{{Short description|Nepalese writer (1914–1989)}} {{Infobox person | name = Karunakar Vaidya | image = Karunakar Vaidya.jpg | native_name = करुणाकर वैद्य | native_name_lang = ne | birth_date = {{Birth date text|1914}} | birth_place = Swath Narayansthan, Lalitpur | death_date = {{death year and age|1989|1914}} | occupation = Writer | awards = Madan Puraskar (1957, 1979) }}
'''Karunakar Vaidya''' ({{Langx|ne|करुणाकर वैद्य}}; 1914-1989) was a Nepalese writer and folklorist. He is one of the few writers to win the Madan Puraskar, the most prestigious literary award in Nepali literature, twice. He won the award for ''Mitrika Udhyog'' in 1956 and for ''Nepalko Paramparagat Parbidhi'' in 1979.
== Biography == He was born in 1914 (1971 BS Shrawan) in Swath Narayansthan, Lalitpur.<ref>{{Cite web|title=करुणाकर वैद्य – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी|url=https://guthi.madanpuraskar.org/people/karunakar-vaidya/|access-date=2021-12-22|website=guthi.madanpuraskar.org}}</ref>
He received the prestigious Madan Puraskar for his books ''Mitrika Udhyog'' in 2014 BS ({{Circa|1956}}) and ''Nepalko Paramparagat Parbidhi'' in 2036 BS ({{Circa|1979}}).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-27|title=हालसम्म मदन पुरस्कार प्राप्त कृतिहरू|url=https://sahityapost.com/top-news/49864/|access-date=2021-12-22|website=साहित्यपोस्ट|language=en-US}}</ref>
He died in 2046 BS ({{Circa|1989}}).<ref>{{Cite web|last=वैद्य|first=करुणाकर|title=करुणाकर वैद्य, Author at Shabda Sopan|url=https://shabdasopan.com/author/karunakarwaidya/|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Shabda Sopan|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Notable works ==
* ''Mitrika Udhyog'' (1956; {{Translation|Ceramic Industry}}) * ''Nepalko Paramparagat Parbidhi'' (1979) * ''Nepalko Lok Katha Sangraha'' (Nepalese Folktales Collection) * ''Nepali Dantya Katha Sangraha'' (Nepalese Oral Tales Collection) * ''Bishwa Lok Katha Sangraha'' (World Folktales Collection) * ''Aanchalik Nepali Lok Katha'' (Nepalese Regional Folktales)<ref>{{Cite web|last=वैद्य|first=करुणाकर|title=करुणाकर वैद्य, Author at Shabda Sopan|url=https://shabdasopan.com/author/karunakarwaidya/|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Shabda Sopan|language=en-US}}</ref>
== See also ==
* Nityaraj Pandey * Leeladhwaj Thapa * Satya Mohan Joshi
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Madan Puraskar}} {{Nepalese writers}} {{Nepali literature}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaidya, Karunakar}} Category:1914 births Category:1989 deaths Category:Year of death uncertain Category:Madan Puraskar winners Category:People from Lalitpur District, Nepal Category:Nepalese folklorists Category:20th-century Nepalese male writers Category:20th-century Nepalese writers Category:Nepali-language Nepalese writers
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