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OUR NATIONAL
Lesson 6 Unit 6
PERSONALITIES

Objectives:

On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Write about the national personalities and their contributions
• Collect information about some other national personalities

Those who contribute to the nation toward development, welfare or for
the name and fame are called national personalities. We remember and
respect them for their contributions. We should follow them and learn to
do good work to the people and the nation.

Ram Shah:

Ram Shah was born in 1643 BS who was a great
ruler of Gorkha. People still remember for his equal
justice skills even for the common people. ‘Go to

Gorkha if deprived for justice’ (‘Nyaya Napaye Gorkha
Janu’) is famous says about him. Besides he had also
systemize the standard system of weight scale and
measurement in which ‘Mana’, Pathi’ ‘Dhak’ Taraju,
etc. are remarkable. He has been considered as a national personality
because of his social, economic, judicial and administrative reformations.
For example, fixed rate of interest, land classification by its use and
quality, establishment of the courts for justice, development on trade with
neighbouring kingdoms, religious reforms, etc. He died in 1693 BS.

Bhimsen Thapa:

Bhimsen Thapa was born on 1832 BS in Gorkha. He
was a brave, farsighted and diplomatic prime minister
of Nepal. He had contributed a lot to protect Nepal
from East India Company (the British). He was against
British imperialism. His policy was to chase away

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