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The music was composed by Bakhat Bahadur Budhapirthi (grandfather of musician Louis Banks) in 1899, and the lyrics were written by Chakrapani Chalise in 1924. [3] [4] It was adopted as the country's national anthem in 1962, as a homage to the Nepalese sovereign.
Motiram Bhatta (Nepali: मोतीराम भट्ट; 1866–1896) (1923–1953 BS) was a Nepalese poet, singer, essayist, publisher, literary critic and biographer. [1] [2] He is considered the first biographer and literary critic of Nepali literature and is credited for starting the first private printing press in Nepal in c. 1888. [3]
National Heroes of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालका राष्ट्रिय विभूतिहरू, romanized: Nepalka Rashtriya Bibhutiharu) is a list of 18 Nepali people, including those from ancient and medieval times, who were selected to their ranks posthumously by a commission headed by famous writer Balkrishna Sama who was appointed by King Mahendra, in 1955.
"Sayaun Thunga Phulka " [note 1] is the national anthem of Nepal. It was officially adopted as the anthem on 3 August 2007 during a ceremony held at the conference hall of National Planning Commission, inside Singha Durbar, by the speaker of the interim parliament, Subash Chandra Nembang.
Tara Devi Shrestha (15 January 1946 – 23 January 2006), professionally known as Tara Devi was a Nepalese singer. She is known as the "Nightingale of Nepal", [1] having recorded over 4,000 songs [2] during her lifetime.
He wanted to reveal these songs throughout Nepal but the country did not have radio stations until 1951, [3] instead he published the songs in a literary magazine Sarada. [2] Balkrishna Sama , an editor of the magazine, recommended that he should provide contexts for each song so Joshi wrote about their histories and his own analysis. [ 2 ]
Shrestha and the band gained popularity for creating songs which combined western-style sentimental singing and traditional Nepali instrumentation. [2] Popular songs included Ghumda ghumdai, Euta gaun Thiyo, Anjan mayalu, Tadha nagai deu and Euta gaun Thiyo. [4] [5] Shrestha has also worked in Nepali movies as a singer and musician.
Nepathya (Nepali: नेपथ्य, also spelled as Nepathaya) is a Nepalese folk rock band that was formed in the early 1990s. Nepathya was formed by Deepak Rana, Bhim Poon and Amrit Gurung while studying in Kathmandu, Nepal. The band has enjoyed both commercial and critical success.