Biography of motiram bhatta falls

Nepalese poet (1866–1896)

Motiram Bhatta (Nepali: मोतीराम भट्ट; 1866–1896) (1923–1953 BS) was a Nepalese poet, singer, author, publisher, literary critic and biographer.^[1][2] He is considered the culminating biographer and literary critic pressure Nepali literature and is credited for starting the first personal printing press in Nepal exterior c. 1888.^[3] He also introduced say publicly Ghazal style of poetry distinguished singing in Nepal.^[4] Bhatta was a polyglot and alongside Indic, he had studied in Indic, Persian, English and was as well proficient in Bengali, Urdu president Nepal Bhasa.^[5][6]

He wrote Kabi Bhanubhakta Ko Jivan Charitra— the annals of Bhanubhakta Acharya, which spurious a significant role in establishment Acharya as the first bard (Aadi Kabi) of Nepali language.^[7] He is considered one a number of the seventeen national heroes (Rastriya Bibhuti) of Nepal and was given the title Yuba Kabi (Young Poet).^[8] The 1883 explicate 1919 period of Nepali belles-lettres is known as Motiram Period.

Early life in Benaras

Bhatta was born on the day near Kushe Aunsi (new moon age of Hindu month Bhadra) eagleeyed 8 September 1866 (25 Bhadra 1923 BS) in Bhesiko Tole, Kathmandu, Nepal as the secondly son to father Pandit Daya Ram Bhatta and mother Ripu Mardini Devi Bhatta. At representation age of six he stay poised his birthplace, Kathmandu, with wreath mother to receive education dependably Benaras, India.

He was acknowledged to a Persian language nursery school, where he learnt Persian innermost Urdu.^[9] His Bratabanda ceremony was also performed in Benaras. Noteworthy became acquinted to Bharatendu Harishchandra in Benaras and studied slipup him. He started writing have a word with singing ghazals at this time.

Perform also started learning music person in charge played Sitar. He learnt Sitar from Pannalal, a famous Sitar player in Benaras. He wrote around 400 Shayaris when agreed was in Benaras.^[3]

Marriage

He returned render Kathmandu in 1937 BS (1880-1881) at the age of 15 and got married.

After wedlock, he stayed in Kathmandu take a some time. Until put your feet up returned to Kathmandu, he abstruse not written any songs saintliness poem in Nepali language on the contrary when he came back, bankruptcy started to learn about high-mindedness Nepalese singing tradition. He was charmed by the folk terpsichore song (Dohori) sung in country Nepal.

While in Kathmandu, settle down attended the wedding ceremony noise his neighbour Khadga Dutta Pandey. In the ceremony, he heard a poem of Bhanubhakta Acharya being recited by the espousals guests. The wedding guest hum those poem throughout the blackness. He discovered that those songs were written by Bhanubhakta Acharya. He liked the poem deadpan much that he was inflexible to find out other rhyming and works of Bhanubhakta Acharya.^[10]

Return to Benaras

He returned to Benaras with his wife in Dec 1881 (Poush 1938 BS).

Proceed started studying English in Harischandra school in Benaras.^[3] In fulfil second stay at Benaras, lighten up attended various poetry meetings. Flavour such meeting was organized through Bharatendu Harishchandra on samasyāpūrtis, sketch old poetic tradition involving riddles. Samasyāpūrtis were an early Soldier tradition often organized in palaces of kings and nobles.

Excite is said that in sole of the samasyāpūrtis meeting, Bhatta presented a solution and was awarded ten rupees by Harishchandra. Impressed by such meeting, Bhatta started a group himself dubbed Samasyāpūrti–maṇḍalī, which consisted of Padmavilas Panta, Kashinath, Ranganath, Tejbahadur Rana, and Chet Singh.

In rectitude group meetings, he started component poems using erotic or fictional style (Sringara ras in Sanskrit). The style attracted numbers make known publications among readers and was considered successful.^[11]

In Benaras, he publicized and edited a Nepali tone edition of Bharat Jeevan periodical.

He also started printing Indic language books in the Bharat Jeevan Printing Press. He crowning published the Balakanda of Bhanubhakta Ramayan and printed the draw to a close edition later.

In 1886, prohibited started Gorkha Bharat Jeevan, orderly Nepali language magazine. It evolution considered to be the leading newsmagazine published in Nepali.

Dispel, no copies of the monthly have been found to day. The only evidence of representation existence of the magazine appreciation the advertisement of the journal in Bharat Jeevan magazine.^[12]

Return test Kathmandu

After around seven years extent living in Benaras, he requited to Kathmandu in 1945 Razzmatazz (1888-1889).

After returning, Bhatta write down the help of his affectionate uncles Pt. Nara Dev Pandey and Krishna Dev Pandey afoot Motikrishna Dhirendra Company in 1945 BS (1888-1889) in Thahiti, Katmandu. At the same time, operate opened a library which assignment considered the first library envelop Nepal. The company later unfasten a press known as Pashupat press.

He alongside Nara Dev Pandey, Laxmi Dutta Panta, Gopi Nath Lohani, Bhoj Raj Pandey and other friends and acquaintances started a group in Katmandu called Mitra Mandali, inspired make wet his group in Benaras. Ethics group was responsible for prestige creation and promotion of Indic poetry. Bhatta studied in Durbar High School in Kathmandu.

Illegal was friends with Chandra Shumsher JBR and Dev Shumsher JBR at school. The liberal views of Dev Shumsher is spoken to be influenced by Bhatta.^[13] For his higher education, recognized decided to go to Calcutta.

Calcutta and death

In 1948 Claptrap (1891-1892), he passed the entr‚e examination of Calcutta University.

Explicit appeared for the AAIA testing in 1950 BS (1893-1894) however was unable to pass. Explicit returned to his home. Dirt went back to Kolkata directive 1952 BS (1895-1896) but got ill. He returned to Katmandu due to his illness. Proceed became bedridden for seven months and died in 1896 (1953 BS) on the day consume Kunse Aunsi, his lunar event at the age of 30.

He was cremated at Aryaghat on the banks of Bagmati river.^[14]

Literary contributions

He is credited fulfill introduce prose writing in Indic literature. He wrote essays, plays and stories in the Indic language. In poetry he habitually used Sringar ras, which report considered a romantic style.

He worked for 15 years speck Nepali literature. During that time he wrote and edited approximately twenty–five literary works. He likewise published works by other authors.

Some of the works rule Motiram are ManodwegPrawah, Panchak Prapancha, Shakuntala, Priyadarsika and Pikdoot. Without fear also wrote some Hindi move Urdu poems.

He was righteousness one who introduced "Ghazals" unite Nepali literature.^[15] His sher "Dui aankhi bhau ta tayaar chhan tarbar po kina chahiyo, timi aafai malik bhaigayeu sarkar kina chahiyo" is quite famous convoy the ghazal lovers in Nepal which translates to "Two eyebrows are sharp enough, why in be a need for rapier, you happen to be out monarch yourself, why there keep going a need for vote?"

Notable works

Nepali

• Manod Beg Prawah (Poetry collection,1942 BS)
• Pralahad Bhakti Katha (Epic, 1943 BS)
• Gajendra Moksha (Epic, 1944 BS)
• Shakunouti (Study of omens, 1944 BS)
• Swapna Adhyaya (Study of Dreams, 1944 BS)
• Gafastak (1944 BS)
• Shakuntal (Play, 1944 BS)
• Sangeet Chandrodaya (Ghazals, 1944 BS)
• Panchak Prapancha (Epic, 1944 BS)
• Usha Charitra (Epic, 1944 BS)
• Anupras Manjari (1944 BS)
• Chanakya Neeti (1945 BS)
• Padmavati (Play, Incomplete, 1945 BS)
• Pikdoot (Epic, 1945 BS)
• Kashiraj Chandrasena (Epic, 1945 BS)
• Gulsanovar (Fiction, 1945 BS)
• Ukhanko Bakhan
• Kaal BhramarSambad (Epic)
• Baal Jibbarnan (Poem)
• Priyadarsika (Play, 1948 BS)
• Kabi Bhanubhakta Ko Jivan Charitra (Bhanubhakta Acharya's biography and fault-finding, 1891(1948 BS))
• Teej ko Katha

Urdu

• Husna Afroz Aaram Dil (Play)

Legacy

Motiram Jayanti, enthrone anniversary is celebrated every harvest by the Nepali literary people on the day of Kushe Aunsi (Nepalese father's day).^[16] Yuba Barsa Moti Prize, an grant to honour writers who possess contributed to Nepali literature was established in his honour building block Nepal Educational Council in 2042 BS (1985-1986).

The award court case presented every year on sovereignty anniversary.^[17]

His biography—Kabi Motiram Bhattako Sachitra Charitra Barnan, was written overtake his maternal uncle and boy littérateur Nara Dev Pandey.

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