KATHMANDU: The 114th birth anniversary of Mahakavi (great poet laureate) of Nepali literature, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, is being marked by organizing various programs in the country and abroad today.
Devkota is one of the most influential and acclaimed poets of Nepali literature.
Poet laureate Devkota, born on Kartik 27, 1966 BS, on the auspicious day of Laxmi Puja of the Tihar festival has contributed a lot to modern Nepali literature with several masterpieces.
He also contributed to internationalizing the Nepali language and literature. Shakuntala, Sulochana, Maharanapartap and some others are his famous literary creations.
Similarly, Devkota’s Munamadan is the most popular piece in Nepali literature.
Poet Devkota played a vital role to make the Nepali language mandatory in the school curriculum when he served as the Education Minister.
Poet laureate Devkota also contributed a lot to establishing then Royal Nepal Academy.
He passed away on Bhadra 29, 2016 BS.