Maya Thakuri (born 2 July 1946) is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

i writer. She has published eight anthologies of short stories. Her stories have been translated in English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, and are a part of curriculum in various universities in

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and Nepal. She is also a member of

Nepal Academy The Nepal Academy ( ne, नेपाल प्रज्ञा–प्रतिष्ठान), formerly known as Royal Nepal Academy ( ne, नेपाल राजकीय प्रज्ञा–प्रतिष्ठान), is an autonomo ...

Biography

She was born on 2 July 1946 in

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

. She never received formal education and could not read or write until the age of 15. She learnt to read and write by her own. In 1974, she moved to permanently to

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with her husband, Damodar Sharma.

Notable works

Thakuri's stories focus on prejudices in women's lives. Her most renowned works are: * ''Ama Januhos'' * ''Najureko Jodhi'' - 1974,

Sajha Publications Sajha Publications ( ne, साझा प्रकाशन, lit=Common Publication, translit=Sajha Prakashan) is the oldest publishing house of Nepal. It was established in 1913 and is funded by the Government of Nepal. Headquartered in Lalitpur ...

* ''Of a Lesser God'' * ''Priyambada''

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* Interview in Nepali and English Nepalese women novelists 1946 births Living people Nepali-language writers from Nepal Nepalese writers Nepalese short story writers 20th-century Nepalese women writers 21st-century Nepalese women writers {{Nepal-writer-stub