efforts to develop his mother tongue Nepal Bhasa than his involvement in politics. Shastri did not belong to any political party unlike the other three martyrs who were members of Nepal Praja Parishad. Legacy Shastri and the other martyrs are honoured on Martyrs Day which is observed annually on Magh 16 (29 or 30 January) across the country. Shukra Path, a street in downtown Kathmandu, is named after him. Shastri's statues have been erected at a number of places, and the Postal Service Department has issued commemorative postage stamps depicting his image. A monument known as Shahid Gate containing the busts of the four martyrs and King Tribhuvan was built in central Kathmandu in 1961. See also Martyrs of Nepal Dashrath Chand Gangalal Shrestha Dharma Bhakta Mathema Nepal Praja Parishad References 1894 births 1941 deaths Newar people Nepalese politicians Linguists from Nepal Nepal Praja Parishad politicians Newar-language writers 20th-century linguists Nepalese martyrs Executed Nepalese people People executed by Nepal by hanging Nepal Bhasa movement Nepalese rebels German social reformers