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Kamal Mani Dixit

Kamal Mani Dixit
कमलमणि दीक्षित
Dixit in 2016
Dixit in 2016
Born(1929-09-02)2 September 1929
Gairidhara, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died29 December 2016(2016-12-29) (aged 87)
Patan, Lalitpur, Nepal
Pen nameक.दी.
OccupationAuthor, essayist, archivist, promoter of the Nepali language
LanguageNepali
EducationBA
Alma materDurbar High School, Tri-Chandra College, Banaras Hindu University
ChildrenKunda Dixit, Kanak Mani Dixit, Rupa Dixit Joshi
RelativesMadan Mani Dixit
Website
kamaldixit.com

Kamal Mani Dixit (Nepali: कमलमणि दीक्षित; 2 September 1929 – 29 December 2016) was the founder and chair of the Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya library and the Madan Puraskar award.[1] He was the author of numerous Nepali books and made important contributions to Nepali literature.

Early life

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Dixit was born on 2 September 1929 in Gairidhara, Kathmandu, the son of Kedar Mani Dixit and Bidhya Devi Dixit. Dixit attended Durbar High School in Kathmandu. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Banaras Hindu University in India in 1949.[2]

Personal life

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He married Anju Paudel in 1949. They have 2 sons and 1 daughter: Kunda Dixit and Kanak Mani Dixit are established journalists of Nepal and daughter Rupa Joshi is also known for her writing.[2]

Death

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Dixit died on the morning of Thursday, 29 December 2016 at B&B Hospital, Lalitpur.[3][4] He had been suffering from respiratory problems for few days. He was cremated at the electronic crematorium at Pashupati Aryaghat on Thursday morning dressed in daura suruwal and Dhaka topi.[5] After his death Rato Bangala School celebrated his death anniversary each year by reciting the different poems he had written.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Karthak, Peter J. "Kamal Babu, as I knew him". My Republica. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Kamal Mani Dixit Profile". Kamal Mani Dixit. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Litterateur Kamal Mani Dixit no more". Annapurna Post. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Veteran Nepali litterateur Kamal Mani Dixit no more". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Senior litterateur Kamal Mani Dixit passes away at 87". The Himalayan Times. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
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