Dagon Taya (; 10 May 1919 – 19 August 2013; also spelt Dagon Taryar), born Htay Myaing, was a Burmese writer. He was born at Htai Ku Myit Tan Village (

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on 10 May 1919. His parents were Ba Ohn and Phwa Shin. His other pen names were ''Myaing Thazin'', ''Maung Nan Nwe'', ''Saw Htut'', ''U Toe'', ''Maung Linn Htet'', ''Banya Thiha'' and ''U Dagon''. He completed high school in 1937 and studied at

Rangoon University The University of Yangon (also Yangon University; , ; formerly Rangoon College, University of Rangoon and Rangoon Arts and Sciences University), located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the oldest university in Myanmar's modern education system and the b ...

from 1937 to 1940. He published ''Taya'' (Star) Magazine in December 1946. He edited '' Oh Way'' Magazine, ''Sarpay Thit'' (New Literature) Magazine and ''Gandawin'' (Classics) Journal. Some of his famous works are ''May'', ''Irrawaddy-Yangtze-Volga'', ''Kyaban Yayzin'', ''Literary Theory'', ''Literary Criticism'', ''Literary Movements'', ''Our Age Will Certainly Come One Day'', ''Bewildered Spring Nights'', ''Profiles Sketches at a Glance'', ''Words'', ''A Patch of Oil'', ''A Harp String and Velvet Curtain''. He won the

Sarpay Beikman Literary award Asarpay, also known as Sarpay (16th century), was an Inca priestess in a cult dedicated to Apurima, the personified version of the Apurimac River, during the 1500s. She was the sister of the Inca, possibly a daughter of the Inca Huayna Capac. Asa ...

for his collection of short stories ''Sabe Oo'' (The First Jasmine Blossom) in 1961. He witnessed and participated in the country's independence struggle as a student activist. He was one of the chairmen of the Rangoon University Student Union. He was one of the many dissident politicians, workers, students and writers detained by the Revolutionary Council after a coup led by General

Ne Win Ne Win (; ; 24 May 1911 – 5 December 2002), born Shu Maung (; ), was a Burmese army general, politician and Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974, and also President of Burma from 1962 to 1981. Ne Win was Burma's mili ...

in 1962. He was detained in the

Insein prison Insein Prison () is located in Yangon Division, near Yangon (Rangoon), the old capital of Myanmar (formerly Burma). From 1988 to 2011 it was run by the military junta of Myanmar, named the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 2003 ...

for three years and three months. He issued an appeal which strongly opposed the

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Project in September 2011. He was honored with Manhae Peace Prize from

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for his literature, leadership for young people and dedication to democracy and peace in August 2013.

Death

He died at Aungpan, Southern

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on August 19, 2013. His monument can be seen at the Maeko Mountain (မယ်ခိုတောင်) of Aungpan surrounded by pine trees.

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