Sajha Publications


Sajha Publications is the oldest publishing house of Nepal. It was established in 1913 and is funded by the Government of Nepal. Headquartered in Lalitpur, it has regional branches in Biratnagar, Pokhara, Nepalgunj and Dhangadi.
Litterateur and former bureaucrat Prahlad Pokhrel is the general manager of the publishing house.

History

Sajha Publications was established in 1913 by the then-prime minister of Nepal, Chandra Shumsher [Jung Bahadur Rana|Chandra Shumsher] as Gorkha Bhasa Prakashani Samiti. It was renamed as Nepali Bhasa Prakashani Samiti in 1933. It was finally revamped as Sajha Prakashan in 1964. After the rebranding as Sajha Prakashan, King Mahendra became the patron of the organization.
The publication used to work closely with the Pathyakram Vikas Samiti and Janak Shikshya Samagri Kendra to distribute the coursebook according to the curriculum of the school level. During the Panchayat rule, Sajha publication started getting mismanaged.

Awards

Since 2026 BS, this publication has been awarding various awards to books and writers for their contribution to Nepali literature. Only the books published by the publication are eligible for the prizes. The awards are:
  • Sajha Puraskar – This award is presented to the best book published in that year.
  • Lok Sahitya Puraskar – This award is felicitated to best Nepali folklore book.
  • Garima Samman Award – This award is presented to the best article and the best poem published in the Garima magazine in that year.
  • Sajha Bal Sahitya Puraskar – This award is felicitated to the best Nepali children's literature.
  • Sajha Lok Sankriti Puraskar – This award is given each year to one of the works on Nepali folklore, folk culture, folklore, folk songs, and folk language written in Nepali language.

Notable Books

Some of the popular books published by Sajha Prakashan are: