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poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

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Nepali language Nepali (; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a '' lingua franca''. Nepali has official status in the Indian st ...

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Abhi Subedi Abhi Subedi ( ne, अभि सुवेदी) is a Nepali poet, playwright, linguist, columnist, translator and critic, who writes in Nepali and English. Biography Abhi Subedi was born in Sabla village of Tehrathum district in eastern Nepal ...

(born, 1945) – poet, essayist, critic, columnist and playwright *

Agam Singh Giri Agam Singh Giri ( ne, :ne: अगमसिंह गिरी, अगमसिँह गिरी, 27 December 1927 – 31 January 1971) was an Indian Nepali language, Nepali poet and lyricist from Darjeeling, India. References

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(1927–1971) – poet, lyricist *

Ali Miya Ali Miya (; 26 February 1919 – 4 August 2006) was a Nepalese folk poet. He was popularly known as "Lok Kavi". Early life Miya was born on 26 February 1919 in Pokhara, Nepal to father Din Mohammad and mother Jahuran Miya. He was one of the t ...

(1919–2006) – folk poet *

Ashesh Malla Ashesh Malla ( ne, अशेष मल्ल; born 1954 in Dhankuta, Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रि ...

(born, 1954) – poet, playwright and theater person

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Banira Giri Banira Giri (11 April 1946–24 May 2021) was a Nepalese poet and novelist, best known for her novels such as ''Karagar'', ''Nirbandha'' and her poetry collections such as ''Jiwan: Thayamaru'', ''Euta Jiundo Jung Bahadur'', etc. In 1999, she rece ...

(1946–2021) – poet * Bhanubhakta Acharya (1814–1868) – poet and translator * Bhim Nidhi Tiwari (1911–1973) – poet * Bhola Rijal – poet, doctor *

Bhupal Rai Bhupal Rai ( ne, भूपाल राई) is a poet, lyricist, writer and editor. He is currently chancellor of Nepal Academy. He has voiced for the rights of the marginalized people through his writings. His writings carry the organic essence ...

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Bhupi Sherchan Bhupendra Man Sherchan, popularly known as Bhupi Sherchan (1937-1989) was a Nepali poet and academician. He is one of the most beloved and widely read Nepali poets. He was awarded the Sajha Puraskar for his 1969 poetry collection '' Ghumne Mech ...

(1937–1990) – poet *

Bhuwan Dhungana Bhuwan Dhungana (; born 2 August 1947) is a Nepali writer and poet. She is best known for her short story ''The Thousand Rupee Note'' which has also been translated into English and Urdu. Her first novel '' Parityakta'' was published in 2020. Ea ...

– poet and storywriter *

Bimala Tumkhewa Bimala Tumkhewa () is a Nepali poet, writer and journalist. Her works are centered around the themes of feminism and ethnic identity. She has published four poetry collections till date. She is also the General Secretary for ''Sancharika Samuha'' ...

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Bijaya Malla Bijaya Malla () (23 June 1925 – 24 July 1999) was a Nepalese poet, novelist and playwright. Malla wrote multiple novels, plays and poems in his lifetime. He is best known for his novels like ''Anuradha'' and plays like ''Koi Kina Barbaad Hos'', ...

– (1925 – 1999) poet, novelist and playwright *

Buddha Sayami Buddha Sayami ( ne, बुद्ध सायमी; 1944 – 26 December 2016) was a Nepalese poet and Newa politician, born in Kathmandu. He wrote poetry in Nepal Bhasa, the Newari language. Sayami was the president of Newaa Deygoo. He was award ...

(1944–2016) – poet

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Chakrapani Chalise Chakrapani Chalise ( ne, चक्रपाणि चालिसे) was a Nepalese poet. He wrote the words of the first national anthem of Nepal in 1924 AD to the music composed by Bakhat Bahadur Budhapirthi in 1899 AD (grandfather of musician ...

(1883–1958) – poet,writer of national anthem of Kingdom of Nepal. * Chandani Shah (1949–2001) – poet, queen of Nepal *

Chittadhar Hridaya Chittadhar Hridaya ( ne, चित्तधर हृदय; born Chittadhar Tuladhar; 19 May 1906 – 9 June 1982) was a Nepalese poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest literary figures from Nepal in the 20th century. The title of Kavi Kes ...

(1906–1982) – poet

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* Dharanidhar Koirala – (1893–1980) – poet * Dharmaraj Thapa *

Dharma Ratna Yami Dharma Ratna Tuladhar, popularly known as Dharma Ratna Yami ( ne, धर्मरत्न यमी) was a Nepalese government deputy minister, activist and Newa language writer While serving eighteen years jail term, he changed his surname fr ...

(1915–1975) * Dharmendra Bikram Nembang (born 1976) – poet *

Dharmachari Guruma Dharmachāri Gurumā ( ne, धर्मचारी गुरुमाँ) (born Laxmi Nāni Tulādhar) (14 November 1898 – 7 January 1978) was a Nepalese anagarika who was an influential figure in the revival of Theravada Buddhism in Nepal. ...

(1898–1978) *

Dhruba Chandra Gautam Dhruba Chandra Gautam ( ne, ध्रुवचन्द्र गौतम) is a Nepalese novel writer. He has authored over 60 stories and novels most of which addresses contemporary social issues. He is known as ''Akhyan Purush''(towering per ...

* Dibya Khaling (1952–2006) – lyricist *

Dinesh Subba Dinesh Subba ( Limbu) ( ne, दिनेश सुब्बा ) is a composer, singer and lyricist of Nepali music. Biography Dinesh Subba was born in 1962 in Tumsong Tea State of Darjeeling. He was greatly influenced by musical and lite ...

(born 1962) *

Durga Lal Shrestha Durga Lal Shrestha (born July 1935) is a Nepalese poet of Nepal Bhasa and Nepali. He was conferred with the title of ''Janakavi'' ( lit. people's poet) by Nepal Bhasha Parishad in 2003. He is considered as a progressive litterateur. He was award ...

(born 1935) – poet

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* G. Shah, (born 1947) * Gadul Singh Lama, (born 1939) *

Ganesh Lal Shrestha Ganesh Lal Shrestha ( ne, गणेशलाल श्रेष्ठ) (July 1911 – 24 July 1985) was a Nepalese poet, musician and social worker. He wrote in Nepali, Nepal Bhasa and Tamang languages. His songs denounced the social inequali ...

, (1911–1985) – poet * Geeta Tripathee, (1972) – poet, lyricist and literary critic *

Girija Prasad Joshi Girija is one of the names of Parvati, the wife of the Hindu god Shiva. The word in Sanskrit means "one who is born to mountain (Giri)". Girija Kalyanam means the Marriage of Girija, is popular novel by Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani, which was made i ...

, (1939–1987) – poet *

Gopal Prasad Rimal Gopal Prasad Rimal ( ne, गोपाल प्रसाद रिमाल; 1975–2030) was a Nepalese poet from Kathmandu, Nepal. According to scholar Michael J. Hutt, "he is remembered as the first "revolutionary" Nepali poet and the first to ...

, (1918–1973) – poet *

Gopal Singh Nepali __NOTOC__ Gopal Singh Nepali (11 August 1911 – 17 April 1963) was an Indian poet of Hindi literature and a lyricist of Bollywood. He was the son of Rel Bahadur Singh and Saraswoti. He was born on birthday of Lord Krishna (Krishna Janmashtami ...

, (1911–1963)– poet * Gyandil Das, (1821–1883)– poet

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Hangyug Agyat Hangyug Agyat ( ne, हाङयुग अज्ञात) is a poet and writer. He is one of the initiator of the movement called Srijanshil Arajakta (Creative anarchy) along with Rajan Mukarung and Upendra Subba. About his life and career Po ...

(born, 1978) – poet *

Hari Bhakta Katuwal Hari Bhakta Katuwal () was an Indian-Nepali poet, writer and songwriter. Biography Hari Bhakta Katuwal was born on 2 July 1935 in Dibrugarh, Assam. In India, he used to write poems under the name Prabasi (). He moved to Kathmandu to pursue hi ...

(1935–1980) *

Hari Prasad Gorkha Rai Hari Prasad Gorkha Rai (15 July 1914 – 14 November 2005) was a well-known Indian Nagaland-based Nepali language writer. he was long associated, along with other writers at the time, with two major literary organizations Pashupati Sangh (1929) ...

(1914–2005)

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Ishwor Ballav Ishwar Ballav ( ne, ईश्वरबल्लभ, 11 July 1937 – 22 March 2008) was one of the most influential Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय ...

(1937–2008) – poet

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* Jhamak Ghimire – autobiographer

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* Kamala Sankrityayan (1920–2009) *

Kedar Man Vyathit Kedar Man Vyathit ( ne, केदारमान व्यथित; 1914–1998) was a Nepali poet of Nepali, Newar and Hindi languages. Educated up to the third grade, he started out as an employee of a timber godown, but later co-founded ''Ne ...

– poet (1914–1998) * Komalnath Adhikari *

Krishna Bhooshan Bal Krishna Bhusan Bal ( ne, कृष्णभूषण बल; 13 March 1948 - 25 June 2012) was a Nepalese poet known primarily for simplifying poetry for its readers at a time when poets were inclined to grandiloquence. Carving emotions into wo ...

(1948–2012) – poet * Krishnahari Baral (born, 1954) – poet and critic *

Kshetra Pratap Adhikary Kshetra Pratap Adhikary ( ne, क्षेत्रप्रताप अधिकारी; 1943 (March/April) – 14 April 2014) was a Nepali poet, writer and lyricist. Adhikari is best known as the lyricist of the song Ma Ta Laligurans Bhay ...

(1943–2014) – poet *

Kul Bahadur KC Kul Bahadur K.C. ( ne, कुलबहादुर के.सी.) (28 June 1946 - 14 March 2013) is one of the most significant Nepali poets.Prem Narayan Dhakal, Candidate, Serial Number: 21/2064, Tribhuvan University Registration Number: 6-3-48- ...

(1946–2013) poet, laureate *

Kumar Nagarkoti Kumar Nagarkoti (; born 1974) is a Nepali writer, poet, and columnist. He is one of the most popular contemporary Nepali writer. He has published multiple books and is known for his use of surrealiastic style in his works. Biography He was bor ...

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* Lakshmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959) – poet, playwright and essayist *

Lekhnath Paudyal Lekhnath Paudyal ( ne, लेखनाथ पौड्याल; 1885–1966) is regarded as the founding father of modern Nepali poetry literature (Kabi Shiromani) in the twentieth-century. His most important contribution is believed to be to ...

(1885–1966) – poet

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* Madan Mohan Mishra (1931–2013) – poet *

Madhav Prasad Devkota Madhav Prasad Devkota is a Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landloc ...

Madhav Prasad Ghimire Madhav Prasad Ghimire ( ne, माधव प्रसाद घिमिरे; 23 September 191918 August 2020) was a Nepali poet and scholar. He was honoured as the ''Rashtrakavi'' (National Poet) by the Government of Nepal in 2003. Some of h ...

(1919–2020) – poet *

Mahananda Sapkota Mahananda Sapkota (1896–1977) was a Nepalese social worker, etymologist, linguist, and poet. He received several national awards for his contributions to poetry. His social work focused on education and social awareness particularly in eastern ...

(1896–1977) – poet and linguist * Mahendra of Nepal (1920–1972) – poet and King of Nepal *

Motiram Bhatta Motiram Bhatta ( ne, मोतीराम भट्ट) (1866–1896) (1923–1953 BS) was a Nepalese poet, singer, essayist, publisher, literary critic and biographer. He is considered the first biographer and literary critic of Nepali litera ...

(1866–1896) – poet and ghazalist * Mukunda Sharan Upadhyaya (born 1940) – poet

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* Naba Raj Lamsal – (born 1969) *

Nara Nath Acharya ''Pandit'' ''Kaviraj'' Nara Nath Acharya (1906–1988) was a Nepalese '' Pandit'' (Sanskrit Scholar), ''Kaviraj'' (Ayurvedic physician) and writer of Sanskrit and Nepali language. He is best known for his biography of the poet Bhanubhakta Achary ...

(1906–1988) *

Neelam Karki Niharika Neelam Karki Niharika ( ne, नीलम कार्की निहारिका) (born April 9, 1975) is a Nepalese novelist, poet and short-story writer. She is best known for writing ''Beli'', ''Hawaan'', ''Cheerharan'' and ''Yogmaya''. He ...

– poet and writer *

Nanda Hangkhim Nanda Hangkhim ( ne, नन्द हाङ्खिम) is a writer in the Nepali language. He is from Darjeeling district, India. He is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, ...

(born 1944) *

Neer Shah Neer Bikram Shah, also known as Nir Shah, is a senior People of Nepal, Nepalese film actor, director, producer, poet, songwriter, and businessman. He is considered one of the leading actors in Cinema of Nepal, Nepali cinema history and an actor ...

(born 1951)

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(1937–1993) – poet and novelist *

Phatte Bahadur Singh Phatte Bahadur Singh ( ne, फत्तेबहादुर सिंह्) (1902–1983) was a Nepalese poet and journalist who started the first daily newspaper in Nepal Bhasa Newar (), or Newari and known officially in Nepal as Ne ...

(1902–1983) – poet *

Pawan Chamling Pawan Kumar Chamling (born 22 September 1949) is an Indian politician and the former Chief Minister of Sikkim. Chamling is the Founding President of the Sikkim Democratic Front, which governed the state for five successive terms since 1994. Ch ...

(born 1950) – poet * Prema Shah – (1945–2017) poet, novelist and short–story writer

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Rajendra Bhandari Rajendra Bhandari (born 1956) is an Indian Nepali-language poet and academic at the Sikkim Government College in Gangtok.Web page title"Rajendra Bhandari"at the Poetry International website, retrieved July 25, 2010 Biography Born in brahmin fa ...

(born 1956) * Ramesh Kshitij (born 1969) – poet * Ram Man Trishit (1941–2011)

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Santosh Lamichhane Santosh Lamichhane is a Nepali writer. He has authored a Nepali poetry collection, ''Porridge Eaters and Gruel Drinkers'' and a Nepali novel ''Ultimate Aakash''. Early life and education He was born in 1983 in Panchkhal, in the Kavre distri ...

(born 1983) – poet *

Saraswati Pratikshya Saraswati Pratikshya ( ne, सरस्वती प्रतीक्षा ) is a writer known for her novel ''Nathiya'' published in 2018. Before writing the novel, she had published three poetry books: ''Yadhyapi Prashnaharu'' (collection of ...

– poet, novelist * Sarita Tiwari (born 1980) – poet, columnist * Saru Bhakta – poet, novelist *

Shrawan Mukarung Shrawan Mukarung () is a Nepalese poet and writer. He was born in Dilpa Village of Bhojpur district on June 8, 1968 (Jestha Jyeshtha or Jyēṣṭha ( sa, ज्येष्ठ; ne, जेठ ''jēṭ''; as, জেঠ ''zeth''; or, ଜ୍ ...

– poet *

Siddhicharan Shrestha Siddhicharan Shrestha (Devanagari: सिद्धिचरण श्रेष्ठ; 21 May 1912 – 4 June 1992) was one of the most prominent writers of Nepal. He contributed to the struggle against the autocratic Rana regime (1846–1951) thr ...

(1912–1992) – poet *

Siddhidas Mahaju Siddhidas Mahaju ( ne, सिद्धिदास महाजु) (alternative name: Siddhidas Amatya) (15 October 1867 – 29 December 1929) was a Nepalese poet and one of the Four Pillars of Nepal Bhasa. He was at the forefront in the end ...

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Sulochana Manandhar Sulochana Manandhar Dhital () (born 12 March 1955), professionally known as Sulochana, is a Nepali poet, writer, columnist and political activist. She writes poems in Nepali, Nepalbhasa and Chinese. She served as the Founding Chairman of the Mot ...

(born 1955) – poet, columnist and activist *

Suman Pokhrel Suman Pokhrel ( ne, सुमन पोखरेल; born on September 21, 1967) is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator and artist. Universities in Nepal and India have included his poetry in their syllabus. Suman Pokhrel is the s ...

(born 1967) – poet, lyricist, translator and artist * Swapnil Smriti (born 1981) – poet

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Tulsiram Sharma Kashyap Tulsiram Sharma 'Kashyap' (11 February 1939 – 8 February 1998) was an Indian writer and politician in the Nepali language from Sikkim, India. He is a recipient of Sahitya Academy Award in Nepali for his 'Aama' (poetry) in 1990. He is the sec ...

Toya Gurung Toya Gurung ( ne, तोया गुरुङ) is a Nepali writer and poet. She served as the first female executive member of the Royal Nepal Academy. She headed the poetry department of Nepal Academy from 1994 to 2004. She has published multip ...

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Tulsi Ghimire Tulsi Ghimire is an Indian film director, screenwriter, film editor, cameraman, actor and lyricist known for his works in Nepali films. Regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Nepali cinema, he is known for his romantic and masala film th ...

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Tulsi Diwasa Tulsi Prasad Joshi ( ne, तुलसी दिवस; Tulasi Diwasa) is a Nepalese literary figure and folklore expert.Usha Sherchan (born 1955) – poet, lyricist and story writer * Upendra Subba (born 1971) – poet and story writer

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Vishnu Raj Atreya Vishnu Raj Atreya ( ne, विष्णुराज आत्रेय; 10 November 1944 – July 18, 2020) was a Nepali writer and poet, who wrote in Nepali language, Sanskrit language and Awadhi language. He used the title ''Latosaathi'' ( ne, ...

(born 1944) – poet and writer

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* Yogmaya Neupane (1867–1941) – poet * Yuddha Prasad Mishra (1964–2047 BS) – poet *

Yuyutsu Sharma Yuyutsu Ram Dass Sharma ( ne, युयुत्सु शर्मा; born January 5, 1960) is a Nepalese-Indian poet and journalist. He was born at Nakodar, Punjab and moved to Nepal at an early age. He writes in English and Nepali. Life and ...

(born 1960) – poet Top of page {{portal bar, Nepal, Poetry List Nepali language

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poets A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...