Lekhnath Paudyal
Kabi Shiromani Lekhnath Paudyal | |
|---|---|
लेखनाथ पौड्याल | |
Portrait of Lekhnath Paudyal | |
| Born | 1885 (15 Poush 1941 BS) |
| Died | 1966 (aged 80–81) |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Citizenship | Nepali |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, short-story writer, playwright, essayist |
| Notable work | Pinjadako Suga (A Parrot in a Cage) Ritu Vichara (Contemplation of the Seasons, 1916) Buddhi Binoda (Enjoyments of Wisdom) Satya-Kali-Sambada (A Dialogue Between the Degenerate Age and the Age of Truth, 1919) |
Lekhnath Paudyal (Nepali: लेखनाथ पौड्याल; 1885–1966) is regarded as the founding father of modern Nepali poetry literature (Kabi Shiromani) in the twentieth-century. His most important contribution is believed to be to the enrichment and refinement of the language rather than to its philosophical breadth. The best of Lekhnath's poems adhered to the old-fashioned conventions of Sanskrit poetics (kavya).
Poudyal, the first modern Nepali poet, wrote in the classical style of Nepali poetry. His poems possessed a formal dignity that had been lacking in most earlier works in Nepali; many of them conformed in their outlook with the philosophy of orthodox Vedanta, although others were essentially original in their tone and inspiration. His poems often mentioned contemporary social and political issues and remain popular. It is believed there were the first glimmerings of the poetic spirit that was to come after him.