Laxmi Prasad Devkota

               Laxmi Prasad Devkota ,a greatest poet in Nepali literature, play wright and Novelist  was born in 1909 In Dillibazzar Kathmandu to a father Tilmadhab Devkota and mother Amar Rajyalaxmi Devi. He was honored as a great poet in Nepali literature. His widely popular book Muna Madan along with Sulochana ,Kunjini,Bhikhari were also equally popular.He was the father of five daughters and four sons. 

                  He was named Laxmi prasad because he was born on the night of Laxmi Puja, Hindus worship Goddess Laxmi at that night So according to Hindu culture he was as a gift of Laxmi(goddess of wealth) but he remained poor throughout his life and became a gift  of Saraswoti (goddess of Knowledge) Devkota Started school at Durbar High school. He wrote his first poem at school and he preferred reading and writing. He was quiet and excellent student and got married at the age of fifteen while he was at school. He finished his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws at Tri-Chandra College and Patna University. Because of the week the financial condition his desire to complete master degree was uncompleted. He taught in two well-known public campus of Nepal, Tri- Chandra colleges and Padma Kanya College. 

               Devkota was never smoker when he was at school and college but when he started smoking, he became a chain smoker for rest of his life. He lost his father mother and two-year-old daughter at his mid-thirties which resulted him to be an excessively nervous. because of that his brother became so nervous enough to send him to Rachi Mentel Hospital for 5 months. He was so generous that there are so many stories related to his generosity. Once when saw a beggar shivering in cold he gave his coat. he has finished his salary so many times at the someday he had gotten by giving to the beggar. he has some funny stories too related to his life. Once he had been invited to join in poetic Program when it was over all participants were given some kinds of snacks but he didn’t get because he was in his old clothe. Next day he had attended the same program with coat pant and tie .he was given that VIP snacks on that day so he fed his food to his clothes .And he had complained to the organizer that whether the food was given to the guest or to the clothes? 

               Laxmi Prasad Devkota was not active in any well-established political party but his poetry consistently embodies an attitude of rebellion against the oppressive Rana dynasty. During his self-exile in Varanasi, he started working as editor of Yugvani newspaper of the Nepali Congress party, leading to confiscation of all his Nepali property by the Rana Government. After Introduction of democracy through Revolution of 1951, Devkota was appointed as a member of Nepal Shalakar Samiti in 1952 by King Tribhuvan. Later in 1957, he was appointed as Minister of Education and Autonomous Governance under the premiership of Kunwar Inderjeet Singh. 

             His widely popular Muna Madan is still popular in Nepali literature. A  

Kshatriya touches your feet not with hatred but with love. 

Great is a man with a great heart; not with great caste, creed. 

He was born in a first-class Brahman family but his thought was so great which was 100 years ahead of his time.  

He died due to cancer in 1959.He is still shining in the sky of Nepalese literature as a greatest poet.