Adikavi Bhanubhakta Acharya's 211th Birth Anniversary Celebrated

Today is the 211th birth anniversary of Adikavi Bhanubhakta Acharya of Nepali literature. Adikavi Bhanubhakta Acharya, born on Ashar 29, 1871 BS, is well-known as an immortal figure of Nepali language and literature for bringing the Ramayana into the reach of the public by translating it into the Nepali language.

The contribution of his works to the development of the Nepali language is considered equally relevant today. Bhanubhakta, known as a representative poet of the primary period of Nepali literature, is also the translator of Valmiki's Ramayana. He was born in Chundi Ragh in Tanahun district as the son of Dhananjay Acharya and Dharmavati Devi.