Paragu | |
Birth Name: | Hla Kyaing |
Birth Date: | 10 November 1921 |
Birth Place: | Thandantanaw village, Hinthada District, British Burma |
Death Place: | Yangon, Burma |
Resting Place: | Yayway Cemetery, Yangon |
Nationality: | Burmese |
Other Names: | Weizza Hla Kyaing Ponnayika |
Occupation: | Writer |
Parents: | Ba Saw May Thote |
Alma Mater: | Banaras Hindu University |
Paragu (Burmese: ပါရဂူ; in Burmese pronounced as /pàɹəɡù/; 10 November 1921 – 9 April 2011) was a Burmese writer. He was a multilingual writer in Burmese, Japanese, Hindi and Pali and published 100 books until he died. He built and owned a library, the Paragu Shantiniketan Library, in Yangon.[1] He was buried at the Yayway Cemetery in Yangon.[2]