| Kamal Mani Dixit कमलमणि दीक्षित | |
| Pseudonym: | क.दी. |
| Birth Date: | 1929 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Gairidhara, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Death Place: | Patan, Lalitpur, Nepal |
| Occupation: | Author, essayist, archivist, promoter of the Nepali language |
| Language: | Nepali |
| Education: | BA |
| Alma Mater: | Durbar High School, Tri-Chandra College, Banaras Hindu University |
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| Children: | Kunda Dixit, Kanak Mani Dixit, Rupa Dixit Joshi |
| Relatives: | Madan Mani Dixit |
Kamal Mani Dixit (Nepali: कमलमणि दीक्षित; 2 September 1929 – 29 December 2016) was the founder and chair of the Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya library and the Madan Puraskar award.[1] He was the author of numerous Nepali books and made important contributions to Nepali literature.
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 India in 1949.[2]
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.[2]
Dixit died on the morning of Thursday, 29 December 2016 at B&B Hospital, Lalitpur.[3] [4] He had been suffering from respiratory problems for few days. He was cremated at the electronic crematorium at Pashupati Aryaghat on Thursday morning dressed in daura suruwal and Dhaka topi.[5] After his death Rato Bangala School celebrated his death anniversary each year by reciting the different poems he had written.