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Durga Lal Shrestha

दुर्गालाल श्रेष्ठ

Nepalese writer

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Durga Lal Shrestha was a Nepalese poet and lyricist of Nepal Bhasa and Nepali. He was conferred with the title of Janakavi by Nepal Bhasha Parishad in 2003. Shrestha is considered a progressive litterateur. He was awarded the Jagadamba Shree Puraskar in 2010 for "enriching Nepalese literature by writing very melodious songs, poems, poetry and children's literature in his mother tongue and Nepali language for the last six decades."

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Place of birth
Kathmandu wd
Died
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Citizenship
Nepal wd
Occupation
poet, lyricist wd

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When was Durga Lal Shrestha born?
Durga Lal Shrestha was born on July 1935 in Kathmandu.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Durga Lal Shrestha · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): दुर्गालाल श्रेष्ठ · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q5316380 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Durga Lal Shrestha.jpg by Keshar Tamrakar (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 13 November 2026

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