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Bhattarai
Bhattarai ( ne, भट्टराई) or Bhattrai is a Khas surname. Etymology Bhatta means scholar in Sanskrit. Notable people with the surname in Nepal * Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Former Prime Minister ( Nepali Congress) * Baburam Bhattarai, former Prime Minister of Nepal. *Madhav Bhattarai, Chairman of the committee of astrologers and religious scholar *Nabin K Bhattarai, Pop singer *Subin Bhattarai, Nepali writer *Amrit Bhattarai, Nepali cricketer *Durga Prasad Bhattarai, Nepali diplomat *Krishna Dharabasi, born Krishna Bhattarai. Author of Radha (Novel), Jhola Jhola ( ne, झोला) is a 2014 Nepali film based on a story by writer Krishna Dharabasi. It is about '' Sati'' culture that was prevalent in the Nepalese society until the 1920s in which wife had to immolate herself upon her husband's deat ... References {{Chhetri communities Ethnic groups in Nepal Bahun Nepali-language surnames Khas surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baburam Bhattarai
Baburam Bhattarai ( ne, बाबुराम भट्टराई, ; born 18 June 1954), also known by his nom de guerre Laaldhwoj, is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister, who presently serves as leader of the Nepal Socialist Party. Bhattarai was a long-time leading member and deputy chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) prior to founding a new party, Naya Shakti Party, Nepal. He subsequently embraced democratic socialism. Political career In 1996 the Maoists started the Nepalese Civil War, which had a huge impact on the political system in Nepal. The decade-long civil war, in which more than 17,000 Nepalese died, had a major role in the transformation of Nepal from a monarchy into a republic. Bhattarai was elected to the Constituent Assembly from Gorkha 1 as a Maoist candidate in 2008 and became Minister of Finance in the cabinet formed after the election. Bhattarai became Prime Minister in 2011. As a way out of the political deadlock sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (Nepali: कृष्णप्रसाद भट्टराई; 13 December 19244 March 2011) also known as Kishunji was a Nepalese political leader. He was one of the main leaders involved in transitioning Nepal from an absolute monarchy to a democratic multi-party system. Bhattarai became Prime Minister of Nepal in April 1990 after a popular democratic movement referred as Jana-Andolan. Bhattarai was twice the Prime Minister of Nepal, once heading the Interim Government from 19 April 1990 to 26 May 1991, and then as elected Prime Minister from 31 May 1999 to 22 March 2000. Bhattarai was the officiating President of the Nepali Congress for nearly 26 years from 12 February 1976, and was elected to the post of president of party in 1988 till 1992. He participated in the democratic movement of Nepal from its inception. The Constitution of Nepal (1990) was promulgated while he was interim Prime Minister and he was credited for successfully holding the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party of Nepal at all levels of government. It is the current ruling party of Nepal since July 2021. With more than one million active members, the party remains the largest party in Nepal by membership. There have been seven Nepali Congress prime ministers and the party has led the government fourteen times. Matrika Prasad Koirala, a founding member of the party was appointed as the first commoner prime minister following the end of the Rana regime in 1951. Subarna Shumsher Rana, another founding member of the party was also appointed as prime minister in 1958. Congress is the only party in Nepal to have been elected with a majority with the party forming majority governments in 1959, 1991 and 1999 under B.P. Koirala, Girija Prasad Koirala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrit Bhattarai
Amrit Bhattarai (born 30 December 1990) is a Nepalese cricketer. Amrit is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against Hong Kong in October 2006. He is currently in the National Team. He represents the APF Club of the National League and Kantipur Gurkhas of the Nepal Premier League. Junior career Amrit Bhattarai started his national cricketing career by representing Nepal in the 2005 edition of the ACC U-15 tournament. Following impressive performances, Bhattarai secured a place in the under-19 team the same year during the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup where he managed to claim 13 wickets and this performance helped Bhattarai cement his spot in the squad for the 2006 Under-19 World Cup. He scored 82 runs in an inning against Saudi Arabia Under-19, which is his highest score in batting. Senior career Bhattarai debuted for the senior national team in 2006 during the ACC Premier League. Slots for fast bowlers were limited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subin Bhattarai
Subin Bhattarai (born 5 November 1982) is a Nepalese writer and columnist, best known for his romance novels such as ''Summer Love'' and ''Saaya''. He published his first book ''Kathaki Paatra'', a collection of short stories, in 2011. His works are mostly popular among the young readers. He is also a columnist for '' Kantipur Saptahik'', a youth–oriented weekly newspaper. Early life and education Bhattarai was born in Khotang district in the eastern region of Nepal. His father was a government official and mother, a housewife. A year after his birth, his parent moved to Kathmandu, where he grew up. He received a master's degree in Environmental Science from Tribhuvan University in 2005. He names B.P Koirala, Parijat, Dhruba Chandra Gautam and Dha. Cha. Gotame as some of his favourite writers. Writing career Bhattarai started writing in school at the age of 10. He wrote poems, and recited several on Radio Nepal. He acted in several dramas as child artist and co-hoste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durga Prasad Bhattarai
Durga Prasad Bhattarai (born 25 April 1961) is a Nepali career diplomat who is currently the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations in New York City. He serves concurrently as the Ambassador of Nepal to Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Career Bhattarai was appointed to his current post in July 2013 and presented his credentials to Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on August 19 of that year. At the UN, he was elected Chairman of the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) of the General Assembly during its 69th session, from 2014 to 2015. In June 2015 he was elected Chairman of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary Committee) for its 70th session. He is also the Vice President of the UNDP/UNFPA/ UNOPS Executive Board for 2015. Before assuming his current post, Bhattarai served as the Permanent Secretary of Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was previously Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabin K Bhattarai
Nabin K Bhattarai ( ne , नविन के भट्टराई; born March 14, 1972) is a Nepali singer, songwriter, and composer. Education Nabin Bhattarai studied at Budhanilkantha School in Kathmandu, Nepal. After his school he briefly joined Nepal Science campus for his ISC. He dropped the ISC and later joined Music Department of Kathmandu University in Bhaktapur. He is trained in eastern classical music by legendary Nararaj Dhakal & then by Prabhuraj Dhakal . He has completed Bachelors in ethnomusicology. Musical career Nabin K Bhattarai started his musical career in 1990 with the band "The Steel Wheels" as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the band. After the band disbanded, he pursued a solo career. He was able to capture the attention of many Nepali music-lovers with his first released song ''Aankhama Timilai'' from the album ''Raharai Raharma'' which instantly made him a household name in Nepal. After the huge success of his first album, he has recorded ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Dharabasi
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, professionally known as Krishna Dharabasi is a Nepali writer, novelist and literary critic. He has written multiple essays, short stories, poems and novels. He won the Madan Puraskar for his novel ''Radha'' in 2005 (2062 BS). ''Jhola'', one of his short stories has been adapted into a film of the same title. He is known for using meta-writing style (''Leela lekhan'') in his fictional works. Biography He was born on 17 July 1960 (2 Shrawan 2017 BS), to father Tikaram Bhattarai and mother Ambika Bhattarai in Ambarpur village of Panchthar district. He is the eldest child and has four sisters and a brother. He began his literary career by publishing a poem in ''Suryodaya'' weekly newspaper. He worked in Agricultural Development Bank for 25 years. After retiring from his bank job, he dedicated his time for writing. ''Saranarthi'', his debut novel was published in 1991. Bibliography *''Balak Harayeko Suchana'' (Essays collection,1991) *''Bishweshwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhav Bhattarai
Madhav Bhattarai ( ne, माधव भट्टराई) is a Nepalese writer and academic. He is chairman of the Nepal committee of astrologers. He earned his PhD in Sanskrit literature. He writes in Sanskrit and Nepali Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken .... Career Prof Dr Madhav Bhattarai worked a "Nayab Badaguruji", appointed by late king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.Beginning in March, 2005 Bhattarai served as a president of Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti. Bhattarai founded academic organizations and co-founded Kathmandu Shiksha Campus, the first education community campus affiliated with faculty of education, TU. He worked as a chief of Balmiki Campus as well as the Kathmandu Shiksha Campus located at Kathmandu. References Nepalese writers Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India in the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the largest city. The name "Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahun
Bahun ( ne, बाहुन) or Khas Brahmin ( ne, खस ब्राह्मण) is a caste ( ''Varna'') among Khas people of Nepal. Their origins are from the Indo-Aryan Khasa tribe of Nepal and South Asia. According to the 2011 Nepal census, Bahun is the second most populous group after Chhetri, another Varna within the hill Hindus in Nepal. According to 1854 ''Muluki Ain'' (Nepalese Legal Code), Bahuns were regarded as caste among sacred thread bearers (Tagadhari) and twice-born Hindus. Origin Traditionally, Bahuns were members of the Khas community together with Chhetris and Hill Dalits. Possibly due to political power of the Khasa Malla kingdom, Khas Bahun and Khas Rajput (Chhetris) had high social status like plain Brahmins and Rajputs in the present-day western Nepal. Bahuns, regarded as upper class Khas group together with Chhetri, were associated mostly with the Gorkha Kingdom. Bahuns were original inhabitants of Karnali region of Nepal. The immigratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokharel
Pokharel ( ne, पोखरेल) or Pokhrel ( ne, पोख्रेल) is a surname (family name) Brahman, khatri Cast group in Nepal. Notable people with Pokharel/Pokhrel surname * Aastha Pokharel, Nepali model * Bidhyanath Pokhrel, Nepali poet and politician * Dibesh Pokharel, Nepali pop singer * Giriraj Mani Pokharel, Nepali politician * Prasunna Pokharel, ASA, CPA Australia * Ishwor Pokhrel, Nepali Politician * Laxmi Prasad Pokhrel, Nepali Politician * Ram Chandra Pokhrel, Nepali Politician * Shankar Pokhrel (born 1964), Nepali Politician * Sugam Pokharel, Nepali pop singer * Suman Pokhrel, Nepali poet, lyricist, translator, playwright * Sunil Pokharel Sunil Pokharel ( ne, सुनील पोखरेल; born on 16 June 1963) is a Nepali theatre artist and director. He is considered one of the pioneers of modern Nepali theatre. He is a graduate of National School of Drama, India (1987).H ..., Nepali theater director * Cool Pokhrel, Nepali pop singer * Susi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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