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Motiram Bhatta

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Nepalese poet (1866-1896)

WritersLived 1866 to 1896 · aged 30
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Motiram Bhatta was a Nepalese poet, singer, essayist, publisher, literary critic and biographer. He is considered the first biographer and literary critic of Nepali literature and is credited for starting the first private printing press in Nepal c. 1888.

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Motiram Bhatta was a Nepalese poet, singer, essayist, publisher, literary critic and biographer. He is considered the first biographer and literary critic of Nepali literature and is credited for starting the first private printing press in Nepal c. 1888. He also introduced the Ghazal style of poetry and singing in Nepal. Bhatta was a polyglot and alongside Nepali, he had studied in Sanskrit, Persian, and English and was also proficient in Bengali, Urdu and Nepal Bhasa.

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Lived 1866 to 1896 · aged 30
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