Bhanu Jayanti

Nepali writer Bhanu Acharya was born on July 13, 1814. He was the first person to translate Ramayana from Sanskrit to Nepali. His work became the first Nepali poem to ever exist. This gave him the title of Adikavi, meaning the first poet. To honour him, we celebrate Bhanu Jayanti on July 13, or the 29th day of the Nepali month of Ashadha. 

Bhanu Acharya was born in a small village in Nepal called Chudi Ramgha, which lies in the Tanahun district. Throughout his life, Bhanu Acharya wrote several poems. Some of his most famous poems include Ghansi, Kantipuri Nagari, Ek Man Chitta Lagai Chakari Garya, Baalaaji Dekhyan and more. 

Bhanu Jayanti is celebrated with great excitement in Nepal, Sikkim, Darjeeling, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Bhutan, Myanmar and other Nepali–speaking regions. On this day, people decorate Bhanu Acharya’s statues with garlands, recite his poems, take part in parades and remember his works.