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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.
Bhatta was a polyglot and alongside Nepali, he had studied in Sanskrit, Persian, English and was also proficient in Bengali, Urdu and Nepal Bhasa. [5] [6] He wrote Kabi Bhanubhakta Ko Jivan Charitra— the biography of Bhanubhakta Acharya, which played a significant role in establishing Acharya as the first poet (Aadi Kabi) of Nepali language. [7]
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.
It was because of Abhiman's displeasure about the marriage of Rana Bahadur with the child Brahmin widow Kantivati. He was reported to have suffered from fever, possibly Malaria, and died of it. Despite the Basnyat family's immense contribution to Nepal's Unification, nobody from the Basnyat family was declared Rastriya Bibhuti (National Hero).
Sherchan produced several odes to the martyrs of Nepal, including Sahid Ko Samjhana, Main Batti Ko Sikha, and Ghantaghar. Ghumne Mech Mathi Andho Manche (Blind Man on a Revolving Chair) is his most popular poetry collection. [7] He was also appointed a member of the Royal Nepal Academy for two terms from 1979 to 1989.
"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.
Shakti Yogmaya: A Tradition of Dissent in Nepal by Barbara Nimri Aziz. Tribhuvan University's Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies, 1993 [14] Heir to a Silent Song: Two Rebel Women of Nepal by Barbara Nimri Aziz. TU-CNAS, 2001; Spiritualism and Religious Fervor in Sarvartha Yogbani by Dipesh Neupane. Pursuits: A Journal of English Studies, July 2012
All prime ministers of Nepal between 1768 and 1950 were Chhetris with the exception of Ranga Nath Poudyal, being a Khas Brahmin. [2] Of the 23 men who have been elected since Nepal attained democracy from the Ranas in 1951, 15 have been Khas Brahmin, 3 Thakuri, 2 Newar Shresthas, 2 Chhetri, and 1 Sanyasi/Dasnami. [3]