Shambhu Prasad Dhungel

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Shambhu Prasad Dhungel
Nepali stamp featuring Dhungel
Born	1885 Kathmandu, Nepal
Died	1929 Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Other names	Ashu Kavi

Shambhu Prasad Dhungel (Nepali: शम्भुप्रसाद ढुङ्गेल; born 1885 – 1929) was a Nepali author, playwright, and poet.

During his lifetime, Dhungel wrote about fifteen plays however only six have survived.^[1] He was honoured with the title of "Ashu Kavi (lit. spontaneous poet) by Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana.^[2] In 2003, D. B. Gurung praised Dhungel to be "a rare poetic genius".^[3]

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• Datta, Amaresh (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0.
• Singh, Harischandra Lal (1980). Principal Records of Nepal. Satish Singh.
• Gurung, D. B. (2003). Nepal Tomorrow: Voices & Visions. Koselee Prakashan. ISBN 978-99933-671-0-9.

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