Nalapanima is a

musical play Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...

(Geeti Natak) about the patriotism of a

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

ese soldier during the

Battle of Nalapani The Battle of Nalapani was the first battle of the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814–1816, fought between the forces of the British East India Company and Nepal, then ruled by the House of Gorkha. The battle took place around the Nalapani fort, near ...

in 1814 in the

Anglo-Nepalese War The Anglo-Nepalese War (1 November 1814 – 4 March 1816), also known as the Gorkha War or Nepal-Company War, was fought between the Gorkhali army of the Kingdom of Nepal (present-day Nepal) and the forces of the British East India Company ...

, fought under the command of

Balbhadra Kunwar Balbhadra Kunwar (30 January 1789 – 13 March 1823) was a Gorkhali military General, Commander and administrator in the Sikh Empire and the Kingdom of Nepal. He was highly praised for his military skill for the defence of Nalapani fort in th ...

. Lyrics were written by Bala Krishna ‘Sama’ and music composed by Shiva Shankar Manandhar.

Synopsis

A wounded Nepalese soldier sought help from the British camp. He was grateful for the humanitarian help received from the British but defied an offer to join British army (

Gurkha War The Anglo-Nepalese War (1 November 1814 – 4 March 1816), also known as the Gorkha War or Nepal-Company War, was fought between the Gorkhali army of the Kingdom of Nepal (present-day Nepal) and the forces of the British East India Company ...

Production

The Drama was staged at the Rastriya Nachghar (

). After few years, it was staged again. The show's songs blend traditional Nepalese folk music and more contemporary music. The album also contains some duet songs sung by

Narayan Gopal Narayan Gopal Gurubacharya () (4 October 1939 – 5 December 1990), known professionally as Narayan Gopal and N. Gopal was a popular singer and composer of Nepali music. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons in Nepal, he is refe ...

and his mentor Manik Ratna.

Songs

# Piyo..., piyo: (

and Manik Ratna) # Ke har khai Ayewu: ( Shiva Shankar and Narayan Gopal) # Chora naro: (Kamala Shrestha) # Haye mero pritam: (Kamala Shrestha) # Awu awau relimai: (Manik Ratna) # Ama timilai: (Narayan Gopal) # Chomoluma shikhara: (Shiva Shankar and Kamala Shrestha) # Agalagi nibhawunu paryo: (Manik Ratna) # Aye.. Ayen: (Manik Ratna) # Najawu murkha bhai: (Narayan Gopal) # Jana dewu aba: (Manik Ratna) # Huncha huncha: (Narayan Gopal and Manik Ratna)

References

{{reflist Anglo-Nepalese War Musicals inspired by real-life events Musicals set in the 1810s Musicals set in Nepal Musicals about war