Laxmi Prasad Devkota was conceived in 1909 at Dillibazar, Kathmandu on the propitious day of Laxmi Puja, the day when the goddess of riches is loved in each family unit. His folks named him Laxmi Prasad. In spite of the fact that his name implies the gift of the goddess of riches, he was poor all his life. Rather, he was honored by goddess Saraswati (a divinity of information and learning). He moved toward becoming Mahakabi (the considerable artist) of Nepal and earned the affection and regard of the people.He was conceived in a white collar class family. At the time he was conceived, Nepal was controlled by the Ranas who were against teaching the ordinary citizens. His family needed to experience a great deal of inconvenience to get him conceded at Durbar School, which was the main school in the entire of KathmandAu Valley. He got hitched at fifteen years old, while still in school.
He composed his first sonnets at school. He was calm and dependably a decent understudy who cherished perusing and composing. It is said that he used to discuss his sonnets before his class and his companions did not trust that he kept in touch with them himself since they were great. His educators, be that as it may, were awed by his talent.He completed school with decent evaluations and went to Trichandra College in 1925 to examine science. He got his B.A. in expressions in 1929 and went to India in 1931 on a grant to proceed with his examinations. He was awed by the libraries he found in India, and he and his companions kept in touch with the Rana Prime Minister requesting authorization to open a library in Kathmandu. They were placed in jail for this and needed to pay substantial fines.
When he returned from India in the wake of completing his examinations, he needed to work truly difficult to win a living. His famous book Muna Madan was composed amid this time. Every one of the artists of the time composed utilizing the old Sanskrit shapes. Muna Madan was composed in the jhyaure legends style. This was totally new and it got acknowledgment. It is as yet a smash hit even after over seven many years of its distribution.
Before long a while later, he lost both his folks and a baby little girl inside two years. This smashed Devkota totally. It was now that he composed Pagal which is one of the best composed ballads in Nepali.
He had the summon of Nepali, Sanskrit, Hindi, and English dialects and he could compose verse rapidly. He composed his first epic Shakuntala in three months. He composed his other epic Sulochana in ten days and Kunjini in a solitary day. He was an adaptable author and composed many papers, plays, stories, books, feedback and incalculable ballads alongside the sagas. His papers are highly appreciated for their style and substance. He took Nepali writing higher than ever. He has affected eras of Nepali essayists and many have attempted to copy him.
Devkota buckled down all his life. He turned into a teacher at Trichandra College in 1946. Afterward, in 1957, he turned into Nepal's Education Minister.
He was likewise an exceptionally liberal man. He gave all he needed to anybody in require. One winter morning, he saw a poor person shuddering in the road and gave him the coat he was wearing.
In 1958, he was determined to have malignancy and he passed away in 1959 matured 50.
In spite of the fact that he is no more with us, his written work will dependably keep him alive in the hearts of the general population who cherish Nepali writing.
Other Nepali artists:
Aadikabi Laxmi Prasad Devkota
Mahakabi Siddhi Charan Shrestha
Yugkabi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
Yuvakabi Moti Ram Bhatta
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