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Karunakar Vaidya

करुणाकर वैद्य

Nepalese writer

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Karunakar Vaidya was a Nepalese writer and folklorist. He is one of the few writers to win the Madan Puraskar, the most prestigious literary award in Nepali literature, twice. He won the award for Mitrika Udhyog in 1956 and for Nepalko Paramparagat Parbidhi in 1979.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Lalitpur wd
Died
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Citizenship
Nepal wd
Occupation
writer, folklorist, sociologist wd

Awards wd

  • Madan Puraskar (1979)

Questions

When was Karunakar Vaidya born?
Karunakar Vaidya was born on 1914 in Lalitpur.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Karunakar Vaidya · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): करुणाकर वैद्य · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q19671143 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 6 November 2026

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"Karunakar Vaidya". DigiNepal. Last updated 14 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/karunakar-vaidya. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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