Ashu Kavi Shambhu Prasad Dhungel | |
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Born | 1885 |
Died | 1929 (aged 43–44) Nepal |
Nationality | Nepali |
Shambhu Prasad Dhungel ( Nepali: शम्भुप्रसाद ढुङ्गेल; born 1885 – 1929) was a Nepali author, playwright, and poet.
Shambhu Prasad Dhungel was born in 1885 in Kathmandu, Nepal. [1] Born into a well-to-do family, Dhungel spent his childhood years in comfort. [2] At the age of 15, he wrote Panchak Prapancha. [2] He later published books in Banaras with Punyaprasad Parkashan. [2]
He was referred to as Ashu Kavi (lit. "spontaneous poet") by Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. [3] Dhungel mostly based his works in Sanskrit plays. [2] Dhungel wrote about fifteen plays, but only six have survived. [4]
In 1962, the Government of Nepal issued postage stamps featuring Dhungel. [5]
In 2003, D. B. Gurung said Dhungel was "a rare poetic genius". [6]