Ghansi

Ghansi or Ghasi was a Nepali grasscutter who is best remembered for inspiring Bhanubhakta Acharya to translate the Sanskrit epic Ramayana into the Nepali language. He earned his living by cutting and selling grass. Ghansi constructed a well with the intention of being remembered after his death. Little is known about his life beyond the fact that he belonged to the Pantha caste and lived near the well. He has been portrayed by multiple actors in film, and the tourist destination Ghansikuwa was named after him.

Life One day, as Bhanubhakta Acharya sat on a stone slab in an unfrequented forest, he fell asleep while listening to birds chirping. When he awoke, he saw a person cutting grass. Acharya asked him about his whereabouts and Ghansi replied that he was a poor farmer who lived next to Acharya's village.

His words had a great impact on Acharya, who wrote in a poem that the "grasscutter has taught me a great lesson", and he is credited as one of the inspirations for Acharya's translation of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana into the Nepali language.

Ghansi built Ghasi Kuwa in Vyas Municipality near the Prithvi Highway. They added it was difficult to identify him due to Acharya not mentioning his name in his writings. In Raat Chirnya Bhanu (2017), he is portrayed by Basudev Khanal. Additionally, in Tanahun District, there is a statue of Ghansi, as well as a statue of Bhanubhakta Acharya at Bhanu Ghansi Memorial Park. Ghansikuwa, a tourist destination in Tanahu District is named after Ghansi.