Amrit Campus
Amrit Campus is the first science campus of Nepal, located in Lainchaur, Kathmandu. It was formerly known as Public Science College (PUSCOL.) It was later renamed in the memory of Amrit Prasad Pradhan. Pradhan was born in 1918 at Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal. He worked as the headmaster of Juddhodaya Public High School in Birgunj for two years and later joined Tri-Chandra College as a lecturer in chemistry. In 1962, he became the founding principal of Public Science College and began teaching as a professor of chemistry.Pradhan helped to establish Amrit Campus with a goal of promoting the study of science and technology in Nepal. The campus benefited greatly from his enterprise, dedication and enthusiasm. While on a mission to the United States for academic reasons, he died in an air crash over Mont Blanc on January 24, 1966.
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Lekhnath Sadak, Kathmandu Thamel (Kathmandu-26)
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| N 27.718055555556 ° | E 85.312777777778 ° |
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लेखनाथ सडक
Lekhnath Sadak
25511 Kathmandu, Thamel (Kathmandu-26)
Bagmati Province, Nepal
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