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| Country : Nepal |
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| Date of Issue : December 31st, 2009 |
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| Type : Commemorative |
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| Denomination : 1.00 Rs |
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| No. of Stamp in Set : 1 |
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| No. of Stamps in Each Sheet : 50 |
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| Total Quantity : 4 Million |
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| Size : 31.5x42.5 mm |
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| Paper : High Quality Stamp Paper |
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| Color : Multicolor |
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| Process of Printing : Offset Lithography |
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| Printer : Cartor Security Printing, France |
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| Designer : Mohan N. Rana |
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| Topic(s) : Poets, Personalities |
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FDC Stationary Value : 5.00 Rs
Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909-1959), the third son of Tila Madhav Devkota and his second wife, Amar Rajyalaxmi Devi, was born in Kathmandu on the day of the Light Festival. He started writing at the early age of ten. In a short lifespan of fifty years he produced some eighty books in Nepali and in English. He experimented with every genre of literature although he excelled in poetry and essay.
Initiated into a political life by a government that resented the attempt of some young people to open a library in April 1930, Devkota supported the freedom movement of"political leaders from Vanarasi, India. Later on in 1957. When he served as the Minister of Education, he promoted Nepali as a national language, opened many schools all over the country and worked hard to establish Tribhuvan University,
Among the many milestones of his literary career are his remarkable inaugural address from the chair to the first Grand National Poetry Festival of Nepal organized by Nepali Sahitya Parishad in 1948; the participation in the Asian People's Conference in New Delhi in March 1955; the publication of Indreni from Kavya-Pralhisthan from April 1956 onwards: his participation in the Asian Writers' Confernce held in New Delhi from Sunday, December 23-29, 1956; and his address to the gathering at the Afro-Asian Writers' Conference held in Tashkent from October 7-13,1958. On Friday, July 22,1957, Royal Nepal Academy was established and Poet Devkota was its member from its inception.
Devkota is the founder of Nepali Romanticism. His works are marked by flow, variety of style and subject matter, critical and relevant thought, powerful imagination and compassion for the living. A prolific writer who experimented with every form and genre of literature, he wrote not just innumerable poems, but also epics, long narrative and/or descriptive poetry called khandakavyas in Nepal, plays, one-act plays, essays, short stories, and even a novel. Furthermore, he has contributed significantly to Nepali children's literature, too. He has also translated many of his own works as well as those of his contemporaries into English. He is the first Nepali writer to produce a significant bulk of poems, essays, and plays written originally in English.
One of Devkota's earliest achievements is Muna-Madan, which remains a best seller even to this day. He continues the Sanskritic tradition in nepali 'Shakuntal.' However, with "The Lunatic," he arrives at a very successful form of modern confessional poetry in free verse. Today, he is lovingly known as Mahakavi or Great Poet for his great body of powerful poetry and significant writings in Nepali and English. He commands great respect in the world of Nepali letters. Nearly half a century after he left the literary scene, Devkota's contributions in diverse genres of literature and many areas of Nepalese social and cultural life remain deeply felt and appreciated.
Postal Services Department has brought out this commemorative Postage Stamp to commemorate the most honorable Poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota for his so many valuable works for the Nepali literature field and his birth centenary year. |
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