# Kesar Lall

_Nepalese writer and folklorist (1926-2012)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Kesar Lall was a Nepalese folklorist and writer. He has published more than 50 books of stories and poetry. He wrote in Nepali, Nepal Bhasa and English.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 15 July 1926 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16019442#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16019442#P19))
- **Died:** 26 December 2012 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16019442#P570))
- **Occupation:** poet; prose writer; folklorist; translator ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16019442#P106))

## Questions

**When was Kesar Lall born?**  
Kesar Lall was born on 15 July 1926 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Kesar Lall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesar_Lall) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): केसर लाल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16019442](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16019442) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Kesar lall.jpg by Karrattul (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kesar_lall.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Kesar Lall, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Kesar lall.jpg — Karrattul, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Kesar Lall". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/kesar-lall. Retrieved 6 November 2026.