# Gopal Prasad Rimal

_Nepalese poet and activist_

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Last updated: 2026-10-21

> Gopal Prasad Rimal was a Nepalese poet from Kathmandu, Nepal. According to scholar Michael J. Hutt, "he is remembered as the first "revolutionary" Nepali poet and the first to reject the use of meter".

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 21 May 1917 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5584193#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5584193#P19))
- **Died:** 24 October 1973 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5584193#P570))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5584193#P27))
- **Occupation:** poet ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5584193#P106))
- **Awards:** Madan Puraskar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5584193#P166))

## Questions

**When was Gopal Prasad Rimal born?**  
Gopal Prasad Rimal was born on 21 May 1917 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gopal Prasad Rimal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopal_Prasad_Rimal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): गोपाल प्रसाद रिमाल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5584193](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5584193) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Gopal Prasad Rimal.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gopal_Prasad_Rimal.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Gopal Prasad Rimal, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gopal Prasad Rimal.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Gopal Prasad Rimal". DigiNepal. Last updated 21 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gopal-prasad-rimal. Retrieved 5 November 2026.