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Ram Chandra Sharma Paudel
Ram Chandra Sharma Paudel, a well-experienced personality in the service sector and administration of Nepal, is a scholar and popular being honest, straight and morally upright to govern. He served the Government under different capacities and rose to the higher positions of bureaucracy through his honesty and dedication. He is one of the popular Secretaries of Ministry of Home Affairs and has also succeeded in getting high position of the Election Commissioner after the restoration of democracy in 1990 because of his personal integrity and dedication to work.

He is a scholar and one of the finest administrative officers of Nepal who has a vast experience working under different government systems, with different Prime ministers. He is considered a very thoughtful, impeccably honest and respectful personality during his tenure. Even today, he is respected by all for his honesty, knowledge and wisdom.

Paudel has won the heart of the Nepalese readers through his thought provoking write-ups especially on Hindu culture and religion published in different daily newspapers and other publications from time to time. In fact, he was not only an efficient administrator and honest civil servant, but also a person with diverse knowledge in Nepali and Sanskrit literature and personality and high-vision. His candid nature, transparency and same behavior among the people, all party leaders and candidates, coworkers, from pauper to rich, from common man to VIP delegates was one of his qualities, that people admire who have dealt with him.

Contents Early Life:
 * 1) Early Life
 * 2) Education
 * 3) Civil Service
 * 4) Social Service
 * 5) Awards and Coronations
 * 6) Books and Articles

Paudel was born in Chundi Ramgha VDC of Tanahun district on 02 March 1935 to father Pundit Rudrashankar Paudel and mother Laxmi Devi Paudel. His father Rudrashankar was a Royal Pundit of Tanahun and a great Sanskrit scholar.

For the early part of his life, Paudel’s parents home-schooled him and admitted him to fifth grade directly. He got knowledge of Veda from his father and also from Pundit Somanath Poudyal and Pundit Tirtha Raj Acharya Dixit who was also a scholar and Royal Guru. At the age of 15 he got married to Manju Devi Paudel in 1950.

Education:

At the age of 13, he went to Kathmandu and started learning Sanskrit in Ranipokhari Sanskrit Pathshala. After marriage he went to Banaras India for further study and his main subject was Vedanta. He got Sampurna Madhyama (.. class ?) degree from Sampurnanda Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya and become first in first division.

In 1954, at the age of 19, he completed his Shastri (Bachelor’s degree) degree from Rajkiya Sanskrit Mahabidhyalaya, India becoming board first. He was awarded a gold medal “Rampratap Shastri Subarna Padak” for standing first in Shastri in Sampoornand Sankrit University, India where he competed with more than 1500 students all over the country. Because of his performance, the then–prime minister of Nepal B.P. Koirala gave a big party in honor of his achievements.

He completed his Snatakottar degree (Master’s degree) from Tribhuwan University, Nepal in 1975 and this time also he stood first and he was awarded a gold medal “Mahendra Bidhya Bhushan Padak” from Late King Mahendra.

Civil Service:

Paudel began his career being appointed as Election Officer in 1956 during Panchayat era, conducted first election in Palpa district in 1958 as Zonal Officer. He was appointed to important positions of Government Secretary, served as Block District Office for 2 districts and Chief District Officer for 7 districts during the party-less era governed by his Majesty. He worked as Joint-Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Supplies. He got retired from Secretary of Supplies in 1990.

Paudel was again appointed as the Election Commissioner by the King on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council with the mandate to conduct, supervise, direct and control the elections to parliament and local bodies. Paudel’s tenure in the Election Commission was so perfect that facilitated Nepal to hold Parliamentary as well as local level elections on the basis of the satisfaction of all the political parties and the Government. Paudel became very popular during the Nepalese legislative election, 1991 for his bold decisions and conducting fair and impartial election. Paudel served more than 5 years as Election Commissioner and resigned to lead a retired life.

His Services are listed below:

Started career as Election Officer in 1956

Zonal officer in 1958, conducted first ever election in Palpa district

Block Development Officer (BDO) – Lamjung district – 1961 March

Block Development Officer (BDO) – Dadeldhura district – 1963 October

Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) – Syanga district – 1967 April

Deputy Chief District Officer (CDO) – Syanga district – 1968 April

Chief District Officer (CDO) – Syanga district – 1969 September

Chief District Officer (CDO) – Achham district – 1971 June

Chief District Officer (CDO) – Gorkha district – 1973 January

Prashashak (Administrator) – Guthi Sansthan – 1974 April

Chief District Officer (CDO) – Arghakhanchi district – 1976 October

Chief District Officer (CDO) – Dhading district – 1979 September

Chief District Officer (CDO) – Surkhet district – 1980 December

Chief District Officer (CDO) – Kaski district – 1982 September

Joint-Secretary – Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers – 1984 February

Secretary – Ministry of Home Affairs – 1991 January

Secretary – Ministry of Supplies – 1991 September

Retired in 1992 November 21 as per 30 years of Government service need to retire scheme

Elected as Election Commissioner – Election Commission of Nepal – 1994 July to 2000 February

Social Service:

Secretary – Bhanu Library Committee (1951 to 1960)

President – Bhanu Madhyamik Vidhyalaya Golden Jubilee Anniversary Organizer Committee (1993 to 1994)

Founder President – Devghat Area Development committee (1994 to 1998)

Founder President – Bhanu Janmasthal Development committee (1995 to 1998)

* Made a historical Nepali movie “Adikavi Bhanubhakta" based on the life of Bhanubhakta Acharya who is regarded as the first poet of Nepal who wrote first time in Nepali language

Founder President – National Cultural Promotion Center (1997 to 2002)

* Conducted historical Yagya “Som Mahayag” in Nepal for the first time

Founder President – National Committee for the Research of Paudel Dynasty (2003)

* Published “Paudel Banshabali” in 2004

President – Bhanu Sewa Samiti (1991 to 1992)

President – Natak Samiti, Vidyalaya Sanchalak Samiti

President – Bhanu Pustakalaya Sahayog Samiti

Ex-Member – Bhanu Pratisthan (Advisor now)

Ex-President – Balaju Civil Society (Advisor now)

Awards and Coronations:

Subha Rajyabhishek Padak (1974 - 1975)

Janamat Sangraha Padak (1990 - 1991)

Janapad Sewa Padak – 15 years

Dirgha Sewa Padak – 25 years

Ram Pratap Shastri Suwarna Padak – being board first in Shastri degree in all India

Mahendra Bidhyabhushan Padak ‘3’ – being first in Shastri degree in india

Mahendra Bidhyabhushan Padak ‘2’ – being first in Bedantacharya from TU, Nepal

Suprabal Gorakha Dakshinbahu ‘3’ (1981 - 1982)

Prashiddha Prabal Gorakha Dakshinbahu ‘2’ (1994 - 1995)

Special Award from the President of Republic of Nepal (2009 - 2010)

Special Award from Shree Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswoti for conducting historical Somayag Yagya in Nepal for the first and only time

Honored by the President on the National Election day – 2017

Many other awards from different organizations and society

Books and Articles

Bedastuti (Both in Sanskrit and Nepali language) – published

Bhanubhaktiya Ramayan Ra Adhyatma Ramayanko Tulanatmak Adhyayan - unpublished

Shreemad Bhagwat – Nepali Awatarnika - unpublished

Shree Bishnu Sahasranaam – Translated in Nepali - unpublished

Aasauch Nirnaya – (Both in Sanskrit and Nepali language) - published

Grahastotrawali - Snaskrit Language with Nepali Translation - published

Sanskar Bidhi – Sanskrit language - unpublished

Laghu Kaumudi – in Nepali language - unpublished

Aadya Shankaracharya ko Jeewani – in Nepali language - unpublished

Different Books and publications in Nepali and Sanskrit Language - published