<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Nepal's veteran historian and the longest-surviving literature writer of the country, Satya Mohan Joshi, passed away on Sunday morning at the Kist Medical College and Teaching Hospital where he had been undergoing treatment.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Honoured as the Shatabdi Purush (Man of the Century), Joshi was 103 at the time of his passing. Joshi was undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with pneumonia, prostate, heart-related and dengue problems.</div><div><br></div><div>Joshi's son, Anu Raj Joshi, told the Post that they are yet to decide what to do with the deceased veteran's body as he and his wife had last year signed an agreement with the KIST to donate their bodies for research after their death.</div><div><br></div><div>Joshi was born in 1919 in Patan. He has contributed to arts and culture, with over 60 books on drama, culture, history and music to his name.</div><div><br></div><div>A three-time recipient of the Madan Puraskar for his work on folk studies, Nepali numismatics and the traditions of the Karnali region, the culture scholar is a popular name in every household in Nepal. Source: The Himalayan Times</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>