Shillong, July 13 (NNN): The people of Shillong on Friday remembered the great Nepali literary figure Bhanubhakta Acharya on his 198th birth anniversary, here in the city.
Born in 1814 Bhanubhakta Acharya, contributed immensely to enrich the Nepali literature and culture Bhanubhakta lived all his life with a motive to improve Nepali literature. He was a poetic genius of his time.
As a mark to observe his birth anniversary, the All Bhanu Jayanti Celebration Committee observed Bhanu Jayanti in Gorkha Pathsala school campus.
Several cultural programmes including poems composed by the ‘Kavi’ were organized and recited to pay tribute to the maestro.
“Bhanubhakta has contributed a lot to nepali culture. His best writing was translation of ‘Ramayana’ into Nepali language which achieved the most popularity among his writings,” a teacher of the school said.
The Lumparing Nepali LP School also organized a small function to greet the unforgotten master.
Speaking at the function, headmaster of the school, Indra Chettri lauded the efforts made by the Kavi to enrich and promote Nepali literature.
“Every year we celebrate this day with great ardor and zeal but today’s generation have to learn more about the great laureate writings,” Chettri said.
“He was a true genius and the lone person who translated the epic book ‘Ramayana’ from Sanskrit to Nepali,” he said.
A teacher of the school, Shiwani Gurung said, “We should be proud of his contribution. He is the person who elevated Nepali as a language.” She also added that, such programmes should not be organized for a formality but we should feel the importance of it.
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