Lyricist and Janakabi Durga Lal Shrestha Passes Away at 93

Kathmandu. Lyricist and Janakabi Durga Lal Shrestha has passed away. He was 93 years old and passed away at his own residence in Budhanilkantha on Sunday night, informed litterateur and film critic Prakash Sayami.

Having been ill for some time, he was actively engaged in literary creation continuously for the last six decades. He has penned poems and songs in Nepali as well as in Nepal Bhasha, and in other genres. The Nepal Bhasha Parishad had honored him with the title of Janakabi two decades ago. More than a dozen of his works in Nepal Bhasha have been published.