Bhanubhakta Acharya

**Aadikabi**

**Bhanubhakta Acharya**
Aadikabi; Bhanubhakta Acharya
भानुभक्त आचार्य
	A portrait of the poet
Born	13 July 1814; Chundi Ramgha, Tanahu District, Kingdom of Nepal; (present-day Nepal)
Died	1868 (aged 53–54); Setighat, Tanahun, Kingdom of Nepal; (present-day Nepal)
Nationality	Nepalese
Occupation	Poet
Era	Bhanubhakta era
Notable work	Bhanubhakta Ramayan, Ghansi
Parents	Dhananjaya Acharya (father); Dharmawati Acharya (mother);

Bhanubhakta Acharya (Nepali: भानुभक्त आचार्य) (1814—1868 CE) (1871—1925 BS) was a Nepali writer, poet, and translator. He is widely regarded as the first poet in the Nepali language, for which he was conferred with the title of "Aadikabi": literally, "the first poet".

He is best known for translating the epic Ramayana from Sanskrit to Nepali for the first time. Initially, his translation of the Ramayana was popular in oral form. It was later compiled and published by Motirām Bhatta in the late 19th century as Bhanubhakta Ramayana.

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