# Bhanubhakta Acharya

_The First-ever poet of Nepali Language_

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> Bhanubhakta Acharya was a Nepalese writer, poet, and translator. He is widely regarded as the oldest poet in the Nepali language, for which he was conferred with the title of Aadikabi.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 13 July 1814 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2510589#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Chundi Ramgha ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2510589#P19))
- **Died:** 23 April 1868 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2510589#P570))
- **Place of death:** Tanahun District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2510589#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2510589#P27))
- **Occupation:** poet; translator; writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2510589#P106))

## Early life and education

- Bhanubhakta Acharya was born on 13 July 1814 (29 Ashadh 1871 BS) in the village of Chundi Ramgha, Tanahun District, Nepal in a Kanyakubja Bahun family of Dhananjaya Acharya, and Dharmawati Acharya. ([Nabeen Publications](https://books.google.com/books?id=4i1uAAAAMAAJ&q=kanyakubja+jumla), [OnlineKhabar](https://english.onlinekhabar.com/bhanu-bhakta-acharya-nepal-aadikavi.html))
- Bhanubhakta received his primary education of Sanskrit at his home by his grandfather and later in Varanasi. ([The Annapurna Post](https://annapurnapost.com/news/kin-smjhne-bhaanulaaii-161113), [Boss Nepal](http://bossnepal.com/adikabi-bhanubhakta-acharya))

## Career

- Preserving the lyrical narration style of Ramayana his translations are believed by scholars to carry the same lyrical essence "Bhava and Marma (भव र मर्म)" that rather than sounding like a poem sounded more like a song without distorting the regional influence or the inner meaning of the Ramayana. ([The Annapurna Post](https://annapurnapost.com/news/kin-smjhne-bhaanulaaii-161113))
- He wrote two masterpieces in his life among which, one is the Bhanubhaktey Ramayan and the other is a letter he wrote in verse form to the Prime Minister while he was in prison. ([Gorkhapatra](https://beta.gorkhapatraonline.com/featured/2021-07-10-41602))
- Ramayana, which Acharya originally translated into Nepali, was also translated into English more than a century later; it is considered the first translation in English that is published in Nepal. ([The Rising Nepal](https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/13638))

## Key decisions and achievements

- He clarifies that Acharya is not called Aadikavi because he was the first poet in Nepal but he deserved the title as he was the first poet who wrote with an understanding of the Marma (inner essence) of the poetry. ([Boss Nepal](http://bossnepal.com/adikabi-bhanubhakta-acharya), [Oh My Newsl](http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=304833&rel_no=1))
- It is celebrated every year by the Government of Nepal and Nepalese people as well as by the Nepali speaking people around the world. cultural festival, prevalent among the Nepalese around the world in the remembrance of Bhanubhakta Acharya's birthday anniversary. ([The Morung Express](https://morungexpress.com/why-do-gorkhas-celebrate-bhanu-jayanti-as-their-cultural-festival))
- Every year Bhanu Jayanti is celebrated with literary seminars, and programs with many Nepalese writers, novelists, and other literary figures/enthusiasts. ([Boss Nepal](http://bossnepal.com/adikabi-bhanubhakta-acharya), [mungpoo.org](https://www.mungpoo.org/2016/07/development-boards-kami-damai-sarki.html), [thehimalayantimes.com](https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/pm-oli-urges-new-generation-to-follow-ideals-of-bhanubhakta), [kathmandupost.ekantipur.com](https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-07-13/morning-procession-to-mark-bhanu-jayanti-in-photos.html))

_Cited sentences quoted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bhanubhakta_Acharya&oldid=1364652376), CC BY-SA 4.0._

## Questions

**When was Bhanubhakta Acharya born?**  
Bhanubhakta Acharya was born on 13 July 1814 in Chundi Ramgha.

## Related

- [Tanahun District](https://diginpl.com/places/tanahun-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bhanubhakta Acharya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhanubhakta_Acharya) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): भानुभक्त आचार्य](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2510589](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2510589) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bhanubhakta Acharya.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bhanubhakta_Acharya.jpg)
- [Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Bhanubhakta Acharya](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bhanubhakta_Acharya&oldid=1364652376) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Nabeen Publications: Brahmins in Nepal (1996)](https://books.google.com/books?id=4i1uAAAAMAAJ&q=kanyakubja+jumla)
- [OnlineKhabar: Bhanu Bhakta Acharya: 5 reasons why a poet became a household name in Nepal (13 July 2021)](https://english.onlinekhabar.com/bhanu-bhakta-acharya-nepal-aadikavi.html)
- [The Annapurna Post: किन सम्झने भानुलाई (2020-07-13)](https://annapurnapost.com/news/kin-smjhne-bhaanulaaii-161113)
- [Boss Nepal: Adikabi Bhanubhakta Acharya](http://bossnepal.com/adikabi-bhanubhakta-acharya)
- [Gorkhapatra: भानुभक्तीय रामायण : दृष्टिविहीनलाई पनि (2021-07-10)](https://beta.gorkhapatraonline.com/featured/2021-07-10-41602)
- [The Rising Nepal: A Nepali Ramayana For English Readers (2022-07-08)](https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/13638)
- [Oh My Newsl: Bhanubhakta: The First Poet Of Nepali language (14 July 2006)](http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=304833&rel_no=1)
- [The Morung Express: Why do Gorkhas celebrate Bhanu Jayanti as their Cultural Festival? (2022-07-07)](https://morungexpress.com/why-do-gorkhas-celebrate-bhanu-jayanti-as-their-cultural-festival)
- [mungpoo.org: Development Boards for Kami, Damai, Sarki announced (14 July 2016)](https://www.mungpoo.org/2016/07/development-boards-kami-damai-sarki.html)
- [thehimalayantimes.com: PM Oli urges new generation to follow ideals of Bhanubhakta (13 July 2018)](https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/pm-oli-urges-new-generation-to-follow-ideals-of-bhanubhakta)
- [kathmandupost.ekantipur.com: Morning procession to mark Bhanu Jayanti (13 July 2018)](https://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-07-13/morning-procession-to-mark-bhanu-jayanti-in-photos.html)

## Licence and attribution

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