Nepali literature

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Statue of the author Parijat in Siliguri , West Bengal , India

The Nepali literature is the literature in Nepali , today the official language of Nepal (since 1958) and one of the officially recognized languages ​​of India (official language of Sikkim and West Bengal ). Aside from these countries, Nepali is spoken by many Nepalese in Bhutan , Burma and other countries.

The Nepali language has been recognized as a major Indian literary language by the Sahitya Akademi , India's National Academy of Letters .

The earliest monuments in Nepalese literature date from the middle of the first millennium of our era. These are Sanskrit inscriptions on stone tablets. The first attempts to use the Nepalese language in literature date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. In connection with the establishment of the Nepalese language as the national language in the 19th century, the formation of a Nepalese literature begins.

The new time of the development of literature in Nepal is connected with the name of Bhanubhakta Acharya (1812–1868) and (for Nepal Bhasa ) Siddhidas Mahaju (1867–1929), who translated the ancient Indian epic Ramayana into Nepali and Newari . Motiram Bhatta developed a lively literary activity .

The upswing of Nepalese literature in the 20th century was significantly promoted by the literary and art magazine Sharada , founded in Kathmandu in 1934 . One of the leading Nepalese poets of the 20th century was Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1908–1958). Another important literary personality was Lain Singh Bangdel (1919–2002).

Important authors of Nepalese literature come from other countries, mainly from India, such as Parijat (1937–1993), Paras Mani Pradhan (1898–1986) or Shiva Kumar Rai .

Bhairab Aryal (1936–1976) is known as the author of humorous writings , the contemporary author Khagendra Sangraula (born 1946) for his satires .

The Journal of Nepalese Literature, Art, and Culture is published by the Nepal Academy (English Nepal Academy , the former Royal Nepal Academy 'Royal Nepal Academy') .

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References and footnotes

  1. ↑ The term “Nepalese literature”, on the other hand, is, strictly speaking, a generic term for the literature in the various ancient and modern languages ​​of the country of Nepal. H. Sanskrit , Nepali literature, Nepal Bhasa literature, Maithili literature, Bhojpuri , English-language Nepalese literature, etc.
  2. ↑ Hurt: Himalayan Voices , 5
  3. ↑ cf. Nepali Literature: Antecedents

literature

  • Kumar Pradhan : A history of Nepali literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademy (1984)
  • Michael J. Hutt : Nepali: a national language and its literature. (1988)
  • Michael James Hutt (Ed.): Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature. University of California Press, Berkeley / Los Angeles / Oxford, 1991 ( online )
  • Madhav Lal Karmacharya (Ed.): Nepalese literature. Kathmandu: Royal Nepal Academy (2005)
  • Manabendu Banerjee: Sanskrit Inscriptions of Nepal: A Politico-social Study of the Inscriptions of the Time of Aṁśuvarman, Jiṣṇugupta, and Viṣṇugupta, 7th Century AD Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, 1985

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