# Kshetra Pratap Adhikary

_Nepali poet, writer and lyricist_

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> Kshetra Pratap Adhikary was a Nepali poet, writer and lyricist. Adhikari is best known as the lyricist of the song Ma Ta Laligurans Bhayechu by Narayan Gopal. Renowned singers of both the past and present generations, including Narayan Gopal, Bacchu Kailash, Ram Krishna Dhakal, Yogeshwar Amatya, Satya Raj Acharya, Kunti Moktan and Swaroop Raj Acharya have lent their voices to Adhikari's songs. Some of his popular publications are Rahar Lagera, Pahad Dekhi Pahad Samma, Feri Euta Pariwartan, Tara Desh Rahirahecha etc.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1942 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180370#P569))
- **Died:** 13 April 2014 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180370#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180370#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180370#P27))
- **Occupation:** lyricist; songwriter; writer; poet ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180370#P106))

## Questions

**When was Kshetra Pratap Adhikary born?**  
Kshetra Pratap Adhikary was born on 1942.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Kshetra Pratap Adhikary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kshetra_Pratap_Adhikary) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): क्षेत्रप्रताप अधिकारी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q13180370](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13180370) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Kshetra Pratap Adhikari.jpeg by Nabin K. Sapkota (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kshetra_Pratap_Adhikari.jpeg)

## Licence and attribution

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"Kshetra Pratap Adhikary". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/kshetra-pratap-adhikary. Retrieved 5 November 2026.