Binod Prasad Dhital (1923–2007) was a poet and novelist from Nepal.[1] He is best known for his mythological novel Yojana Gandha, for which he was awarded the Madan Puraskar and Sajha Puraskar in 1995.[2]
Biography
Dhital was born in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal, to Bhairab Prasad Dhital and Hutasan Kumari on 10 June 1923,[1] and died on 16 August 2007.[3] He served as a government employee as a Law Secretary at the Ministry of Law and devoted full-time to his passion for Nepali literature after retirement.
Works
Dhital wrote poetry and novels. His works include Ujyalo Hunu Aghi, Acharya Bisnugupt Chanakya (Nepali translation), Astauna Lageka Chandramasanga, and a Nepali translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy.[4]