Paragu

Paragu
Native name ပါရဂူ
Born Hla Kyaing
(1921-11-10)10 November 1921
Thandantanaw village, Hinthada District, British Burma
Died 9 April 2011(2011-04-09) (aged 89)
Yangon, Burma
Resting place Yayway Cemetery, Yangon
Nationality Burmese
Other names Weizza
Hla Kyaing
Ponnayika
Alma mater Banaras Hindu University
Occupation Writer
Parent(s) Ba Saw
May Thote

Paragu (Burmese: ပါရဂူ; pronounced: [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 a house-library called Santiniketan. He was buried at the Yayway Cemetery in Yangon.[1]

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