Laxmi pd. Devkota

Devkota was born on the night of Laxmi puja in kartik 27 of B.S.1966(1909AD) as the third son of Pandit Tila madhav and Amar Rajya Laxmi Devi.He was born in Dhobidhara, kathmandu. When Devokta was born the nepal was ruled by the Rana oligarchy.The Rana administration was against mass education, but after many trials, his family enrolled him at Durbar school, the only school in the kathmandu Valley.In 1925, Devokota enrolled in the science program at Tri-Chandra college.After completing his intermediate of science degree, he switched to arts.He received his bachelor's degree in arts in 1929.