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Alipur Road In Kolkata Named 'Bhanu Bhakta Sharani'

By Shashank, Section Roads in Kolkata
Posted on Thu Jul 17, 2008 at 05:03:52 AM EST

Marking the 195th birth anniversary of pioneer poet Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, a section of the Alipur road in Kolkata of India was named ‘Bhanu Bhakta Sharani’.

The ‘Bhanu Bhakta Sharani’, made possible at the initiative of the Nepali Consulate General, was inaugurated on Sunday by Mayor of Kolkata City, Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya.

On the occasion, MP of West Bengal, Ram Pyare Ram, representatives of various Nepali organizations in Kolkata and local politicians were present at the programme.

The visiting guests on the occasion garlanded the portrait of the pioneer poet and offered flowers.

Speaking on the occasion, MP Ram Pyare Ram said the pioneer poet contributed to the promotion Nepali languages as well to the development of Nepal-India Hindu culture.

Mayor of Kolkata city, Mr Bhattacharya said importance of Ramayana, translated into Nepali by poet Acharya, was increasing day by day in the social, cultural and literary sectors of Nepal and West Bengal.

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Consul General, Suresh Man Shrestha said the naming of a section of Alipur road as Bhanubhakta Sharani was another positive addition to the Nepal-India relations.

The Migrant Nepali Association (India), the Nepali Bhasha Parishad and various other organizations organized a variety of programs to mark the birth anniversary of the pioneer poet.

Various speakers at a function organized by Nepali Conference Delhi on the occasion of 195th Bhanu Anniversary in the Indian capital yesterday shed light on his contribution for the promotion of Nepali language and culture.

On the occasion, Editor of Udaya Newspaper Durga Prasad Shrestha, Second Secretary at Nepali Embassy Jaya Chhangchha, Conference Chairperson Dammar Mani Pradhan, among others highlighted the remarkable role he discharged to elevate Nepali language and culture and paid tribute to Acharya.

Various poets presented chanted their poetry on the occasion. Likewise, 91-year-old Bishnu Maya Sharma also presented a folk song.

Source: www.gorkhapatra.org 17/July/2008

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