Chittadhar Hridaya
Kabi Kesari Chittadhar Hridaya | |
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चित्तधर हृदय | |
Chittadhar Hridaya, one of the greatest literary figures from Nepal in the 20th century. | |
| Born | Chittadhar Tuladhar 19 May 1906 Nyata Tunchhen |
| Died | 9 June 1982 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Nepalese |
| Notable work | Sugata Saurabha, Mimmanahpau |
| Title | Kabi Kesari |
| Movement | Nepal Bhasa renaissance |
| Spouse | Gyan Prabha |
Chittadhar Hridaya (Nepali: चित्तधर हृदय; born Chittadhar Tuladhar; 19 May 1906 – 9 June 1982) was a Nepalese poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest literary figures from Nepal in the 20th century.
The title of Kavi Keshari (Lion among Poets) was conferred on him by King Mahendra of Nepal in 1956. He wrote primarily in Nepal Bhasa but has created works in Nepali and Hindi too.
Hridaya dedicated his life to serving his mother tongue, rejecting a flourishing ancestral business and suffering imprisonment by an autocratic government. In 1941, he was jailed for five years by the Rana regime for writing a poem in Nepal Bhasa in a crackdown against the language.