Gauri (epic)
{{Infobox book
| name = Gauri
| author = Madhav Prasad Ghimire
| language = Nepali
| country = Nepal
| genre = Poetry
| publisher = Sajha Prakashan
| isbn = 9789993329756
| published = 1959
| media_type = Book
| set_in = Kathmandu
| image = Gauri Madhav Prasad Ghimire.jpg
| title_orig = गाैरी
| orig_lang_code = ne
| caption = Cover page of the book
}}
{{short description|Epic Nepali poem by Madhav Prasad Ghimire}}
Gauri ({{langx|ne|गौरी}}; first edition: 2015 BS{{Cite news|url=https://nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com/news/58022/|title=राष्ट्रकविको काव्यसाधना|trans-title=National Poet's Poetry| last=Gyawali|first=Gyananistha|newspaper=Nagarik News|language=en|date=2018-09-22|access-date=2019-09-20}} (1959–60 AD){{efn|A Bikram Sambat year begins mid-April}}) is an eponymous tragic epic written by Nepali "National Poet" ({{langx|ne|राष्ट्रकवि}}) Madhav Prasad Ghimire, in memory of his first wife,{{Cite news|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/lyrics-of-his-life/|title=Lyrics of his life|date=2007-07-12|newspaper=The Himalayan Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-20}} following her premature death.{{Cite news|url=http://annapurnapost.com/news/108850|title=सय वर्षमा राष्ट्रकवि : जीवनीको रस प्यून जानौँ|trans-title=National poet is a centenarian: let's learn to enjoy life|newspaper=Annapurna Post|language=ne|date=2018-09-22|access-date=2019-09-20}} It is widely regarded as one of the poet's finest works; it is also the most popular.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4GFOW1iURsIC|title=Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature|last=Hutt|first=Michael|date=1993|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publisher|isbn=9788120811560|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://avenues.tv/news/%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b7%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%bf-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a7%e0%a4%b5-%e0%a4%98%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%87-%e0%a4%8f/|title=राष्ट्रकवि माधव घिमिरे एक सय वर्षमा, विशेष कार्यक्रम गरी जन्मोत्सव मनाइँदै|trans-title=National poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire is a centenarian, special celebrations underway|newspaper=Avenues TV|language=ne|date=2018-09-23|access-date=2019-09-20|archive-date=2018-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926160208/http://avenues.tv/news/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%8F/|url-status=dead}} Ghimire has named Gauri as one of his favourites, among his works.
Inspiration
Madhav Prasad Ghimire, at fifteen years of age, was married to his first wife Gauri Pokharel, herself aged only ten, in 1990 BS.{{Cite news|url=http://rajdhanidaily.com/43185/|title=माधव घिमिरे : उन्नत सिर्जनकलाका धनी|last=Gaire|first=Ishwari Prasad|date=2017-07-06|newspaper=Rajdhani National Daily|access-date=2019-09-20|trans-title=Madhav Ghimire: Rich with sublime creativity|archive-date=2019-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920135037/http://rajdhanidaily.com/43185/|url-status=dead}} She died after eleven years of marriage in which they had two children together.
Development
In Mādhava Ghimirekā viśishṭa khaṇḍakāvya, Bhanubhakta Pokharel opined that most of the epic seems to have been completed by 2005 BS.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zpN1AAAAIAAJ&q=%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80+%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF|title=Mādhava Ghimirekā viśishṭa khaṇḍakāvya|trans-title=Madhava Ghimire's greatests epics|last=Pokharela|first=Bhanubhakta|date=1982|publisher=Śyāma Pustaka Bhaṇḍāra|language=ne}}
Adaptation
A music album of the epic was released which was sung by artist like Ram Krishna Dhakal, Sudesh Sharma, Sangeeta Pradhan Rana, Rambhakta Jojiju, Sapana Shree and the poet himself. The album was released by Music Nepal music company.{{Cite web|last=Nepal|first=Music|title=Music Nepal|url=https://www.musicnepal.com/index.php/|access-date=2021-11-14|website=Music Nepal|language=en}}
Translation
See also
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