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In den nepalnews lass ich , das Toni Hagen gestern gestorben ist. Hier der Artikel. �ber das Leben von Toni Hagen handelt auch der sehenswerte Film der Ring des Buddha.

Nepal�s true friend Toni Hagen passes away

By Surendra Phuyal

KATHMANDU, April 19 : Dr Toni Hagen, one of the best friends of Nepal who has been widely acclaimed for his extensive research on Nepal�s human and physical geography and who helped put Nepal in the world map, passed away in Switzerland yesterday. He was 86.

It is not yet clear at what time he breathed his last, at his Lucerne-based home or in hospital. But an e-mail message sent today to Deepak Thapa, a journalist and the secretary of Toni Hagen Foundation Nepal, by Hagen�s daughter, Katrin, read, "...My father died yesterday..."

He was suffering from Parkinson�s disease for "quite sometime now", according to Ambika Shrestha, of Dwarka�s Hotel, who is also a friend of Hagen. He was scheduled to arrive here on Monday, to participate in a three-day conference The Agenda Of Transformation: Inclusion In Nepali Democracy.

Coming Friday, Hagen was to show �Uhileko Nepal�, a documentary featuring the audio-visual images that he filmed while travelling around the remote corners of Nepal between 1950-1961. The film will be shown as scheduled at the Birendra International Convention Centre, an organising committee member said.

Hagen was initially scheduled to come here yesterday, but postponed the date because of the sudden demise of his wife a few days ago, according to Shrestha, who also received an e-mail from Katrin recently. It is not yet clear, when Mrs Hagen passed away and of what ailment.

Those who knew Hagen well and those who remained close to him were simply stunned on being informed of his demise. Dr Mohan Man Sainju, a close friend of Hagen and former vice chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC), said he was deeply grieved, and said: "I am very much saddened that Hagen, one of the best friends of Nepal, has left us and the world for ever."

"He was the one who inspired everyone to cross territorial boundaries while making perspectives for development," Sainju continued. "Everybody else was cynical, but Hagen was not. He was a true symbol of optimism in Nepal. He always inspired and encouraged us, and urged us to value our indigenous knowledge, indigenous capacity."

Actually, it was Hagen who reminded Nepalis bureaucrats and policymakers that forestry in the country�s mid-hills was on the rebound due to the success of community forestry in the 1980s, he added. That was a time when many were quite apprehensive about deforestation in Nepal.

Born in Lucerne, Switzerland on August 1917, Hagen completed his diploma in engineering and became a geologist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, in 1941. Two years later, he earned his doctorate degree after completing his research on geology of the Alps of the Canton of Valais.

He came to Nepal in 1950 for six months as a member of the first Swiss mission, financed by the Confederation of Aid to Developing Countries under the patronage of the ETH. Two years later, he was the government-appointed geologist in Nepal.

Between 1953 and 1959, he was part of the first geological reconnaissance survey of Nepal on behalf of the United Nations; on the basis of the same the first two volumes on the geology of Nepal were published by the Swiss Academy of Science in 1969.

In 1959, he worked as the Director of the Basic Survey Department of Nepal on behalf of the UN, and carried out aerial surveys, basic planning of road building, construction of hydroelectric power plants and plans for development in general.

His widely acclaimed pictorial book Nepal was published in 1961. Around the same time in 1961-1962, he also became the chief delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross for aid to, and resettlement of, Tibetan refugees in Nepal.

Hagen has also worked as the UN expert on ground water, reconstruction and development in South America, Africa and South East Asia. After he retired from the UN in 1973, he worked as a publicist (journalist) and consultant for various organisations for development and disaster relief. He also got a teaching assignment at the ETH between 1974 and 1979.

First President of the Swiss-Tibetan Friendship Association, Hagen was appointed as the Member of the Royal Nepal Academy, Kathmandu, in 1984. In the same year, he was honoured with the prestigious Birendra Pragya Alankar by His Late Majesty King Birendra.

His another book on Nepal, Building Bridges to the Third World: Memories of Nepal 1950-1992 was published in 1992. Before that he taught at the Oxford University on disaster relief, refugee relief and resettlement and development.

In 1993, Hagen was conferred with the title Distinguished Person of Kathmandu by then Kathmandu Mayor PL Singh. "I am deeply grieved and shocked to hear that our great source of inspiration is no more with us," Singh said. "He has been a great luminary...May his soul rest in peace."

The last time he visited Nepal, his second home, as Shrestha of Dwarka�s recalled, "was just before the massacre of the royal family in June 2001 - some time in March or April." "This time he wanted to come to Nepal for the last time," said a disturbed Shrestha. "But that was not to be..."

Late Dr Toni Hagen is survived by two daughters and a son.

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> In den nepalnews lass ich , das Toni Hagen gestern gestorben ist. Hier der Artikel. �ber das Leben von Toni Hagen handelt auch der sehenswerte Film der Ring des Buddha. > Nepal�s true friend Toni Hagen passes away > By Surendra Phuyal > KATHMANDU, April 19 : Dr Toni Hagen, one of the best friends of Nepal who has been widely acclaimed for his extensive research on Nepal�s human and physical geography and who helped put Nepal in the world map, passed away in Switzerland yesterday. He was 86. > It is not yet clear at what time he breathed his last, at his Lucerne-based home or in hospital. But an e-mail message sent today to Deepak Thapa, a journalist and the secretary of Toni Hagen Foundation Nepal, by Hagen�s daughter, Katrin, read, "...My father died yesterday..." > He was suffering from Parkinson�s disease for "quite sometime now", according to Ambika Shrestha, of Dwarka�s Hotel, who is also a friend of Hagen. He was scheduled to arrive here on Monday, to participate in a three-day conference The Agenda Of Transformation: Inclusion In Nepali Democracy. > Coming Friday, Hagen was to show �Uhileko Nepal�, a documentary featuring the audio-visual images that he filmed while travelling around the remote corners of Nepal between 1950-1961. The film will be shown as scheduled at the Birendra International Convention Centre, an organising committee member said. > Hagen was initially scheduled to come here yesterday, but postponed the date because of the sudden demise of his wife a few days ago, according to Shrestha, who also received an e-mail from Katrin recently. It is not yet clear, when Mrs Hagen passed away and of what ailment. > Those who knew Hagen well and those who remained close to him were simply stunned on being informed of his demise. Dr Mohan Man Sainju, a close friend of Hagen and former vice chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC), said he was deeply grieved, and said: "I am very much saddened that Hagen, one of the best friends of Nepal, has left us and the world for ever." > "He was the one who inspired everyone to cross territorial boundaries while making perspectives for development," Sainju continued. "Everybody else was cynical, but Hagen was not. He was a true symbol of optimism in Nepal. He always inspired and encouraged us, and urged us to value our indigenous knowledge, indigenous capacity." > Actually, it was Hagen who reminded Nepalis bureaucrats and policymakers that forestry in the country�s mid-hills was on the rebound due to the success of community forestry in the 1980s, he added. That was a time when many were quite apprehensive about deforestation in Nepal. > Born in Lucerne, Switzerland on August 1917, Hagen completed his diploma in engineering and became a geologist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, in 1941. Two years later, he earned his doctorate degree after completing his research on geology of the Alps of the Canton of Valais. > He came to Nepal in 1950 for six months as a member of the first Swiss mission, financed by the Confederation of Aid to Developing Countries under the patronage of the ETH. Two years later, he was the government-appointed geologist in Nepal. > Between 1953 and 1959, he was part of the first geological reconnaissance survey of Nepal on behalf of the United Nations; on the basis of the same the first two volumes on the geology of Nepal were published by the Swiss Academy of Science in 1969. > In 1959, he worked as the Director of the Basic Survey Department of Nepal on behalf of the UN, and carried out aerial surveys, basic planning of road building, construction of hydroelectric power plants and plans for development in general. > His widely acclaimed pictorial book Nepal was published in 1961. Around the same time in 1961-1962, he also became the chief delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross for aid to, and resettlement of, Tibetan refugees in Nepal. > Hagen has also worked as the UN expert on ground water, reconstruction and development in South America, Africa and South East Asia. After he retired from the UN in 1973, he worked as a publicist (journalist) and consultant for various organisations for development and disaster relief. He also got a teaching assignment at the ETH between 1974 and 1979. > First President of the Swiss-Tibetan Friendship Association, Hagen was appointed as the Member of the Royal Nepal Academy, Kathmandu, in 1984. In the same year, he was honoured with the prestigious Birendra Pragya Alankar by His Late Majesty King Birendra. > His another book on Nepal, Building Bridges to the Third World: Memories of Nepal 1950-1992 was published in 1992. Before that he taught at the Oxford University on disaster relief, refugee relief and resettlement and development. > In 1993, Hagen was conferred with the title Distinguished Person of Kathmandu by then Kathmandu Mayor PL Singh. "I am deeply grieved and shocked to hear that our great source of inspiration is no more with us," Singh said. "He has been a great luminary...May his soul rest in peace." > The last time he visited Nepal, his second home, as Shrestha of Dwarka�s recalled, "was just before the massacre of the royal family in June 2001 - some time in March or April." "This time he wanted to come to Nepal for the last time," said a disturbed Shrestha. "But that was not to be..." > Late Dr Toni Hagen is survived by two daughters and a son. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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