Dev Kumari Thapa
देवकुमारी थापा
Born(1928-04-14)14 April 1928
Kurseong, Bengal, British India
(present-day West Bengal, India)
Died5 May 2011(2011-05-05) (aged 83)
Biratnagar, Nepal
OccupationWriter
Notable workSunpakheti Chari
SpouseBabarsingha Thapa
Awards
  • Gorakha Dakshin Bahu
  • Mahendra Pragya Prize
  • Ratnashree Gold Medal

Dev Kumari Thapa (14 April 1928–5 May 2011 AD) was an Indian Nepali-language writer, who mainly wrote stories.[1][2][3]

Biography

Early life

She was born on 14 April 1928 (2 Baisakh 1985 BS) in Kurseong, Darjeeling, India to father Hasta Bahadur Katuwal and mother Ramadevi Katuwal. She was orphaned at a young age. Her father passed away before she was born. When she was about ten, her mother died and was raised by her grandmother.[4]

Education

She completed high school in Darjeeling and then went on to earn a diploma from a 3-year nursing course.

Notable works

Books
Year of Publication Title Genre
1970 (2027 BS) Tapari Short story collection
1979 (2036 BS) Katha ko Batulo
1984 (2041 BS) Bhok Tripti
1985 (2042 BS) Sunpakheti Chari Children story collection
1987 (2044 BS) Pralaya Pratiksha Short story collection

References

  1. ^ "देवकुमारी थापा". khullakitab.com. Class * Nepali Solution. Archived from the original on 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  2. ^ "Dev Kumari Thapa- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved Mar 19, 2020.
  3. ^ उर्वीजा (अनियतकालिक पत्रिका), सीतामढ़ी, समकालीन नेपाली साहित्य पर केन्द्रित अंक, संपादक : रवीन्द्र प्रभात, पृष्ठ 92
  4. ^ प्रसाई, नरेन्द्रराज (May 18, 2017). "स्रष्टा जीवनी: कथाकार देवकुमारी थापा". sahityasangraha.com. साहित्य सड्ग्रहालय. Retrieved 2019-03-12.

[[Category:Nepalese women short story writers]]

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