Kamal Mani Dixit

Kamal Mani Dixit (, 2 September 1929 – 29 December 2016) was the founder and chairman of Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya and Madan Puraskar. He was the author of numerous Nepali books and has made important contribution to Nepali literature.

Early life
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 1949. He also opened Rato Bangala School.

Personal life
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.

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

See also
Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya
Madan Puraskar
Nepali literature

References

External links
Official website

Category:1929 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:People from Kathmandu
Category:Nepalese novelists
Category:Nepalese male writers
Category:Nepalese male poets
Category:Banaras Hindu University alumni
Category:Bahun
Category:20th-century Nepalese poets
Category:21st-century Nepalese poets