# Chakrapani Chalise

_Nepalese poet_

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> Chakrapani Chalise was a Nepalese poet. He wrote the words of the first national anthem of Nepal in 1924 AD to the music composed by Bakhat Bahadur Budhapirthi in 1899 AD. The musical part of anthem was created during Prime Minister Bir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana's era. Later the Nepali Language Publications Committee was ordered to write words for the anthem. Chakrapani being assistant to Superintendent of the Committee, wrote the words for the anthem.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1883 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19672185#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Katunje ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19672185#P19))
- **Died:** 1958 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19672185#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kathmandu District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19672185#P20))
- **Occupation:** writer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19672185#P106))

## Questions

**When was Chakrapani Chalise born?**  
Chakrapani Chalise was born on 1883 in Katunje.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Chakrapani Chalise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakrapani_Chalise) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): चक्रपाणि चालिसे](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q19672185](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19672185) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Chakrapani Chalise.jpg by Madan Purashkar Pustakalaya (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chakrapani_Chalise.jpg)

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