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

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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

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All of Dixit's works, aside from his technical writings, were released under the pseudonym Mani Dixit.

Technical books

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • The Avenging Ghost, ISBN 99933-50-43-5
  • Nonsense Verses from Nepal, Adarsh Books, India

Other

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  • Reflections Down the Ages (2019), as Hemang Mani Dixit[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Diverse musings of a medical intellectual". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  2. ^ Dixit, Hemang (2004). "Prof. Dr. Hemang Dixit (Consultant Paediatrician), Brief Introduction".
  3. ^ "Medical college principal shot at in Kathmandu". 2006-05-04. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  4. ^ "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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