# Durga Lal Shrestha

_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."

## Quick facts

- **Born:** July 1935 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5316380#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5316380#P19))
- **Died:** 16 August 2026 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5316380#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5316380#P27))
- **Occupation:** poet; lyricist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5316380#P106))

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Durga Lal Shrestha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga_Lal_Shrestha) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): दुर्गालाल श्रेष्ठ](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5316380](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5316380) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Durga Lal Shrestha.jpg by Keshar Tamrakar (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Durga_Lal_Shrestha.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Durga Lal Shrestha, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Durga Lal Shrestha.jpg — Keshar Tamrakar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

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