Explore the incredible journey of Balendra Shah, known as Balen, a rapper whose lyrics critiqued corruption in Nepal and now ...
In the opening act of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Duke Orsino famously muses, "If music be the food of love, play on." It is ...
The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is set to become the South Asian nation’s next Prime Minister, after Gen Z protests rocked the political establishment last year ...
A former rapper is on track to win Nepal’s first election since youth-driven protests toppled the incumbent political leadership last year.
Veteran playback singer Kumar Sanu says the enduring love for the iconic 1990 song Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaye from the film ...
Votes counted so far show Balendra Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are on track to win the general election.
A Nepali rap star who emerged as a strong voice during last year’s Gen Z-led civil unrest, looks set to become the country’s ...
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Bringing together poetry, music and spoken-word narratives

Kathmandu, March 14 -- minute multilingual poetry-musical titled 'Apwoh Misa: Marching On' will be staged at Shilpee Theatre ...
Balen Shah's party won Nepal's historic election, making the rapper-turned-politician the country's next prime minister.
Mumbai: Veteran playback singer Kumar Sanu says the enduring love for the iconic 1990 song Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaye from the film “Jurm” continues to warm his heart, decades after it was released.
Once dismissed as a political novice, the former Kathmandu mayor is now on track to become Nepal’s next prime minister.
Before he dismantled Nepal’s political elite, Balendra Shah was destroying his opponents in underground rap battles.