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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] |
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).He is also the brother of popular Nepalese singar Sugam Pokharel He has directed more than four dozens of varied Nepali, Indian and European plays. Early life Sunil Pokharel was born in Noula village, in Khotang District in Nepal on 16 June 1963 as the first child of his parents. When he was an adolescent, his family moved to Mangalbare in Morang district, near Biratnagar. He completed his school education from Gograha Higher Secondary School in Biratnagar. Education Pokhrel got a scholarship to study at National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi, India in 1984. He earned his diploma indrama from this Indian government owned institution. Career Sunil Pokharel started his career as a theatre artist at the age of thirteen, when h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugam Pokharel
Sugam Pokharel (Nepali:सुगम पाेखरेल) is a Nepalese singer, music composer, songwriter, and radio jockey known for his contribution towards Nepali pop music. His first solo recording, ''Mero Sansaar'' (2001), became a top seller in Nepal. He gained recognition from the mass, particularly the youths, in the early 2000s, when pop music was not particularly popular among the general public. Because of this, he is seen as one of the most prominent figures in Nepali pop music. Early life career Sugam Pokharel was born in Mangalbare, Morang in 1979. His father was a government scribe in the Department of Land Reform Management, but was also known as an advocate in the locality. His elder brother, Sunil Pokharel is a theater artist. After completion of School Leaving Certificate (Nepal) from Biratnagar, Sugam moved to Kathmandu for his high school education. Initially having no desire to record music as a professional singer or to pursue a career as a pop singer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giriraj Mani Pokharel
Giriraj Mani Pokharel is a Nepalese politician and the former Minister of Education, Science and Technology. He is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Political Life On April 12, 2007, Janamorcha Nepal, of which he was then a vice-chairman, nominated him as the new Minister of Health. Pokharel was appointed to the said position on April 29, 2007. In April 2008, he won the Mahottari-1 seat in the Constituent Assembly election as a candidate of Janamorcha Nepal (People's Front Nepal). He then served a second term as Minister of Health and Population, in the government formed under the leadership of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) after it won the most seats in the Constituent Assembly election. Pokharel's second term as Minister of Health and Population was from 31 August 2008 until 4 May 2009, when then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) resigned along with his cabinet and dissolved the government. Pok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dibesh Pokharel
Dibesh Pokharel (born October 24, 1997), known by his stage name Arthur Gunn, is an Nepalese-born American singer-songwriter of from Wichita, Kansas who came to national attention in 2020 as the runner-up finalist on the eighteenth season of the singing reality show '' American Idol'' (''AI''). He started singing in 2014, and is known for his "textured, sandpapery" vocals. He released his eight-song debut album, ''Grahan'', in early 2018. He released another album, ''KHOJ'', in 2019 with singles including "Ma," "Khoj" and "Karnali (The River)." Early life and education Dibesh Pokharel (Dibesh means light) was born October 24, 1997 in Kathmandu—the metropolis capital of around 2.5 million people in the country of Nepal—to parents Datram and Maiya. His family, including four sisters—including Rubi, Rupa, and Supriya—were not musical, although he was exposed to music at an early age and grew up with it in his life; they noted as a child he sang and played small gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aastha Pokharel
Aastha Pokharel ( ne, आस्था पोखरेल) is a Nepalese fashion model. She began her professional modeling career in the year 2011. The first big break Pokharel had was being featured on the cover and the editorial of ''Navyaata'' magazine cover in its March 2011 issue. Pokharel won Supermodel Nepal 2013 and placed 5th in the first season of '' Asia's Next Top Model'' held in Singapore. She was also a contestant in Miss Nepal 2014, where she was the third runner-up. She has been nominated in the India Times Most Desirable Women in 2014. She has been crowned as the winner of NDTV Good Times Kingfisher Supermodels 2. She has been chosen to feature in the Kingfisher Calendar 2015. References External links Miss Nepal Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Pokharel, Aastha Nepalese female models People from Kathmandu 1991 births Top Model contestants Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool Pokhrel
Kul Prasad Pokhrel (Nepali:कुल पोखरेल) (September 21, 1981 – October 4, 2004) was a Nepalese singer-songwriter. He was popularly known by his stage name Cool Pokhrel and he was well known as a pop and folk music singer. He died in 2004, possibly of drug overdose. Pokhrel was born in Sunwal City, Nepal. He was raised by his parents and he mostly preferred living with his relatives. He started singing at 11. While singing to his relatives they thought he would become one of the biggest singers of Nepal. Then he recorded a song called "" which became a blockbuster song. This led to him joining popular Nepali hip-hop group The Unity, building his career in the Nepali music industry. He is known as (, English: King of Nepali Pop) or simply "King of Pop" by Nepali and international audiences. Cool Pokhrel had many hit songs in Nepal such as "", "", "" and "". Cool has been remembered in other Nepalese pop songs by other popular singers such as Unity Band, Jhilkey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Pokhrel
Shankar Pokhrel ( ne, शंकर पोखरेल) (born 1964) is the former Chief Minister of Lumbini Province. He was elected as the central secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) from 1998 to 2008. References 1964 births Living people People from Dang District, Nepal Tribhuvan University alumni Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians Chief Ministers of Nepalese provinces Members of the Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province Nepal MPs 1994–1999 {{Lumbini-politician-stub Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Chandra Pokhrel
Ram Chandra Pokhrel (also Pokharel) (born January 1, 1945) is a politician and journalist in Nepal. He is affiliated with the Nepali Congress party. , NewsLibrary, 9 April 2005, retrieved 2011-07-31 He is the eldest son of veteran freedom fighter Govardhan Sharma Pokhrel. Pokhrel is a current member of Constituent Assembly and Former Chief Party Secretary of Nepali Congress. Pokhrel has been heavily involved in the democratic movement and arrested on many occasions. He served as the chairman of the District Development Committee (DDC), Tanahu district fro ... [...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 India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Ishwor Pokhrel
Ishwor Pokhrel ( ne, ईश्वर पोखरेल) is the current senior Vice-president of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), CPN (UML). Pokhrel has also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. He was also Ministry of Defence (Nepal), Minister of Defence in the Second Oli cabinet. He also served as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies. He was also Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nepal), Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 May 2012 to 28 May 2012. Published books 'MAGH 19' (A book written about February 1 - The Royal take-over, 2005) Electoral history 2017 Nepalese legislative election, 2017 legislative elections 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2013 Constituent Assembly election 2008 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2008 Constituent Assembly election 1991 Nepalese legislative election, 1991 legislative elections References External links * Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepali Language
Nepali (; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a '' lingua franca''. Nepali has official status in the Indian state of Sikkim and in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration of West Bengal. It is spoken by about a quarter of Bhutan's population. Nepali also has a significant number of speakers in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Uttarakhand. In Myanmar it is spoken by the Burmese Gurkhas. The Nepali diaspora in the Middle East, Brunei, Australia and worldwide also use the language. Nepali is spoken by approximately 16 million native speakers and another 9 million as a second language. Nepali is commonly classified within the Eastern Pahari group of the Northern zone of Indo-Aryan. The language originated from the Sinja Valley, Karnali Province then the capital city of the Khasa K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
