# Bal Krishna Pokharel

_Nepali linguist (1933 -2019)_

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> Bal Krishna Pokharel was a Nepalese writer, linguist, historian, and literary critic. He was one of the key person behind the publishing of Nepali Brihat Sabdakosh, a comprehensive Nepali dictionary. Alongside Nepali language, he also wrote in Sanskrit and Magar languages. He wrote multiple fiction, non-fiction and poetry books and was awarded with Madan Puraskar in 1963 for his book Nepali Bhasa Ra Sahitya.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 28 August 1933 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183942#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Makwanpur District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183942#P19))
- **Died:** 24 February 2019 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183942#P570))
- **Place of death:** Biratnagar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183942#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183942#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer; linguist; professor; novelist; poet; essayist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183942#P106))
- **Awards:** Madan Puraskar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13183942#P166))

## Questions

**When was Bal Krishna Pokharel born?**  
Bal Krishna Pokharel was born on 28 August 1933 in Makwanpur District.

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- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बालकृष्ण पोखरेल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
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