Special Figures in Nepali Art, Literature, and Music

Special Figures in Nepali Art, Literature, and Music

A collection of poets, musicians, and artists of Nepal, honored with distinctive titles.

Notable Nepali Figures & Their Titles

  • Adi Kavi (First Poet): Bhanubhakta Acharya
  • Maha Kavi (Great Poet): Laxmi Prasad Devkota
  • Yuva Kavi (Young Poet): Motiram Bhatta
  • Rashtra Kavi (National Poet): Madhav Prasad Ghimire
  • Yug Kavi (Era Poet): Siddhicharan Shrestha
  • Modern Poet: Gopal Prasad Rimal
  • Modern Valmiki: Ramesh Chandra Adhikari
  • Kavi Keshari (Lion Poet): Chittadhar Hridaya
  • Janakavi Keshari: Dharma Raj Thapa
  • Romantic Poet: Motiram Bhatta
  • Instant Poet (Ashu Kavi): Shambhu Prasad Dhungel
  • Rejected Poet: Kavitaram Shrestha
  • Aayamele Poet: Til Bikram Nembang
  • Fluid Poet: Phanindra Nepal
  • Folk Poet: Ali Miya
  • Kavi Shiromani (Crown Poet): Lekhnath Paudyal
  • Bhajan Shiromani: Bhakta Raj Acharya
  • Bidwat Shiromani (Scholar Laureate): Hemraj Pandit / Somanath Sigdel
  • Instrumental Shiromani: Ustad Ganesh Lal
  • Recitation Shiromani: Narayan Pokharel
  • Music Shiromani: Yagyaraaj Sharma
  • Swor Samrat (Emperor of Voice): Narayan Gopal
  • Swor Samrajni (Empress of Voice): Aruna Lama
  • Swor Kinnari (Heavenly Voice): Tara Devi
  • Sangeet Pravin (Music Expert): Nararaj Dhakal
  • Lok Nritya Samrat (King of Folk Dance): Subi Shah
  • Lok Geet Samrat (King of Folk Songs): Kumar Basnet
  • Abhinay Samrat (King of Acting): Nir Shah
  • Pandit Raj: Somanath Sigdel

Greatest Poets in World Languages

  • English: William Shakespeare
  • Hindi: Tulsidas
  • Chinese: Lu Xun
  • Bengali: Rabindranath Tagore
  • Greek: Homer
  • German: Goethe
  • Maithili: Vidyapati
  • Sanskrit: Kalidas
  • Urdu: Mirza Ghalib
  • Persian: Sheikh Saadi
  • Latin: Virgil
  • Italian: Dante
  • Punjabi: Waris Shah, Veer Shah
  • Bhojpuri: Kabirdas
  • Limbu Language: Iman Singh Chemjong
  • Newari Language: Siddhidas Amatya, Chittadhar Hridaya, Dhuswa Sayami
  • Nepali: Everyone already knows 😍

Source: Compiled notes on Nepali Art, Literature & Music

Susmita Paudel

An administrative professional in Nepal with having "we can" attitude. She love to share what she has learned.

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