Shambhu Prasad Dhungel

Ashu Kavi
Shambhu Prasad Dhungel
Nepali stamp featuring Dhungel
Born1885 (1885)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Died1929 (aged 43–44)
Nepal
NationalityNepali

Shambhu Prasad Dhungel (Nepali: शम्भुप्रसाद ढुङ्गेल; born 1885 – 1929) was a Nepali author, playwright, and poet.

Biography

Shambhu Prasad Dhungel was born in 1885 in Kathmandu, Nepal.[1] Born into a well-to-do family, Dhungel spent his childhood years in comfort.[2] At the age of 15, he wrote Panchak Prapancha.[2] He later published books in Banaras with Punyaprasad Parkashan.[2]

He was referred to as Ashu Kavi (lit. "spontaneous poet") by Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.[3] Dhungel mostly based his works in Sanskrit plays.[2] Dhungel wrote about fifteen plays, but only six have survived.[4]

In 1962, the Government of Nepal issued postage stamps featuring Dhungel.[5]

In 2003, D. B. Gurung said Dhungel was "a rare poetic genius".[6]

Works

  • Ratnavali[1]
  • Krishna Charitra (1921)[2]
  • Hitopadesha (1923)[2]
  • Dhruva Charitra (1924)[2]
  • Mahabharata (1924)[2]
  • Shree Ādikavi Bhānu Bhaktācāryako Jivan – Caritra[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Subedi, Abhi (1978). Nepali Literature: Background & History. Sajha Prakashan. p. 42.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Subedi, Abhi (1978). Nepali Literature: Background & History. Sajha Prakashan. p. 1007.
  3. ^ Singh, Harischandra Lal (1980). Principal Records of Nepal. Satish Singh. p. 63.
  4. ^ Datta, Amaresh (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1090. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0.
  5. ^ "Ansukavi Shambhu Prasad". iStampGallery. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ Gurung, D. B. (2003). Nepal Tomorrow: Voices & Visions. Koselee Prakashan. p. 529. ISBN 978-99933-671-0-9.
  7. ^ Studies in Nepali History and Society. Mandala Book Point. 1999. p. 81.
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