Vasudev Tripathi and Nirmal Aryal honored on great poet Devkota's 118th birth anniversary

Two individuals have been honored on the occasion of great poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota's 118th birth anniversary. Those honored are senior writer Vasudev Tripathi and journalist Nirmal Aryal.

Tripathi is a former vice-chancellor of the Nepal Academy. The honor was conferred in Kathmandu on Monday, Kartik 23.

Great poet Devkota's birth anniversary is observed every year on the day of Laxmi Puja. This year, various institutions in Kathmandu organized programs to mark his 118th birth anniversary.

Devkota is known as the great poet of Nepali literature. It has become a tradition to honor figures from the fields of literature and journalism on his birth anniversary.