Kathmandu, August 10 : Litterateur and noted radio programme presenter Dahal Yagyanidhi passed away Friday evening. The family source confirmed his demise in course of treatment for stroke at Lalitpur-based Sumeru Hospital. He was 65. He had undergone kidney transplant some two decades back and was under hemodialysis.
Born in Khotang, an eastern hilly district of Nepal, he had been the presenter of the Sahitya Sansar, a literary programme, at Radio Nepal for long and his unique presentation and greeting the listeners with a typical Nepali word Jadau had won the hearts of listeners.
Since then, he was popular among the listeners as the ‘Jadau Budha’. Presently, he had the regular programme named Jadau, the word that established his distinct identity in Nepali society, for every Saturday in the ‘Radio Annapurna’. He has essays, lyrics, songs, review works and satire to earn the name.
