Famous Nepalese Writers

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Laxmi Prasad Devkota
(Poet)
Laxmi Prasad Devkota
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Birthdate: November 13, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: September 14, 1959
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Bhanubhakta Acharya
(Poet)
Bhanubhakta Acharya
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Birthdate: July 13, 1814
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chundi Ramgha, Nepal
Died: April 23, 1868
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Matthieu Ricard
(Nepalese French Writer, Translator and Buddhist Monk)
Matthieu Ricard
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Birthdate: February 15, 1946
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Aix-les-Bains, France

Matthieu Ricard is a French photographer, writer, translator, and Buddhist monk. He serves as a board member of the popular not-for-profit organization Mind and Life Institute. After having received a Ph.D. degree from the Pasteur Institute, Ricard gave up his scientific career to practice Tibetan Buddhism. He is also the co-founder of another international non-profit organization, Karuna-Shechen.

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 4 
Suman Pokhrel
(Poet)
Suman Pokhrel
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Birthdate: September 21, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mills Area, Biratnagar, Nepal
 5 
Dayahang Rai
(Actor)
Dayahang Rai
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Birthdate: April 13, 1980
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Khawa, Nepal
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Hari Bansha Acharya
(Actor)
Hari Bansha Acharya
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Birthdate: November 13, 1957
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
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Madhav Prasad Ghimire
(Poet)
Madhav Prasad Ghimire
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Birthdate: September 23, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lamjung, Nepal
Died: August 18, 2020
 8 
Jhamak Ghimire
(Writer)
Jhamak Ghimire
3
Birthdate: July 10, 1980
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kachide, Dhankuta, Nepal
 9 
Motiram Bhatta
(Poet)
Motiram Bhatta
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Birthdate: 1866 AD
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: 1896 AD
 10 
Lekhnath Paudyal
(Poet)
Lekhnath Paudyal
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Birthdate: 1885 AD
Birthplace: Arghau Archale, Kaski, Nepal
Died: 1966 AD
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Madan Krishna Shrestha
(Actor)
Madan Krishna Shrestha
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Birthdate: April 19, 1950
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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C. K. Raut
(Nepalese Politician)
C. K. Raut
4
Birthdate: August 31, 1977
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mahadeva, Saptari, Nepal
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Siddhicharan Shrestha
(Writer)
Siddhicharan Shrestha
2
Birthdate: May 21, 1912
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Okhaldhunga, Siddhicharan, Nepal
Died: June 4, 1992
 14 
Satya Mohan Joshi
(Writer)
Satya Mohan Joshi
2
Birthdate: May 12, 1919
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lalitpur District, Nepal
 15 
Neer Shah
(Actor)
Neer Shah
3
Birthdate: July 7, 1945
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kathmandu Nepal
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 16 
Yogmaya Neupane
(Poet)
Yogmaya Neupane
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Birthdate: 1867 AD
Birthplace: Majhuwabesi, Nepaledada, Bhojpur, Nepal
Died: July 5, 1941
 17 
Parijat
(Writer)
Parijat
2
Birthdate: 1937 AD
Birthplace: Darjeeling, India
Died: 1993 AD
 18 
B. P. Koirala
(Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960)
B. P. Koirala
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Birthdate: September 8, 1914
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Varanasi, India
Died: July 21, 1982

B. P. Koirala was a Nepalese political leader, revolutionary, and writer. He is best remembered for his service as the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960. He also served as the Home Minister of Nepal in 1951. B. P. Koirala, who was an ardent advocate of democracy, is often counted among the greatest political figures of Nepal.

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Guru Prasad Mainali
(Short story writer)
Guru Prasad Mainali
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Birthdate: 1900 AD
Birthplace: Kanpur, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal
Died: 1971 AD
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Krishna Lal Adhikari
(Author)
Krishna Lal Adhikari
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Birthdate: February 5, 1888
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ramechhap, Nepal
Died: December 9, 1923
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Gopal Prasad Rimal
(Nepalese Revolutionary Poet)
Gopal Prasad Rimal
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Birthdate: May 21, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: October 24, 1973

Gopal Prasad Rimal was a Nepalese poet best remembered for his revolutionary poems. His collection of poems titled Aama ko sapana earned him the Madan Puraskar in 1962. In 1973, Gopal Prasad Rimal was honored with the Tribhuwan Pragya Puraskar. Today, he is revered as the first revolutionary poet from Nepal. 

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Upendra Subba
(Poet)
Upendra Subba
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Birthdate: September 26, 1971
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Angsarang, Panchthar, Nepal