Laxmi Prasad Devkota (November 12, 1909 – September 14, 1959), was a Nepali poet. He is arguably the best writer in the Nepali Language. He has written great works in the Nepalese Language. He is best known for the poem "Muna Madan."There are several tribute to the poem Muna Madan.This is a poem which shows poverty among the people of Nepal.
Early life
Devkota was the third son of Pandit Til Madhav and Amar Rajya Laxmi Devi. He was born in Thatunati (now Dhobidhara), Kathmandu on the day of Dipawali, the Festival of Lights, which is a celebration of Laxmi, the Goddess of Wealth. His parents considered his birth as a gift [प्रसाद] from the goddess and named him as Laxmi Prasad [लक्ष्मी प्रसाद].He is well considered as one of the famous icons in the field of Nepalese literature.He was a very kind hearted person.
Family life
After he received his bachelor's of law,he wrote to a friend while he was in Santa Bhawan Hospital, "Death stands before me. I search for constellations in the sky but can find none. I cannot give peace to myself. If I could rise, I would kill myself and my future prospects."
Laxmi Prasad Devkota was primarily a humanist who occasionally wrote from an atheistic point of view too. Some critics have mistaken his intellectual queries for atheism and have tried to line him up with Marxism or other similar politically leftist ideologies. This is why such critics were shocked when he dictated one of his last poems to a friend, "Aakhir Shree Krishna rahecha eka" (" in the end, Lord Krishna happens to be the only truth").
Career
Devkota has contributed to Nepali literature by bringing the Sanskrit tradition to its apex and by starting modern romantic movement in the country. Devkota was the first to begin writing epics in Nepali literature and his magnum opus "Muna-Madan" remains a best seller even fifty years after his death. He is recognized as one of the greatest Nepali writers and his work is in the same level of standard as any of the greats of literature in any language. He also served as Nepal's Education Minister, and was a professor at Tri-Chandra College.
Devkota had the ability to write poems very quickly—he wrote the Shakuntal in three months, the Sulochana epic in 10 days and Kunjini in a single night. Nepali poetry soared to new heights with Devkota's groundbreaking poetry. "Muna-Madan," a long narrative poem in popular folk metre, begins the end of the Sanskrit tradition in Nepali literature. "पागल" (translated in English as "The Lunatic") is another of his ground-breaking works.
Devkota's youngest son lives in New Zealand while his oldest son and 4 daughters still live in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Publications
Novels
Champa (चम्पा)
Gulzar
Stories
Lakshmi Katha Sangraha
Poetry / Short Novels
bal jasto
Kunjini (कुञ्जिनि - खण्डकाव्य)
Gaine Geet (गाइने गीत)
Putali (पुतली)
Krishibala (कृषिवाला - गीतिनाटक)
Dushyant-Shakantula Bhet (दुष्यन्त-शकुन्तला भेट खण्डकाव्य)
Munamadan (मुनामदन - खण्डकाव्य)
Ravan-Jatayu Youdha (रावण-जटायु युद्ध)
Lakshmi Kavita Sanghrah (लक्ष्मी कविता संग्रह)
Luni (लुनि)
Sun Ko Bihani (सुनको बिहानी- बालकविता)
Raj Kumar Prabhakar (राजकुमार प्रभाकर)
Sita Haran (सीता हरण)
Mahendu (म्हेन्दु)
Dhumraketu
Pagal(Poem)
Mahākāvya
Shakuntal (शाकुन्तल)
Sulochana (सुलोचना)
Bana Kusum (बनकुसुम)
Maharana Pratap (महाराणा प्रताप)
Prithvi Raj Chauhan (पृथ्वीराज चौहान)
Prometheus (प्रमीथस)
Essay / Essay collection
Dadimko Rukh Nera (दाडिमको रुख नेर)
Prasiddha Prabhanda Sanghrah (लक्ष्मी प्रबन्ध संग्रह)
Lakshmi Nibandha Sanghrah (लक्ष्मी निवन्ध संग्रह)
Early life
Devkota was the third son of Pandit Til Madhav and Amar Rajya Laxmi Devi. He was born in Thatunati (now Dhobidhara), Kathmandu on the day of Dipawali, the Festival of Lights, which is a celebration of Laxmi, the Goddess of Wealth. His parents considered his birth as a gift [प्रसाद] from the goddess and named him as Laxmi Prasad [लक्ष्मी प्रसाद].He is well considered as one of the famous icons in the field of Nepalese literature.He was a very kind hearted person.
Family life
After he received his bachelor's of law,he wrote to a friend while he was in Santa Bhawan Hospital, "Death stands before me. I search for constellations in the sky but can find none. I cannot give peace to myself. If I could rise, I would kill myself and my future prospects."
Laxmi Prasad Devkota was primarily a humanist who occasionally wrote from an atheistic point of view too. Some critics have mistaken his intellectual queries for atheism and have tried to line him up with Marxism or other similar politically leftist ideologies. This is why such critics were shocked when he dictated one of his last poems to a friend, "Aakhir Shree Krishna rahecha eka" (" in the end, Lord Krishna happens to be the only truth").
Career
Devkota has contributed to Nepali literature by bringing the Sanskrit tradition to its apex and by starting modern romantic movement in the country. Devkota was the first to begin writing epics in Nepali literature and his magnum opus "Muna-Madan" remains a best seller even fifty years after his death. He is recognized as one of the greatest Nepali writers and his work is in the same level of standard as any of the greats of literature in any language. He also served as Nepal's Education Minister, and was a professor at Tri-Chandra College.
Devkota had the ability to write poems very quickly—he wrote the Shakuntal in three months, the Sulochana epic in 10 days and Kunjini in a single night. Nepali poetry soared to new heights with Devkota's groundbreaking poetry. "Muna-Madan," a long narrative poem in popular folk metre, begins the end of the Sanskrit tradition in Nepali literature. "पागल" (translated in English as "The Lunatic") is another of his ground-breaking works.
Devkota's youngest son lives in New Zealand while his oldest son and 4 daughters still live in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Publications
Novels
Champa (चम्पा)
Gulzar
Stories
Lakshmi Katha Sangraha
Poetry / Short Novels
bal jasto
Kunjini (कुञ्जिनि - खण्डकाव्य)
Gaine Geet (गाइने गीत)
Putali (पुतली)
Krishibala (कृषिवाला - गीतिनाटक)
Dushyant-Shakantula Bhet (दुष्यन्त-शकुन्तला भेट खण्डकाव्य)
Munamadan (मुनामदन - खण्डकाव्य)
Ravan-Jatayu Youdha (रावण-जटायु युद्ध)
Lakshmi Kavita Sanghrah (लक्ष्मी कविता संग्रह)
Luni (लुनि)
Sun Ko Bihani (सुनको बिहानी- बालकविता)
Raj Kumar Prabhakar (राजकुमार प्रभाकर)
Sita Haran (सीता हरण)
Mahendu (म्हेन्दु)
Dhumraketu
Pagal(Poem)
Mahākāvya
Shakuntal (शाकुन्तल)
Sulochana (सुलोचना)
Bana Kusum (बनकुसुम)
Maharana Pratap (महाराणा प्रताप)
Prithvi Raj Chauhan (पृथ्वीराज चौहान)
Prometheus (प्रमीथस)
Essay / Essay collection
Dadimko Rukh Nera (दाडिमको रुख नेर)
Prasiddha Prabhanda Sanghrah (लक्ष्मी प्रबन्ध संग्रह)
Lakshmi Nibandha Sanghrah (लक्ष्मी निवन्ध संग्रह)
