LALITPUR: The Madan Puraskar Guthi has announced the shortlist of seven books for the prestigious Madan Puraskar.

The announcement was made through a press release issued on Tuesday by the Guthi’s chairman, Kunda Dixit. From a total of 299 books submitted for consideration, the committee selected seven remarkable works.

The shortlisted titles include ‘Uramaal’ by Chhuden Kabimo, ‘Chhalbato; Kailash Dekhi Ganga Samma’ by Ramesh Bhusal, ‘Darjyu Sanlap’ by Kumari Lama, ‘Panchatatwako Paalaam’ by Man Prasasd Subba, ‘Bahurupi’ by Shreyaj Subedi, ‘Bhikshu, Byapar ra Bidroha’ by Sudhir Sharma, along with ‘Hiun Ko Geet’ by Tirtha Gurung.

The Madan Puraskar Guthi has confirmed that from these seven shortlisted books, one will be selected as the recipient of the Madan Puraskar this year.