# Karunakar Vaidya

_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:** 1914 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19671143#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Lalitpur ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19671143#P19))
- **Died:** 1989 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19671143#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19671143#P27))
- **Occupation:** writer; folklorist; sociologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19671143#P106))
- **Awards:** Madan Puraskar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19671143#P166))

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Karunakar Vaidya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karunakar_Vaidya) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): करुणाकर वैद्य](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q19671143](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19671143) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

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