Swor Samrat Narayan Gopal's name needs no introduction to all the Nepali out there. A legend in the Modern Music's first generation (Adhunik Geet yug) was borned today, (Oct 4) in the year 1939. Marking his birth anniversary, I am here to post top ten unknown incidents in his life (taken from film maker/writer Prakash Sayami).
I always want to read top tens in everything until now that I have started writing top ten stuffs in my blog.In this post, I am putting my own best Movies of all time. These movies are not only in the top of my favorite lists, but also are the greatest movies of all time in the history of Cinema.
Chaudhary Group, one of the biggest business house of Nepal (popular for electronic products and food/beverages) is all set to enter the telecom market with the brand name CG tel.
Nepal Electricity Authority has released a new loadshedding schedule today in which there will be 70 hours power cut per week. Earlier it was 56 hours per week just changed last week (Mangsir 13). They cited decrease in water level in rivers and reservoir being the reason for such increase in power outage . The whole outage period is of two shifts in a day, which sums up to 11 hours, 10 hours and 9 hours, in average its 10 hours power cut per week.
Here is the new loadshedding schedule as published in NEA website, effective from Mangsir 23 (December 8), Saturday. (click to enlarge).
Today is the death anniversary of most popular singer of Nepal, Swar Samrat Narayan Gopal Guruwacharya, died on Mangsir 19 2047 ( December 5, 1990) at an age of 51. Marking his death anniversary, here is what Poet/Film maker Prakash Sayami had written in his Status for five unknown facts in Swor Samrat's life.
1. His own father, Asha Gopal Guruwacharya was his first teacher and the other teacher was Manikratna. He sang his first song in the music of his friend Prem Dhoj and his own Guru Manik Ratna.
2. Swor Samrat Narayan Gopal first gave his name as NG in radio Nepal and later established himself as Swor Samrat (Emperor of Voice).
3. Swor Samrat and musician Gopal Yonjan were first introduced by Gopal Yonjan's first love Madan Pradhan. Nagendra Thapa was the man who build their good friendship and Ishwor Ballav Bhattarai made them special friend (mit) by lighting fire on Makal on March 1965 at Darjeeling's Mahakal Dada.
4. Swor Samrat being the director of Sanskritik Sansthan sacked 25 artists including Sushila Rayamajhi, Shridhar Poudel, his own guru Manik Ratna, Hari Bansha Acharya, Madan Lama etc.
5. Swor Samrat studied music at Maharaj Firdaus Sangeet Vidayala in Badauda,India. He dedicated a song entitled Chinari Hamro Dherai purano rahe jhai lagdacha to his first love Pamela Lama, the song was written by Nagendra Thapa.
Its a matter of great joy and pride for all Nepali to hear the news of Pushpa Basnet awarded CNN Hero 2012. Pushpa Basnet, a 29 year old nepali women supports and takes every care of Children living inside jail with their parents, was a main contender among TOP 10 CNN Heroes 2012 declared this September. She was named CNN Hero 2012 in a special event at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Those Children who had no choice but to live inside the prison with their incarcerated parents got their "Mamu" in 2005 when she started a day care program for them, taking out of prison every day and returning them back to the jail. Now she even has a residential home for such children and has helped more than 140 children through her Non profit organization Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC).
Pushpa Basnet CNN hero 2012: from CNN
She bagged the award through a nine week public voting on CNN.com and received $250,000 + $50,000->($50,000 is for all Top 10 heroes) to continue her praiseworthy efforts. She in her award winning speech even forwarded her message to her children, and all those who voted her. She said "Mamu is going to take you out from the prison, and you are coming to my place. This is for my children and back to my country Nepal. Thank you so much everybody who voted for me and who believed in my dream."
This is the sixth Hero awarded by CNN and a second one to our country Nepal, first being Anuradha Koirala, a social worker from Nepal (the founder and executive director of Maiti Nepal)- CNN Hero in 2010 for her drive against women trafficking to brothels.
It was a star studded night including movie stars like Susan Sarandon, Adrian broddy, Mario Bello, Viola Davis, Harvey Keitel, Rap Star Fifty Cent. There were also musical performance from American Idol Philip Philips and Grammy winning Ne Yo.
Proud of being a Nepali is what everybody felt with her win but I think there is an indirect message to all Nepali is that you don't need any post or power to start good things. You can start from very little and keep on doing it, there will be helping hands for your good cause and finally you will be recognized for your good not only in your country but in the whole world. Hats off to Pushpa Basnet. You deserve it. And I am so overwhelmed with your speech today that I listened to it many times. Here is what she said being awarded CNN Hero 2012.
In a surprise twist to the Indian reality TV show Big Boss, they are going to merge the two houses: Main house and the mud house, later was created just two weeks ago. Though it was already in the media, the merger is confirmed in Dec 1 show that is showed in the snippet of the next days show. Even Salman talked the possibility of the merge earlier but it was not clear.
Modern house has 10 inmates whereas Mud house (padosi ghar) has just 4 contestants. With this merger, 14 contestants will be in the house and it is also known that all contestants will be nominated for this week show, out of which 3 contestants will be evicted. Now that's what i call "Alag chee", Big Boss 6 is now getting back to the track for all the actions and twists.
With this merger, it will be fun to watch people who got evicted and had a close eye on the main house from outside, back in the house. It will be more interesting to see how most of the inmates team up to gun down Imam- a moron or a stupid fellow. If there is great loss with this merger, then that would be for Urbashi who showed her bitchy heart to the Aashka, Delnas, and Shana team. Regarding the eviction, I think one of the inmates would be Nirauha and how could I forget Imam - I am sure he will be out of the house this week. Karishma who is not doing anything inside the house, has also great chances of getting eviction.
Dasarath Stadium, our very own football stadium witnessed some of the best concerts in the history of live performances in Nepal. Among them, International rock/pop singer Bryan Adams Concert and Nepali Band 1974 A.D Rock Yatra Concert are the ones that made it record for the people turn out and the amazing lively performance. When I first heard of Atif Aslam live in Kathmandu, I had imagined of the similar turn out (as i know there are many crazy fans of Atif here in Nepal though I am not of their type, I know some of his melodious songs like Doorie, Abh to Aadat and Woh Lamhe).
Atif Performing Live in Kathmandu Photo courtesy: Raw K.C.
Atif Aslam- the Pakistani singer (former Jal band frontman) and now a Bollywood sensation performed live in the Dasarath Stadium- Center of Kathmandu in the Friday Evening November 30, 2012. The Concert organized by ODC entertainment (which brought us Bryan Adams and Michael Learns To Rock) gathered less than 10 thousand enthusiastic people which is not any way comparable to the previous record making concerts there. Though his juvenile performance managed to get big woos from the spectators, the sound system did not live up to the international standard sound quality people had expected.
He performed some of his record breaking Pakistani/Indian Rock/Pop and Bollywood songs like Aadat, Doorie, Tu Jane Na, Woh Lamhe, Piya, Pehli Nazar mein to name a few. Bollywood crazy fans were singing along with the singer for his melodious filmy songs, and the female fans were more satisfied with his performance who were repeatedly chanting "I love you" to the Pakistani Singer.
I too enjoyed the songs like Aadat , Doorie for which I was there. Unexpectedly, I was too much overwhelmed with his performance in the song "Piya" (Video posted below). All in all, a melodious cool friday night in Kathmandu makes the crowd esp. Nepalis who listen bollywood music, remember this concert for long.
Here are some of the video clips from the Atif Aslam Concert in Kathmandu.
