Madan Mani Dixit

Madan Mani Dixit (February 17, 1923 – August 15, 2019) was a Nepalese novelist and a winner of the Madan Puraskar.

Madan Mani Dixit
BornFebruary 17, 1923
Kathmandu
DiedAugust 15, 2019(2019-08-15) (aged 96)
NationalityNepali

Life and career

Madan Mani Dixit an eminent novelist of Nepal was born on February 17, 1923 in Kathmandu. He grew up in one of the most powerful families in Kathmandu. Madan Mani's father and grandfather held diplomatic positions during the rule of the Ranas. Madan Mani studied, from the age of eight, religious literature such as the Ramayana in Sanskrit. He was educated at Banaras Hindu University in India. He started his career as a Headmaster at TriJuddha High School, Birjung. From 1958 to 1960 he worked as an editor for Haal Khabar, a weekly newspaper. He was also the chief editor of Samichya, his own newspaper.

Madan Mani Dixit wrote with a clear perspectives in mind. He drew from past experiences of his study of Sanskrit, philosophy, and history to write stories and novels flavored with scholastic insights. He believed that the most important aspect of story writing was not the style one writes in, but the feelings one is able to convey. One should be able to create an atmosphere suited to the period depicted.

In 1960, he was part of a parliamentary delegation to the Soviet Union, representing the journalistic sector of Nepal. He worked for thirty-three years for the Nepal Communist party. He also served as vice chancellor of the Royal Nepal Academy (1994-1999).

His most famous works included the novels Madhavi, Meri Nilima, Bhumisukta, and the short story "Kasle jityo kasle haryo?"

Madan Mani Dixit received various honors and awards, including the Madan Puraskar and the Adikavi Bhanubhakta Puraskar.

The Library of Congress has sixteen works by him.[1][2][3][4]

Dixit died on 15 August 2019, aged 96.[5]

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References
  1. "माधवी [Madhabi]". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved Aug 15, 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2014-02-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Madan Mani Dixit -- Nepali author: The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved Aug 15, 2019.
  4. "- कान्तिपुर समाचार". ekantipur.com. Retrieved Aug 15, 2019.
  5. "Litterateur Madan Mani Dixit dies at 96". The Himalayan Times. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
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