Kshetra Pratap Adhikari
Kshetra Pratap Adhikari ( Nepali : क्षेत्रप्रताप अधिकारी , Kṣetrapratāp Adhikārī ; * 1942 in Mirlung , Tanahun District , Nepal ; † April 13, 2014 in Bansbari , Nepal) was a Nepalese poet and lyricist .
Life
Adhikari and his lyrics in song form were well known across generations in his home country. He wrote poems that appeared in important anthologies in Nepal and were often set to music.
In 2012 he received the Life Time Achievement Award 15th Hits FM Music Award for life's work.
The most famous songs, the lyrics of which he wrote, include " Jindagina Dherai Kura garma Bacchi Chha, Sabaibhan Thulo Kura Marma Baaki Chhab ", " Kya Bore Bhayo ", " Me Ta Laliguras Bhayechhu ". The most famous interpreters of his lyrics include the Nepalese singers Narayan Gopal , Bachchu Kailash , Ram Krishna Dhakal and Yogeshwar Amatya .
During the Panchayat regime he was also deputy minister of state for education for some time.
Adhikari lived in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu . On April 13, 2014, he died at the age of 72 as a result of a heart attack in a heart center in Bansbari.
Web links
- Kshetra Pratap Adhikari continues to smile through rhododendrons. Obituary on myrepublica.com from April 15, 2014 (English)
- Lyricist 'poet Kshetra Pratap Adhikari passes away. Obituary on thehimalayantimes.com of April 14, 2014 (English)
- Contemporary Nepali Literature: Lyrical Poems (Ghazals and Lyrics). Information on postcolonialweb.org from March 11, 2004 (English)
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| SURNAME | Adhikari, Kshetra Pratap |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | क्षेत्रप्रताप अधिकारी (ne); Adhikārī, Kṣetrapratāp (IAST) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nepalese lyric poet and lyricist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mirlung , Tanahun District , Nepal |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 2014 |
| Place of death | Bansbari , Nepal |