Laxmi Prasad Devkota

Laxmi Prasad Devkota
लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटा
Portrait of Devkota
Personal details
Born13 November 1909 (1966 Kartik 27 BS)
Dhobidhara, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died14 September 1959
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality   Nepal
Spouse(s)Mandevi Chalise
Children5 daughters and 4 sons
ParentsTilmadhav Devkota (father)
Amar Rajya Lakshmi Devi (mother)
OccupationPoet, Playwright, and novelist

Laxmi Prasad Devkota was a Nepali poet. He is known as the poet with the golden heart. In Nepal, he is called Mahakavi, which means 'Great/Mega Poet', and is considered one of the founders of modern Nepali literature.

Some of his famous works are Muna Madan, Sulochana, Kunjini, and Sakuntala.He was born on 1909 and died on 1959 in A.D.

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It is said that he could learn a foreign language within a few hours, just from simple conversation. It is also said of him that he spent all his money treating other people to tea, cigarettes, and snacks.


He was apparently institutionalized in a foreign western nation, and the doctor there said of him - 'You are not mad my friend, you were simply born in the wrong time in the wrong place!'

References

  1. MICHAEL HUTT (March 7, 2018). "A voice from the past speaking to the present". Kathmandu: The Record Nepal. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  2. "The great poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota". Kathmandu: Boss Nepal. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2019-02-24.

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