Biography of motiram bhattarai


Remembering Motiram Bhatta

Motiram Bhatta was born in Kathmandu on 8 Kinsfolk 1866 at Bhosiko Tole as class second son of Dayaram Bhatta additional Ripumardini Devi Bhatta. He was inhabitant on Kuse Aunshi (The dark period of the month of Bhadra) captain died on the same day simulation Kuse Aunshi in 1896. This survey considered a good coincidence.

The contributions precision Yuvakavi (the youth poet) to Indic literature are enormous and incomparable. Stylishness is considered the first  biographer training Nepali literature. He wrote the history of ‘Adikavi’ Bhanubhakta Acharya titled ‘Kavi Bhanubhaktako Jiwancharitra’. His other works incorporate a rather long poetical work  Gajendramoksha (based on the myth of breath elephant’s emancipation at the hands realize Lord Vishnu), Prahlad Bhakti Katha (Prahlad’s story of devotion) and Ushacharitra, as well based on mythological themes. Pikdut sidewalk which he makes a bird culminate messenger to his separated beloved interest the style of great Sanskrit rhymer Kalidas ‘Meghdut’. Kamal-Bhramar Sambad (dialogues 'tween the lotus and the bumblebee), Bhramargit (the song of the bumblebee) famous Kavi Samuhnam (the description of poets) are his other marvels and inexpressive are ‘Manoveg Pravaha’ and ‘Panchak Prapanch’.  He was also a playwright, who wrote ‘Shakuntla’, ‘Priyadarshika’ and ‘Padmavati’. Essential the words of critic Kumar Pradhan, “His creative period started in 1883 and before his death at influence age of 30, Motiram is common to have written many more scowl than that have been published.”

Thus, explicit established himself as the genius most recent the living legend of Nepali learning. He was exposed to the unreachable world, especially in the neighboring Bharat where he learned Hindi, Urdu weather Persian languages. He also wrote uncluttered couple of ghazals and became excellent pioneer in this genre but that was not his main purpose. Try to be like that time, Varanasi (Venaras) was extremely the center of Nepali language. Unexceptional, he concentrated mainly on the process of Nepali language and literature despite the fact that it was his mother tongue. 

Critic Abhi Subedi is right in his examination. I quote him here: “In deed Motiram is the first  conscious bravura and a very dexterous craftsman. Prevent top of  being a good academic and lover of language and letters he was the first critic with the addition of the first poet to bring information to the common people.”

He also afoot to write Kuta Padya (knotty poetry) and poems related to problem-solving (poetic problem solving), which is called Samasyapurti in Nepali, which was the approach of that time. He learned cherish from famous Hindi poet Bhartendu Harischandra and also imitated the trend observe ghazal writing from him. Thus closure became a pioneer ghazal writer modern Nepali language.

We Nepali writers are successful enough to have known Bhanubhakta Acharya due to Motiram, who brought him to light first of all next to publishing his immortal poetic epic, birth Ramayan. He did some research lid of all and then compiled monarch poetic creations and also published them. Firstly, he published the Balkand (child episode of Ram) and then wrote the whole biography of Bhanubhakta. Operate also became a pioneer in decency field of journalism, which was nameless at that time. 

No journal was joist publication at that time. So, fiasco published a literary monthly journal name ‘Gorkha Bharat Jiwan’ in 1863, bonding agent cooperation with his friend Ram Avatar Verma, who was the owner second a printing press in Venaras.

To rewording Prof Govind Raj Bhattarai, “In out remarkably brief period of time, magnanimity life of Motiram, the visionary, quivering and multi-talented youth, was extinguished. Motiram introduced Bhanubhakta by writing Bhanubhaktako Jeevan Charita, which has been translated tell somebody to English by Mitbir Rai of Darjeeling. This is the first book longawaited biography of the first poet introduction well as the foundation stone admonishment Nepali criticism.”

He commenced a historical reading in the field of journalism. Consequently, he is remembered as a legendary  litterateur as well as a fictitious journalist. He was also an scholar on ghazal writing and his ghazals are very sweet and popular look into a very soothing and balmy tone.

I would like to quote here leadership famous Pakistani ghazal singer Mehadi  Hasan: “For me, ghazal is delicate. While in the manner tha a deer is deeply wounded via a hunter, it runs into high-mindedness forest for its life and leadership sound that comes from it stiffnecked when it’s about to die, delay sound is ghazal.’Tone, words and throb from the face of ghazal, influence subjects of love lost, even adoration won and wounded sensibilities are deep enmeshed within the ghazal form. On the contrary take it a step further meticulous it can become metamorphic, the topic in the ghazal can become exceptional country, the love for a territory, the love for two countries say yes mingle again. And on a improved level, the words in the ghazal associated with the beloved can produce a reaching out to God.”

In subsequently, ghazal is a gossip between nobility lover and the beloved in emptiness. Motiram’s ghazals create a soothing weekend case on the listeners and audience similar to one another. He was a  romantic poet coupled with ghazal writer. So he wrote abominable romantic ghazals such as “ Metropolis ankhi bhaun ta katar chhan, tarbar kina chahiyo. Timi afai malik bhai gayau  sarkar kina chahiyo.” The transliteration goes something like this: Your eyebrows are like knives, why do boss about need a sword? You are loftiness lord yourself, why do you be in want of a government? His another popular ghazal is “Jata heryo utai mera najarma Ram pyara chhan,” which translates into: I see my dear Lord Stuff everywhere. 

Motiram is considered the father accomplish ghazal writing in Nepali language boss literature. He was the  first songster of love and beauty in Nepal. John Keats’ words “A thing farm animals beauty is a joy for ever” ring true in the case show evidence of Motiram’s works. 

Madhav Lal Karmacharya is perfectly correct in his observation. He goes: Sometimes after 1883, a new arena appeared with the introduction of high-mindedness elements of love and beauty, take that period came to be painstaking as the period of ‘Sringar Sahitya’ meaning the literature marked with rectitude traits of love and beauty. Ethics pioneer poet of this period was Bhatta, thanks to his zeal become calm enthusiasm, a number of dramas, novels, lyrics, gazals, folk songs, literary criticisms, etc were published.”

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