Ishwar Ballav (ईश्वरबल्लभ) (11 July 1937 – 22 March 2008) was one of the most influential Nepali poets & Lyricist.
He was also a poet of a new dimension–the third dimension–meaning Tesro Ayam in the history of Nepalese literature. He, along with his contemporaries Bairagi Kaila and Indra Bahadur Rai, formed a trio in 1963 in Darjeeling to rethink and evaluate the development of Nepalese literature.
BS 2029- Aako kaa phulharu hun (poem)
2031- kehi bhumika haru (Essay)
Euta Sahar ko Kinara (Poem)
2038- Samanantar (Poem)
2041- Nilo Mato – Story
2057- Sochko Mayamath (Essay)
2060- Dhuwan ko Jangle (Poem)
Ishwar Ballav’s songs are also very popular. Duita Phool Deuralima – Narayan Gopal, Hajar sapana haru ko maya lagera aaucha by Bhaktaraj Acharya , Pahad ko Ukali – Deep Shrestha, Mausam Jasto – Shishir Yogi, BOlauna ta – Yogesh baidhya etc.