Hemang Dixit

Dr. Hemang Dixit (born 11 June 1937) is a Nepalese educationalist, author, and consultant paediatrician. In addition to his real name, he also uses the pseudonyms Mani Acharya and Mani Dixit for his written works.[1] He is currently the Principal of Kathmandu Medical College. In the past, he had worked as the Dean and Professor of Child Health of 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 Role

He graduated in Medicine from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London University. He has worked at Bir Hospital and Kanti Children’s Hospital.

He has been a member of Nepal Medical Council for over two decades and has been its Vice Chairman for two terms.

He is a member of various associations, including Nepal Medical Association, Nepal Paediatric Society, Nepal Leprosy Relief Association, Nepal Red Cross . He has been the Vice President (1970-71 & 1974-75) and President (1991–92) of Nepal Medical Association. He has been the Vice President (1984–85) and President (1986–87) of Member of Nepal Paediatric Society.

He is also a member of Literary Association Nepal (LAN).

Publications

All of Dixit's works, aside from his technical writings, are 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Avenging Ghost, ISBN 99933-50-43-5
  • Nonsense Verses from Nepal, Adarsh Books, India

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

References
  1. "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.
  4. "Black Spider brain busted". The Kathmandu Post. 2010-12-12.
  5. "Books by Dr. Hemang Dixit". Kathmandu: Pilgrims Book House.
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