Mohan Koirala

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Mohan Koirala
मोहन कोइराला
Born1926 (1926)
Kathmandu
Died(2007-02-22)February 22, 2007
NationalityNepalese
OccupationPoet
Notable work
  • Nadi Kinarko Majhi (1981)
  • Mohan Koiralaka Kabita
  • Ritu Nimantrana
Awards

Mohan Koirala (1926-2007) (Nepali: मोहन कोइराला) was a poet from Nepal known for prose poems and poems against the Rana regime.[1] Some of this poems has been translated in English. He won Madan Puraskar in 2038 BS (c. 1981 AD).[2]

Biography[]

Mohan Koirala was born in Kathmandu in 1926. Due to his father's economic conditions, Koirala had to skip college education before completion. He worked on various jobs around Nepal such as schoolmaster in Hetauda or as a transport corporation officer in Kathmandu.

His first poem is Jada Jadai which was published in 1953. From 1974 to 1979 he was made vice chancellorof the Royal Nepal Academy for his contribution to the Nepali literature. [3]

Koirala has five children. [4]

He died in 22 February 2007 (10 Falgun 2063 BS).

Awards[]

Works[]

Some of his published books are:[5]

  1. Sarangi Bokeko Samundar (2032 BS; c. 1975 AD)
  2. Nilo Maha (2032 BS; c. 1975 AD)
  3. Himchuli Raktim Cha (2035 BS; c. 1978 AD)
  4. Ritu Nimantrana (2040 BS; c. 1983 AD)
  5. Mohan Koiralaka Kabita (2030 BS; c. 1973 AD)
  6. Nadi Kinaraka Majhi (2039 BS; c. 1982 AD)
  7. Auta Pipalrko Paat (2047 BS; c. 1990 AD)
  8. Kabitabare Kehi Charcha (2035 BS; c. 1978 AD)
  9. Lek (2025 BS; c. 1968 AD)
  10. Gajpath (2059 BS; c. 2002 AD)
  11. Gajpath (2059 BS; c. 2002 AD)
  12. Aja Kasailai Bida Garnu Cha (2060 BS; c. 2003 AD)
  13. Simsarka Rajdoot (2065 BS; c. 2008 AD)

References[]

  1. ^ "Mohan Koirala -- Nepali poet: The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office)". Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  2. ^ Hutt, Michael; Koirala, Mohan (1994). "THE POETRY OF MOHAN KOIRALA". Journal of South Asian Literature. 29 (1): 155–174. ISSN 0091-5637. JSTOR 25797505. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  3. ^ "Mohan Koirala: A Trend-Setting Modernist". The Gorkha Times. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  4. ^ "Himalayan Voices". Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. ^ नरेन्द्रप्रसाद कोइराला, राजन भट्टराई (२०६७). आधुनिक नेपाली कविता-काव्य (गीत र गजल). काठमाडौँ: नालन्दा पब्लिकेसन. pp. 228–229. ISBN 978-9937-8316-1-1. Check date values in: |year= (help)
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