Madhav Prasad Ghimire


Madhav Prasad Ghimire is a Nepali poet. He is a poet of romantic tradition. He is best known for Gauri, Malati Mangale, Himal Pari Himal Wari, Aswathama, Rajheswari and Shakuntala. He was honoured as the Rashtra Kavi of Nepal.

Early life and education

Ghimire was born on September 23, 1919 AD in a village named Pustun in Lamjung district of Nepal. His mother died when he was three years old. He learned to read at the age of six and learned the Panchanga from a man named Fulebaba at the age of eight or nine. He left his home at the age of eleven and went to Duredada village to study Sanskrit. Afterwards, he migrated to Kathmandu to study at Sanskrit Pradhan Pathshala and Tindhara Sanskrit Pathsala. He then left for India for his further studies and studied in Banaras for a time.

Professional and later life

He first published at the age of 14 in Gorkhapatra. His work was titled Gyanpuspa. He also worked as the co-editor of Gorkhapatra later in his life. After completing his studies from Banaras, he worked as a writer for Bhashanubad Parishad in 1998 BS and as a co-editor at Gorkhapatra in 2001 BS. In 2008 BS, he returned to his home village and worked as a teacher for a brief period. In 2010 BS, he became a member of Kavya Pratisthan lead by Laxmi Prasad Devkota.
His most popular work is Gauri, a lament on the loss his wife.
On 19 May 2016 he participated in Melancholy, a song intended to send an environmental message by breaking the Guinness World Record for "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording".His 100th birthday was celebrated all over Nepal with various programs on September 23, 2018 AD.