Book on Gurung language, grammar and syntax published

Gandaki, March 5: A book entitled ‘Language, Grammar and Gurung Syntax: An Introduction’, authored by educationist Ratna Man Gurung has been published. The book is in Gurung, Nepali and the English languages. Gurung, who is also a litterateur, is involved in the enriching the education sector in Pokhara for the last around four decades. He is the former chairperson of PABSON, NELTA and Rotary Club of Midtown.

He is the incumbent president of the Gurung Academic and Professionals’ Forum. Former Chancellor of Nepal Academy of Music and Drama, Sarubhakta, released the book amidst a programme here on Saturday. He appreciated the author for coming up with a book on important topic on Gurung linguistics. Making a review of the book, Chief of the Department of Nepali, Prithvi Narayan Campus, Kusumakar Neupane said the book as a useful creation for both the Nepali and English readers who are interested in language and linguistics.

The Part One of the book discusses in detail on language, grammar and script while the Part Two on the Gurung syntax. Speaking on the occasion, the author Gurung said this book is an outcome of his studious habit and he plans to write books on phonetics, vocabulary, semantics etc in future. Lyricist and Tamu Dhi UK advisor Ekendra Gurung, book publisher Bhakti Devi Gurung, Forum’s former president Sundar Gurung, educationist George John, Tamu Dhi Nepal’s president Hum Bahadur Gurung, among the speakers presented a critique on the book on the occasion.