The Devkota Centre holds its monthly programmes on the last Saturday of each Nepali month.

It also conducts an annual conference.

About Kavi-Kunja, the Devkota home at Maitidevi

We have received queries about the conservation project of the poet's residence. Poet Devkota was born in Thatunati, now Dhobidhara, where the house still stands. Around 1943, he bought the house at Maitidevi and called it Kavi-Kunja. The house now belongs to his fourth daughter, Meera Devkota. Any person or institution interested in helping us preserve Devkota's houses at Dhobidhara or at Maitidevi is welcome to contact us.

On June 29, 2005, three members of Devkota Centre met Mr. Buddhiraj Bajracharya, the then Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation to discuss the possibility of either creating a Devkota Trust or getting the government to conserve the two Devkota houses in some other ways.

On July 1, 2005, Devkota Centre wrote a formal letter to the Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation to help conserve Kavi-Kunja. A follow up letter was submitted on August 30, 2005.

Below is the south facade of Kavi-Kunja. This used to be the back side because the front entrance to the house used to be on the north side. The three tall and two short white windows of the first floor belong to Mahakavi Dekvota's room.

(Kavi-Kunja, March 2008. Photo by Khem Aryal.)

Below is the south facade of the house at Dhobidhara where Mahakavi Devkota was born. The ground floor is not visible in this picture. The house was painted only recently. This house also needs to be preserved.

(House where Mahakavi Devkota was born. April 8, 2008. Photo by PD.)

Last Update: September 17, 2008