Sunday, October 4, 2009

Laxmi Parsad Devkota


Laxmi Prasad Devkota (November 12, 1909 – September 14, 1959), was a Nepali poet. He is arguably the best writer in the Nepali Language. He has written great works in the Nepalese Language. He is best known for the poem "Muna Madan."

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Gorkha


Gorkha can mean:
Gurkha - the people from Nepal, who take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath, and the name of the regiments recruited from these districts, that were a part of Britain's Indian Army and which are now a part of today's British Army.
Another name for Prithbhinarayan, a Nepali city
Gorkha District, a district of Nepal
The name of those regiments of the modern Indian Army, successors of the Gurkhas of Britain's imperial Indian Army.
The name of the medieval state of Gorkha
Nepali official name as a state before 1930
Gorkha Beer, a brand of beer brewed in Nepal
Gorkha Airlines, an Airline in Nepal
Gorkhaland, the name given to the area around Darjeeling and the Duars in north West Bengal in India
Gorkha Hill Council, an autonomous body that looks after the administration of the District of Darjeeling
Gorkha National Liberation Front, a political party in North Bengal, India
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, a political party in Darjeeling district and Dooars, India
Bharatiya Gorkhali Welfare Association, a non-political social organization for the Gorkha.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Narayanhity Royal Palace



The Narayanhity Palace Museum or Narayanhity Durbar is a palace in Nepal which long served as a primary residence to that country's monarchs.[1] The palace was constructed under order of the Shah dynasty in the 18th century. On June 1, 2001, it was the site of the Nepalese royal massacre, where King Birendra of Nepal and Queen Aiswarya were allegedly shot to death by Crown Prince Dipendra along with 6 others before Dipendra turned his weapon on himself.