing System]]'' (नेपाली लिपि विज्ञान) Establishment of [[Nepal Law Campus]]
}}
Prof. '''Ram Raj Pant''' (or [[Ramraj Pant]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]]: [[:ne:राम राज पन्त|राम राज पन्त]] or [[:ne:रामराज पन्त|रामराज पन्त]]) (1920–1993, [[Bikram Sambat]] 1976–2049) was a pioneering [[linguist]] of the [[Nepali language]], [[literary]] writer and promoter of [[legal education]] in Nepal. In addition to publishing multiple volumes on Nepali linguistics,<ref name="Nepālī bhāshā vijñāna"/><ref name="BhaasaaBigyanKoItihaas-2018-MPP" /><ref name="Nepālī lipi vijñāna" /><ref name="NepalBhasaBigyan1-2014-MPP" /> Ram Raj Pant led the establishment of [[Nepal Law Campus|Nepal Law College]] and was its founding [[Principal (academia)|Principal]].<ref name="Unforgettable four karmayogis">''Unforgettable four karma-yogis'', by Dr. [[Suresh Raj Sharma]], [[Kantipur (daily)|Kantipur]] ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: बिर्सन नहुने चार कर्मयोगी), July 9, 1996/[[Bikram Sambat]] 2053 [[Asar (Nepali calendar)|Asar]] 25</ref> Nepal Law College later became [[Nepal Law Campus]] under the [[Tribhuvan University]]. He was also the founding chairman and first visiting professor of [[Nepali language]] program at [[Banaras Hindu University]]. One of his books - ''Nepali Lipivijana'' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: नेपाली लिपी बिज्ञान)<ref name="Nepālī lipi vijñāna" /> continues to be used for [[Master of Arts|MA]] in [[Nepali language|Nepali]] [[curriculum]] at [[Banaras Hindu University|BHU]].<ref name="BHU MA in Nepali syllabus">{{cite web|url=http://bhu.ac.in/syllabus/MANepali.doc |title=BHU MA in Nepali syllabus}}</ref>

==Biography==
Ram Raj Pant was born in [[Gyaneshwor]], [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] in February 1920 ([[Bikram Sambat]] 1976 [[Falgun]]) to his father Bhairav Raj Pant and mother Dambar Kumari. He was born as Hridaya Nath Pant. When his mother died when he was only eight years old, the responsibility of looking after his two younger brothers - Chandra Raj and Surya Raj came on his shoulders. Under guidance from his grandfather, Gajendra Dhoj Pant, Ram Raj enrolled in [[Durbar High School]] for his early schooling. His [[upanayan]] was also completed when he was eight years old. Ram Raj continued his education at [[Patna University]] from where he completed his [[Matriculation examination|matriculation]]. Then he returned to Kathmandu to enroll in then newly established [[Tri Chandra College]], from where he received his [[IA degree]]. He returned afterwards to [[Patna University]] for further study towards receiving his [[Bachelor of Arts|BA degree]] in 1939. Ram Raj then enrolled in law program at [[Banaras Hindu University]], from where he received his [[Bachelor of Laws]] in 1941. Influenced by his grandfather Gajendra Dhoj, who studied philosophy and literature, and by the well known literary culture of [[Banaras]], Ram Raj started writing while there. He also studied [[linguistics]] at [[Banaras Hindu University|BHU]] to receive his [[Master's degree]] in 1943.<ref name="Major life events">''Major life events'', Handwritten notes by Raj Ram Pant ([[Nepali language|Nepali]])</ref> After graduation, Ram Raj continued [[literary writing]] as well as his research on linguistics, especially related to the [[Nepali language]]. While living in Kathmandu, Ram Raj continued to visit Banaras every year for most of his life to continue his research and intellectual endeavors.

Ram Raj was married when he was 18 years of age to Pushpa Kumari of Bista family from Maligaun in [[Kathmandu]]. Between them, they had five sons - Shiva Raj, Ananda Raj, Durga Raj, Rajendra Raj and Binayak Raj Pant as well as two daughters - Prabha Pandey and Prativa Tiwari.

==Career==
Ram Raj Pant made teaching and writing into his passionate profession. In 1943, he was the founding visiting professor of [[Nepali language|Nepali]] program at [[Banaras Hindu University]], which continues to use one of Ram Raj's book on linguistics in its [[Master of Arts|MA]] program.<ref name="BHU MA in Nepali syllabus" /> After completing his role in BHU, Ram Raj returned to Nepal to further the cause of education in his native country.<ref name="NavinShikshyanPaddhati-2014-MPP"/> He was offered the position of chief inspector of higher education by then Nepal government, which allowed him to visit academic institutions in many parts of the country. In 1947, he took on the position of professor and head of Nepali language department at [[Tri Chandra College]], where he later started the [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] honors program.

Ram Raj Pant led the initiative to establish the first institution for [[legal education]] in Nepal. [[Nepal Law Campus|Nepal Law College]] was formed under his leadership in 1954 and Ram Raj was its founding [[Principal (academia)|Principal]].<ref name="Unforgettable four karmayogis" /> The classes were initially held in the evenings at [[Durbar High School]]. Ram Raj's relentless efforts also helped secure the college its own site on Exhibition Road in [[Kathmandu]] where it stands today. Nepal Law College was renamed to [[Nepal Law Campus]] when it was later brought under the [[faculty of law]] at [[Tribhuvan University]]. Ram Raj worked for next two decades as [[Principal (academia)|Principal]] of [[Nepal Law Campus]] to build it into a solid academic institution that produced graduates who went on to become leaders of many organizations in Nepal and abroad.

Ram Raj Pant is credited with starting the ''Nepali grammar simplification movement'' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: सजिलोबाद) in 1959.<ref name="Sukum Sharma">{{cite web|url=http://madanpuraskar.org/view_book_info.php?id=25682 |title=''Disruptive movements in Nepali language and literature'', by Sukum Sharma (Nepali)}}</ref><ref name="Nepali Sahitik Andolan">{{cite web|url=https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6 |title=Nepali grammar simplification movement - नेपाली साहित्यिक आन्दोलन}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=August 2015}} He also established the [[curriculum]] for [[Master of Arts|MA]] program in [[Nepali language]] at [[Tribhuvan University]] in 1961. After his retirement from Tribhuvan University in 1975,<ref name="Major life events" /> Ram Raj continued to write and advise various institutions to further the cause of education and the system of [[rule of law]] in Nepal.

==Publications==
*Editor of [[Tri Chandra College]] publication ''Jyotsna'' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: सम्पादक, ज्योत्सना पत्रिका), 1948–1953
*''Nepali Linguistic Science, Vol. 1'' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: नेपाली भाषा विज्ञान (पहिलो भाग)), Feb 1958 ([[Bikram Sambat]] 2014 [[Falgun]])<ref name="NepalBhasaBigyan1-2014-MPP">{{cite web|url=https://madanpuraskar.org/search/monographsview.php?showdetail=&ID=1740|title=Nepali Bhaasaa Bigyan, Part I, Falgun 2014 BS; Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (Nepali)}}</ref>
*''Nepali Linguistic Science'' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: नेपाली भाषा विज्ञान) ([[Bikram Sambat]] 2036 [[Falgun]]) Publisher: [[Royal Nepal Academy]]<ref name="NepalBhasaBigyan-2036">{{cite web|url=https://madanpuraskar.org/search/monographsview.php?showdetail=&ID=9701|title=Nepali Bhaasaa Bigyan 2036 BS; Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (Nepali)}}</ref>
*''Nepali [[Writing System]]'' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: नेपाली लिपि विज्ञान), 1959 ([[Bikram Sambat]] 2016 [[Falgun]]) Publisher: Jagadamba Publication <ref name="NepalLipiBigyan-1959-MPP">{{cite web|url=https://madanpuraskar.org/search/monographsview.php?showdetail=&ID=2173|title=Nepali Lipi Bigyan, 1959; Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (Nepali)}}</ref><ref name="Sukum Sharma" /><ref name="Nepālī lipi vijñāna">{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/Cu8GAQAAIAAJ |title=Nepālī lipi vijñāna, Ram Raj Pant, Google books}}</ref>
*''History of Linguistics'' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: भाषा विज्ञानको इतिहास), 1962 ([[Bikram Sambat]] 2018)<ref name="BhaasaaBigyanKoItihaas-2018-MPP">{{cite web|url=https://madanpuraskar.org/search/monographsview.php?showdetail=&ID=2866|title=Bhaasa Bigyan Ko Itihaas, 2018 BS ; Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (Nepali)}}</ref>
*''Essay collection, Part 1'' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: प्रबन्ध पाठ सङ्ग्रह, भाग १), 1961 ([[Bikram Sambat]] 2018)<ref name="PrabandaPathSangraha-MPP">{{cite web|url=https://madanpuraskar.org/search/monographsview.php?showdetail=&ID=41239|title=Prabanda Path Sangraha, Bhaag Ek, 2018 BA, 1961; Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (Nepali)}}</ref>
*Collection of stories ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: बेवारिसी, पाल्तु र फाल्तु), 1963 ([[Bikram Sambat]] 2019)
*''Nepali Linguistic Science'' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: नेपाली भाषा विज्ञान), 1979 ([[Bikram Sambat]] 2036)<ref name="NepalBhasaBigyan1-2014-MPP" /><ref name="Nepālī bhāshā vijñāna">{{cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/KxYMAQAAIAAJ |title=Nepālī bhāshā vijñāna, Ram Raj Pant, Google books}}</ref>
*''Nepal Legal Framework'' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: नेपाल कानुन सार), 1979 ([[Bikram Sambat]] 2036)
*One-act plays ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: चट्टुको चट, चन्द्रको पालो)
*Poem collection ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: कहिले जाला घाम, मातृ भू भव्य बनोस)
*Nepali Language in Tribhuvan University ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: त्रिभुवन बिश्वविधालयमा नेपाली भाषा)
*Innovative Educational System, with Yadhunandan ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: नवीन शिक्षण पद्धति), ([[Bikram Sambat]] 2014)<ref name="NavinShikshyanPaddhati-2014-MPP">{{cite book|url=https://madanpuraskar.org/search/monographsview.php?showdetail=&ID=2204 |title=Navin Shikshyan Paddhati, 2014 BS, Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya (Nepali)}}</ref>

==References==
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->JPxG: Typo fix (correct Masters degree to Master's degree) (via WP:JWB)