Paragu Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yeni . 2006-08-10 . Dismay over National Library Move . 2023-02-26 . The Irrawaddy.
  2. News: Prominent Burmese writer Paragu has died at age 91. Funeral services were held at the Yayway Cemetery in Rangoon on Monday.. 12 April 2011. Mizzima. 8 April 2012.