Maya Thakuri | |
Native Name: | माया ठकुरी |
Native Name Lang: | ne |
Birth Date: | 2 July 1946 |
Birth Place: | Lucknow, India |
Occupation: | Writer |
Notable Works: | Priyambada |
Spouse: | Damodar Sharma |
Nationality: | Nepali |
Maya Thakuri (born 2 July 1946) is a Nepali 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 India and Nepal. She is also a member of Nepal Academy.[1]
She was born on 2 July 1946 in Lucknow, India. She never received formal education and could not read or write until the age of 15.[2] She learnt to read and write by her own.[1] In 1974, she moved to permanently to Kathmandu with her husband, Damodar Sharma.[1]
Thakuri's stories focus on prejudices in women's lives.[2] Her most renowned works are: