Laxmi Prasad Devkota

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Laxmi Prasad Devkota was a renowned Nepali poet, playwright, and essayist widely celebrated as the "Mahakavi" (Great Poet) of Nepali literature.

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instanceOf Nepali poet
essayist
person
playwright
poet
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship Nepal
dateOfBirth 1909-11-12
dateOfDeath 1959-09-14
degree Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws
educatedAt Patna University
Tri-Chandra College
fieldOfWork drama
essay
literature
poetry
genre drama
epic poetry
lyric poetry
honorificTitle Mahakavi
honorificTitleMeaning Great Poet
influenced later generations of Nepali poets
modern Nepali literature
influencedBy English literature
Sanskrit literature
knownFor modernizing Nepali poetry
popularizing Nepali literature among common people
languageOfWorkOrName Nepali
movement romanticism
nationality Nepali
notableWork Bhuichalo
Kunjini
Muna Madan
Pagal
Shakuntala
Sulochana
occupation essayist
lawyer
playwright
poet
professor
translator
placeOfBirth Kathmandu
Kingdom of Nepal
placeOfDeath Kathmandu
Nepal
positionHeld Minister of Education of Nepal
religion Hinduism
writingStyle humanist
romantic

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Nepali hasNotableAuthor Laxmi Prasad Devkota