# Ishwar Ballav

_Nepalese Poet, Writer_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Ishwar Ballav was one of the most influential Nepali poets. He was also a poet of a new dimension–the third dimension–meaning Tesro Ayam in the history of Nepalese literature. He, along with his contemporaries Bairagi Kaila and Indra Bahadur Rai, formed a trio in 1963 in Darjeeling to rethink and evaluate the development of Nepalese literature.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 11 July 1937 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16204556#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16204556#P19))
- **Died:** 22 March 2008 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16204556#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16204556#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16204556#P27))
- **Occupation:** poet ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16204556#P106))
- **Awards:** Madan Puraskar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16204556#P166))

## Questions

**When was Ishwar Ballav born?**  
Ishwar Ballav was born on 11 July 1937 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ishwar Ballav](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishwar_Ballav) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): ईश्वरबल्लभ](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AD) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16204556](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16204556) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ishwar Ballav.jpg by Iunc2 (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ishwar_Ballav.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ishwar Ballav, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ishwar Ballav.jpg — Iunc2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Ishwar Ballav". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ishwar-ballav. Retrieved 5 November 2026.