Kesar Lall
Kesar Lall (; 15 July 1926 – 26 December 2012) (alternative name: Kesar Lall Shrestha) was a Nepalese folklorist and writer. He has published more than 50 books of stories and poetry. He wrote in Nepali, Nepal Bhasa and English. Early life Kesar Lall was born in Kathmandu to father Jagat Lal and mother Bal Kumari Shrestha. His father ran a school at his home in Māsan Galli (मासं गल्लि), and was popularly known as Jagat Lal Master. This was one of the few places that provided a modern education in Nepal in those days as the Rana government discouraged the establishment of schools. Kesar Lall received no formal schooling. He learnt English from his father and taught himself to write composition by studying varied text books. Writing career Kesar Lall began his writing career in 1945 by writing articles in English for Indian magazines. In 1953, he published his first story entitled Bhutucha ("Short girl") in Nepal Bhasa in Nepal magazine. He published his first book of folk tales entitled Lore and Legend of Nepal in English in 1961. Kesar Lall is best known as a storyteller who exposed Nepal's folklore to the world by collecting, translating and publishing