Dr. Laxmi Narayan Dhakal
Dr. Laxmi Narayan Dhakal, one of the most proficiently qualified and eminent figures in the Bhutanese Nepali literary science and its root, was born in Dagapela, Bhutan in 1977. He has earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from the Sampurnanda University of Varanasi, along with an M.A in Sanskrit and Nepali literature, a B.A in Buddhist philosophy and a B.Ed in education.
With his keen interest in literature from his early age, he has been contributing in the field of literature as a writer, editor, educator and structural formation of various literary organizations like the then ‘Nepali Bhaasaa Parishad-Bhutan’ (which was subsequently reformed in 2011 to Literature Council of Bhutan) etc.
His strong support and contribution in the publication of different magazines and newspapers like ‘Bhutani Kopila’, ‘Sandesh’, ‘Bhutani nawasandesh’, ‘Bhutan Jaagaran’, etc make him a prominent figure in the field of Bhutanese Nepali literature.
Presently, he has been resettled in Louisville, Kentucky of America where his literary work is flourishing well for the benefit of whole Nepali speaking community in America and around the globe.