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'''Kamal Mani Dixit''' ({{lang-ne|कमलमणि दीक्षित}}, 2 September 1929 – 29 December 2016) was the founder and chairman of [[Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya]] and [[Madan Puraskar]]. He was the author of numerous Nepali books and has made important contribution to Nepali literature.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Dixit was born on 2 September 1929 in Gairidhara, [[Kathmandu]], the son of Kedar Mani Dixit and Bidhya Devi Dixit. Dixit attended [[Durbar High School]] in Kathmandu. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from [[Banaras Hindu University]] in 1949.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Kamal Mani Dixit Profile|url=http://kamaldixit.com/profile|publisher=Kamal Mani Dixit|accessdate=29 December 2016|ref=8}}</ref> <br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He married Anju Paudel in 1949. They have 2 sons and 1 daughter: Kunda Dixit and [[Kanak Mani Dixit]] are established journalists of Nepal and daughter Rupa Joshi is also known for her writing.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Death==<br />
Dixit died on the morning of Thursday, 29 December 2016 at B&B Hospital, Lalitpur.<ref>{{cite web|title=Litterateur Kamal Mani Dixit no more|url=http://annapurnapost.com/annanote/news/2923/Litterateur-Kamal-Mani-Dixit-no-more|publisher=Annapurna Post|accessdate=29 December 2016|ref=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Veteran Nepali litterateur Kamal Mani Dixit no more|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-12-29/veteran-nepali-litterateur-dixit-no-more.html|publisher=The Kathmandu Post|accessdate=29 December 2016|ref=3}}</ref> He was suffering from respiratory problem from few days. He was cremated at the electronic crematorium at Pashupati Aryaghat on Thursday morning dressed in ''daura suruwal'' and ''Dhaka topi''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Senior litterateur Kamal Mani Dixit passes away at 87|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/kamal-mani-dixit-passes-away-86/|publisher=The Himalayan Times|accessdate=29 December 2016|ref=4}}</ref> After his death Rato Bangala School celebrated his death anniversary each year by reciting the different poems he had written.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya]]<br />
*[[Madan Puraskar]]<br />
*[[Nepali literature]]<br />
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[[Category:1929 births]]<br />
[[Category:2016 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kathmandu]]<br />
[[Category:Nepalese novelists]]<br />
[[Category:Nepalese male poets]]<br />
[[Category:Banaras Hindu University alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Bahun]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Nepalese poets]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Nepalese poets]]<br />
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