Nepali Literature

Nepali Literature (Nepali: नेपाली साहित्य) refers to the literature written in the Nepali language and should not be confused with Nepalese literature. A work that is classified as Nepali literature does not necessarily have to be written by a Nepali/written in Nepal. Much of today's Nepali literature is widely written outside of Nepal and many prominent writers were born in other countries e.g. Parijat and Indra Bahadur Rai, Lainsingh bangdel

The Nepali language evolved from Sanskrit and it is difficult to exactly date the history of Nepali literature since most early scholars wrote in Sanskrit. It is however possible to roughly divide Nepali literature into five periods.