Makaiko Kheti

Makaiko Kheti
AuthorKrishna Lal Adhikari
Original titleMakaiko Kheti
Working titleMakai Ko Kheti
LanguageNepali
SubjectMaize cultivation
Set inKingdom of Nepal
PublisherNepali Bhasha Prakashini Samiti
Publication date
July 1920
Publication placeNepal

Makaiko Kheti (Nepali: मकैको खेती, lit.'The Cultivation of Maize') is a 1920 lost literary work by Krishna Lal Adhikari (sometimes credited as Subba Krishna Lal Adhikari or Krishnalal Adhikari). Adhikari had been inspired to write a book about maize cultivation after reading an Indian book that a friend had given him. With permission from Nepali Bhasha Prakashini Samiti, the book was released in July 1920, with 1,000 copies being printed. Detractors accused the book of containing double entendres which purportedly attacked the Rana dynasty that had ruled over the Kingdom of Nepal since 1846. Adhikari was sentenced to nine years in prison, where he died.