Motiram Bhatta

Yuba Kabi
Motiram Bhatta
मोतीराम भट्ट
Born(1866-09-08)8 September 1866
Kathmandu, Nepal
Died1896 (1897) (aged 29–30)
Kathmandu, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
Occupation(s)Poet, publisher
EraMotiram Bhatta Era
Notable workKabi Bhanubhakta ko Jivan Charitra (Biography of Bhanubhakta Acharya)
Parents
  • Daya Ram Bhatta (father)
  • Ripu Mardini Devi Bhatta (mother)

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

He wrote Kabi Bhanubhakta Ko Jivan Charitra— the biography of Bhanubhakta Acharya, which played a significant role in establishing Acharya as the first poet (Aadi Kabi) of Nepali language.[7] He is considered one of the seventeen national heroes (Rastriya Bibhuti) of Nepal and was given the title Yuba Kabi (Young Poet).[8] The 1883 to 1919 period of Nepali literature is known as Motiram Era.

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  2. ^ "Motiram Bhatta: Personalities of Literature from Nepal". Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
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  8. ^ "Nepal recently got its 17th national hero. Know all of them here - OnlineKhabar English News". 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2022-04-08.