Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Nepali poet (1909-1959)
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (12 November 1909 – 14 September 1959), was a Nepalese poet, novelist, playwright, scholar, lawyer, lecturer, and politician. Honored with the title of Mahakavi in Nepalese literature. He is regarded as one of the greatest literary figures in Nepal, and often described as a poet with a golden heart. Devkota is best known for works such as Muna Madan, Sulochana, Kunjini, Bhikhari, and Shakuntala.
Early life and education
Laxmi Prasad Devkota was born on the night of Lakshmi Puja on 12 November 1909 (27 Kartik 1966 BS) to Til Madhav Devkota and Amar Rajya Lakshmi Devi in Dhobidhara, Kathmandu. His father was a Sanskrit scholar, who taught him in his childhood. He started his formal education at Durbar High college, where he studied both Sanskrit grammar and English. After finishing his matriculation exams from Patna at the age of 17, he pursued a Bachelor of Arts along with a Bachelor of Laws at Tri-Chandra College and graduated from Patna University as a private examinee. His desire to complete his master's degree was left incomplete due to his family's financial conditions.
A decade after his graduation as a lawyer, he started working in the Nepal Bhasaanuwad Parishad (Publication Censor Board), where he met famous playwright Balkrishna Sama.
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