Kamal Mani Dixit

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कमलमणि दीक्षित

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| alma_mater = Durbar High School, Tri-Chandra College, Banaras Hindu University

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Kamal Mani Dixit ({{langx|ne|कमलमणि दीक्षित}}; 2 September 1929 – 29 December 2016) was the founder and chair of the Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya library and the Madan Puraskar award.{{Cite web|last=Karthak|first=Peter J.|title=Kamal Babu, as I knew him|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/kamal-babu-as-i-knew-him/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=My Republica|language=en}} He was the author of numerous Nepali books and made important contributions to Nepali literature.

Early life

Dixit was born on 2 September 1929 in Gairidhara, Kathmandu, the son of Kedar Mani Dixit and Bidhya Devi Dixit. Dixit attended Durbar High School in Kathmandu. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Banaras Hindu University in India in 1949.{{cite web|title=Kamal Mani Dixit Profile|url=http://kamaldixit.com/profile|publisher=Kamal Mani Dixit|accessdate=29 December 2016|ref=8}}

Personal life

He married Anju Paudel in 1949. They have 2 sons and 1 daughter: Kunda Dixit and Kanak Mani Dixit are established journalists of Nepal and daughter Rupa Joshi is also known for her writing.

Death

Dixit died on the morning of Thursday, 29 December 2016 at B&B Hospital, Lalitpur.{{cite web|title=Litterateur Kamal Mani Dixit no more|url=http://annapurnapost.com/annanote/news/2923/Litterateur-Kamal-Mani-Dixit-no-more|publisher=Annapurna Post|accessdate=29 December 2016|ref=1}}{{cite web|title=Veteran Nepali litterateur Kamal Mani Dixit no more|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-12-29/veteran-nepali-litterateur-dixit-no-more.html|publisher=The Kathmandu Post|accessdate=29 December 2016|ref=3}} He had been suffering from respiratory problems for few days. He was cremated at the electronic crematorium at Pashupati Aryaghat on Thursday morning dressed in daura suruwal and Dhaka topi.{{cite web|title=Senior litterateur Kamal Mani Dixit passes away at 87|date=29 December 2016 |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/kamal-mani-dixit-passes-away-86/|publisher=The Himalayan Times|accessdate=29 December 2016|ref=4}} After his death Rato Bangala School celebrated his death anniversary each year by reciting the different poems he had written.