Durgalal Shrestha, poet who championed Nepal Bhasha literature, dies at 93

The poet, lyricist, playwright and language activist spent more than eight decades writing in a style that was simple enough for ordinary readers but deep enough to endure.

Poet and lyricist Durgalal Shrestha, one of the best-known poets of modern Nepal Bhasha literature, died at his home in Budhanilkantha on Sunday night. He was 93.