Dr. Joshi, who holds a PhD in geology from the US, was an expert in mineral exploration, geological structures, and natural resource management.
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Senior geographer Dr. Tulsiram Joshi, who was born in Bajhang and gained international fame, has passed away. Joshi died in Virginia, USA, on Friday night at the age of 87, his family said.
He was born in Tamakhani (now Chhabispathivera Rural Municipality) of Bajhang in 1995. Born into a simple farming family, Joshi passed his SLC from Satyawadi Secondary School in Bajhang. He is the first batch of students to complete his SLC from Satyawadi. He went to America in 2019 for higher education. At that time, the number of Nepalis in America was small. Dr. Joshi, who holds a PhD in geology from America, was an expert in mineral exploration, geological structure, and natural resource management. He taught and researched at various universities in America for more than half a century. He conducted important research in coal mine exploration, seismic risk assessment, and water resource management. His studies in areas like West Virginia in the United States helped develop the mineral industry. Joshi also studied the potential of Nepal's Bajhang and Far West mines and gave policy suggestions to the government. Joshi, a professor at Fairmont State University in the US, spent all his earnings on providing scholarships to Nepali students and developing Nepal's education. Joshi, under the organization of Nepalis in America, had supported more than five hundred students studying in Nepal and the US for higher education through the Tulsiram Joshi Scholarship.
'If he had not supported me, it would have been very difficult for many students like me to go to Kathmandu and study and reach this position,' said Dr. Double Bahadur Dhami, who is now the Rector of the Karnali Institute of Health Sciences. 'There are no words to honor the support he has provided to provide higher education opportunities to hundreds of students in remote areas. Even living across seven seas, his contribution to Nepal's education is unforgettable.'
Joshi had also donated more than Rs 50 million to establish scholarship funds in various schools in the Far West. Shree Rastriya Madhyamik Vidyalaya in Dhangadhi has named the school ‘Shri Rastriya Tulsiram Madhyamik Vidyalaya’ in Joshi’s honor.
He had established the ‘Tulsiram Scholarship Fund’ and supported more than 120 Nepali students in the US alone for higher education. Not only in Nepal, he had donated millions of dollars to build the library, laboratory and hostel of Fairmount University, where he taught. Joshi’s support for schools, health centers and community development programs in Nepal had changed the lives of many. Dr. Joshi had also received many awards from Nepal and the US. Joshi, who has received honors such as the 'Outstanding Educator Award' and 'Philanthropist of the Year' in the US, was presented with the 'Distinguished Alumni Award' by Fairmont State University. Joshi, who received the 'Superior Gorkha Dakshinbahu' award from the Nepal government and the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' from various educational institutions, is being discussed in the US and Bajang, saying that he has lost not only an international personality but also a good educator and philanthropist.
