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Laxmi Prasad Devkota

1909 - 1959

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Laxmi Prasad Devkota (Nepali: लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटा) (1909-1959) was a Nepalese poet, playwright, novelist, and politician. Honored with the title of Mahakabi (Nepali: महाकवि, lit. 'Greatest poet') in Nepali literature, he was known as a poet with a golden heart, and is considered one of the most famous literary figures in Nepal. Some of his popular works include Muna Madan, Sulochana, Kunjini, Bhikhari, and Shakuntala. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laxmi Prasad Devkota is the 3,078th most popular writer (down from 2,923rd in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Nepal (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Nepalese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Laxmi Prasad Devkota ranks 3,078 out of 7,302. Before him are Edgar Hilsenrath, Venedikt Yerofeyev, Claribel Alegría, Consort Ban, Jim Carroll, and Josephine Tey. After him are Al-A'sha, Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos, Igor Gouzenko, Philotheus of Pskov, and Charles Pinot Duclos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Laxmi Prasad Devkota ranks 162. Before him are Sutan Sjahrir, Koichi Kudo, Spyros Markezinis, Guillermo Gorostiza, Robert Serber, and Zoran Mušič. After him are David Riesman, Phoumi Vongvichit, Henryk Jabłoński, August Sabbe, Régine Pernoud, and Mehmed Orhan. Among people deceased in 1959, Laxmi Prasad Devkota ranks 91. Before him are Jerry Unser Jr., Giovanni Pastrone, Eduard van Beinum, Štefan Tiso, José Vasconcelos, and Patrick O'Connell. After him are Johan Bojer, Charles Vidor, Vincent Richards, Fernand Bouisson, Lal Bokhari, and Leslie Johnson.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Laxmi Prasad Devkota ranks 30 out of 59. Before him are Suman Pokhrel (1967), Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814), Ang Rita (1948), Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906), Janaka (null), and Mahendra of Nepal (1920). After him are Araniko (1244), Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Sushil Koirala (1939), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), Apa Sherpa (1960), and Ashtavakra (null).

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Among WRITERS In Nepal

Among writers born in Nepal, Laxmi Prasad Devkota ranks 4. Before him are Sanu Sharma (null), Suman Pokhrel (1967), and Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814).

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