Laxmi Prasad Devkota

Mahakavi
Laxmi Prasad Devkota
लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटा
Minister of Education and Autonomy
In office
26 July 1957 – 15 May 1958
MonarchKing Mahendra
Prime MinisterKunwar Inderjit Singh
Personal details
Born(1909-11-12)12 November 1909
Dhobidhara, Kathmandu, Nepal
Died14 September 1959(1959-09-14) (aged 49)
SpouseMandevi Chalise
Children5 daughters and 4 sons
Parent(s)Tilmadhav Devkota (father)
Amar Rajya Lakshmi Devi (mother)
RelativesLok Priya Devi (sister)
OccupationPoet, Playwright and Scholar
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "width". Replace with "image_size".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "primeminister". Replace with "prime_minister".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "nationality". It should be removed.

Laxmi Prasad Devkota (Nepali: लक्ष्मीप्रसाद देवकोटा, 12 November 1909 – 14 September 1959) was a Nepalese poet, playwright, novelist, and politician. Honored with the title of Mahakabi (Nepali: महाकवि, lit.'Greatest poet') in Nepali literature, he was known as a poet with a golden heart, and is considered one of the most famous literary figures in Nepal. Some of his popular works include Muna Madan, Sulochana, Kunjini, Bhikhari, and Shakuntala.