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Rastrakavi Madhav Prasad Ghimire passed away on Tuesday. He was 101.
Born on September 23, 1919 in Lamjung district, Ghimire was well known for his literary works, including Gauri, Manjari, Mangale, Aswasthama, Sakuntala, Charu Charcha, Himal Pari Himal Wari, Rastra Nirmata, Kinnar-Kinnari, Afno Bansuri Aafnai Geet and Indrakumari among others.
The most revered living poet Rastrakavi Ghimire breathed his last at his Lazimpat-based home Tuesday evening. According to family sources, the centenarian poet had been receiving oxygen support for the last four months, following breathing difficulty.
Final rites of poet Ghimire were performed Wednesday with state honour.
He was one of the last of the oldest generation of poets in Nepal and one of the two centenarian tall figures of Nepal.
He was decorated with the Rastrakabi (poet of the nation) title in 2003.
He was the recipient of the Sajha Award. However, he did not receive Madan Puraskar despite writing several epics. He was presented the Padmashree Sadhana Samman Puraskar in 2010/11 for his contribution to Nepali literature and language.
His most popular work is Gauri (1947), an epic written in memory of his first wife, following her premature death. It is widely regarded as one of the late poet’s best works.
In his masterpieces such as Malati Mangale, Ghimire portrayed terrible truth of society.
Ghimire is widely known as one of the pioneer figures in the Nepali literature for patriotic writing. He had also penned popular national songs, ‘Gauchha Geet Nepali’, ‘Aajai Ra Raati Ke Dekhe Sapana’ and ‘Phool Ko Thunga Bagera Gayo.’
After completing his studies from Varanasi, India, he worked as a writer for Bhashanubad Parishad in 1998 B.S (1941 AD) and as a co-editor at Gorkhapatra in 2001 (1944 AD).
His first literary creation was published in the Gorkhapatra at the age of 14.
In 1951, he returned to his home village and worked as a teacher for a brief period. In 1953, he became a member of Kavya Pratisthan led by Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota.
He was also an Honorary Brigadier General of Nepal Army.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and other leaders have expressed deep condolence on the demise of Rastrakavi Ghimire.
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