About Shambhu Prasad Dhungel
Lived 1885 – 1929 (aged 43–44). Shambhu Prasad Dhungel was a poet.
Shambhu Prasad Dhungel (; born 1885 – 1929) was a Nepali author, playwright, and poet.
Biography Shambhu Prasad Dhungel was born in 1885 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Born into a well-to-do family, Dhungel spent his childhood years in comfort. At the age of 15, he wrote Panchak Prapancha. Dhungel mostly based his works in Sanskrit plays.
In 1962, the Government of Nepal issued postage stamps featuring Dhungel.
In 2003, D. B. Gurung said Dhungel was "a rare poetic genius".
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Shambhu Prasad Dhungel was born in 1885 in Kathmandu.
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Shambhu Prasad Dhungel died in 1929 in Nepal.
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