Monday, July 12, 2010

Remembering Adikavi

AdiKavi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya is the most highly renowned and famous of poets who wrote in the Nepali language. He was born on the 13th of July, 1814 in Chundi Ramgha of Tanahu district in Nepal and was educated at home by his grandfather, Krishna Acharya.

AdiKavi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya wrote a great many poems. His ‘Ramayan’ became very popular among the Nepali people. He translated the Ramayan from Sanskrit to Nepali so  beautifully that every Nepali could remember the whole volume of Ramayan by heart.

AdiKavi Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
Adikavi Bhanu Bhakta is considered to be the first poet to write in the Nepali language. Poets before him in Nepal usually wrote in Sanskrit. So, Bhanu Bhakta Acharay is called Adikavi (early poet) of the Nepali language Apart from this, after Bhanu Bhakta, the Nepali language gradually started to become standard and refined.

Full report here Voice of Sikkim

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