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Laxmi Prasad Devkota

1909 - 1959

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Laxmi Prasad Devkota (Nepali: लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटा) (1909-1959) was a Nepali poet, playwright, novelist, and politician. Honored with the title of Mahakabi (Nepali: महाकवि, lit. 'Greatest poet') in Nepali literature, he was known as a poet with a golden heart. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most famous literary figures in Nepal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laxmi Prasad Devkota has received more than 687,430 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Laxmi Prasad Devkota is the 2,923rd most popular writer (down from 2,669th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Nepal (down from 19th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Nepalese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 690k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Munā-Madana
Nepal, Tibet, Love
One of the most admired works in Nepali literature, Muna madan is an episodic poem, a short epic narrative by the Nepalese poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota. Just before his death in 1959, the poet made his famous statement, "It's alright if all of my works are burned, except for Muna Madan." It describes the life of a man who has to leave his family and wife and go to Tibet to make money so that he can pay his family's debt. His dear wife Muna urges him to stay and tells him wealth means nothing but satisfaction of soul is everything but he leaves anyway. While returning he becomes sick on the way. His friends( of highers castes/race) leave him on the road to die. But he survives after a kind Tibetan helps him. The lesson the poet gives here is that greatness of a man doesn't come from which race he is born into but his actions and kindness of heart. When he returns home, he discovers a heartbreaking truth that he cannot bear. The expression of the grief and heartbreak is truly heart rending and one cannot help reading the verses over and over. Overall, it's a great read.
1979
Srashṭā Devakoṭā, drashṭā pariveśamā
Nepali literature, History and criticism
1984
Shakuntala
Poetry, Śakuntalā (Hindu mythology)
1991
Mahārāṇa Pratāpa
Poetry
1967
Mahākavi Lakshmīprasāda Devakoṭakā khaṇḍakāvyaharu
2009
Chān̐gāsan̐ga kurā
1969

Page views of Laxmi Prasad Devkotas by language

Over the past year Laxmi Prasad Devkota has had the most page views in the with 118,199 views, followed by Nepali (78,664), and Hindi (9,780). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (115.69%), Irish (99.67%), and Scottish Gaelic (77.34%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Laxmi Prasad Devkota ranks 2,923 out of 7,302. Before him are Tony Robbins, Jack Higgins, Tomaž Šalamun, Albert of Aix, Acusilaus, and Anatoly Rybakov. After him are Glen Cook, David Gemmell, Juan Pablo Bonet, Rose Ausländer, Pascal Bruckner, and Ricarda Huch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Laxmi Prasad Devkota ranks 153. Before him are Luigi Villoresi, Georg Konrad Morgen, Aruna Asaf Ali, Anthony Mamo, Bert Patenaude, and Guillermo Gorostiza. After him are Zoran Mušič, Sutan Sjahrir, Miklós Radnóti, Ivan Bek, Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, and Henryk Jabłoński. Among people deceased in 1959, Laxmi Prasad Devkota ranks 80. Before him are Ramón Fonst, Adolf Ziegler, Eduard van Beinum, George Albert Smith, Henri Vidal, and The Big Bopper. After him are Bernard Berenson, Georges Lefebvre, José Vasconcelos, Ingrid Vang Nyman, Bak Jungyang, and Vincent Richards.

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In Nepal

Among people born in Nepal, Laxmi Prasad Devkota ranks 22 out of 59. Before him are Anuruddha (-450), Ram Chandra Poudel (1944), Suman Pokhrel (1967), Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954), Mahendra of Nepal (1920), and Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906). After him are Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (1980), Araniko (1244), Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), Jung Bahadur Rana (1817), and Ashtavakra (null).

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Among WRITERS In Nepal

Among writers born in Nepal, Laxmi Prasad Devkota ranks 3. Before him are Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814), and Suman Pokhrel (1967). After him are Sanu Sharma (null).

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