Background
He become attracted by Nepalese folk song and rhythm.He was born and deceased on same day Amabasya (kushe aausi).
He become attracted by Nepalese folk song and rhythm.He was born and deceased on same day Amabasya (kushe aausi).
At the age of six he left his birthplace Kathmandu to get studied in Benaras, India. Once Motiram attended a marriage ceremony in Kathmandu, there he heard a poem of Bhanu Bhakta being recited by some people.
He learned classical Sanskrit language and some music lessons at the age of fifteen. Nepali birth Date-1923 Bachelor of Surgery Nepali Death Date-1953 Bachelor of Surgery Motiram greatly highlighted the literary works of Bhanubhakta Acharya. He searched everywhere, went to many people and collected the works of Bhanu Bhakta.
Motiram published them and wrote Bhanu"s biography as well.
Till then, no prose work was written in Nepali. Only a few poems were written. motiram wrote essays, plays and stories in Nepali.
Some of the works of Motiram are,,, and He also wrote some Hindi and Urdu poems.
He was the one who introduced "Ghajals" in Nepali literature.
His sher "Dui aankhi bhau ta Katar chhan tarbar po kina chahiyo, timi aafai malik bhaigayeu sarkar po kina chahiyo" is quite famous for the ghazal lovers in Nepal which translates to "Two eyebrows are sharp enough, why there be a need for sword, you happen to be a monarch yourself, why there be a need for vote?" Motiram worked along the line suggested by Bhanu Bhakta. He further developed Nepali language and made it a beautiful medium for literary expression. Motiram, the "youth poet", died at the age of 30.