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Anuprastha

Anuprastha (sometimes transliterated Annuprastha) is a Nepali rock band. The name Anuprastha (अनुप्रस्थ) is derived from Sanskrit: Anu (अनु) means "music" and Prastha (प्रस्थ) "first". They generally focus their music on the rock genre but combine it with Nepali folk tunes.[1]

Anuprastha
OriginKathmandu, Nepal
Genres
Years active2004–present
Labels
Members
  • Niran Shahi
  • Suresh Maharjan
  • Manjil Raj Shrestha
  • Sunil Pahadi
  • Jems Singh
  • Arun Singh
Past members
  • Sundar Maharjan
  • Jimi Joshi
  • Bibek Tamang
  • Govin Sunuwar
Websitewww.facebook.com/anuprastha

History

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The band was formed in 2004 as a high school band by a group of friends from various backgrounds, but their shared love of music brought them together. The band was first created to perform during the school's opening and closing ceremonies for colleges. Eventually, the band clicks right away and begins playing live shows.[2] The band successfully gained national fame and attention when they won the reality show Sprite Band Challenge 1st edition in 2008, which was aired on Nepal's national TV channel.[3] There were three strong finalists — Anuprastha, Alt F4 and Bequeath — but Anuprastha took the winner’s trophy along with one lakh rupees and a contract to shoot a music video.[3] They released that first music video, "Din", in July 2009.[4] Their triumph soon had the air fragranced with their music, especially "Din".

The follow-up of the band's first music video "Din" got them the adoration of all Nepalese in the nation and throughout the globe, which is still a potent illustration of the legendary Nepali Rock music that people carve for listening to. The instantaneous success of "Din" gave "Anuprastha" the label of popular band and ultimately made the entire country grove. Their other hit numbers are "Sukha ra Dhukha", "Guff", "Kanchi",[5] and "Nepal Sworga Bhanda Thulo Cha".[2]

In 2017, they released their second studio album, What to Do Kathmandu.[6] They released the single "Aduitiya" from the album.[7][8] They toured cities like Narayangarh, Butwal, Bhairahawa, Pokhara, Itahari, Dharan, Damak, and Kathmandu, promoting the band's new release. The tour was organised by Bandwagon by Positive Vibes.[9][4]

In 2018, the band toured Dubai and Abu Dhabi with other artists.[10][11]

In 2019, they released the music video of their song "Dashain" marking the biggest festival of Nepal.[12] They are currently working on their third studio album, Nepal Sworga Bhanda Thulo Cha.[13]

In 2021, they released the new music video of remade song "Samjhera Malai" which was included on their debut studio album, Anuprastha.[14]

In 2023, Anuprastha Foundation organized a charity show with the management of Nepal Diaries on May 20 with a huge line up consisting of the Axe Band, Mukti and Revival, Cobweb, the Elements, Sabin Rai and the Pharoah, Anuprastha, Indira Joshi and the Band, Swapnil Sharma (SWOR), DONG, Melina Rai, Pariwartan, Pahelo Batti Muni and Captain Vijya Lama.[15][16] Anuprastha won the Best Band category at the fifth annual National Music Awards, which were hosted on Thursday to celebrate Radio Kantipur's 24th birthday, with their song "Samjhera Malai".[17]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Anuprastha (2010)
  • What to Do Kathmandu? (2017)

Notable songs

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  • "Din"
  • "Sukha ra Dukha"
  • "Guff"
  • "Kanchi"
  • "Halla Gara"
  • "What to Do Kathmandu"
  • "Maichyang"
  • "Aduitiya"
  • "Dashain"
  • "Samjhera Malai"
  • "Nepal Sworga Bhanda Thulo Cha"
  • "Birami Ma"

Anuprastha Foundation

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Founder of the band Niran Shahi has also established the non-profit organization Anuprastha Foundation with the slogan "Music to Heal & Help".[18][19] Anuprastha Foundation is a non- profit organization dedicated to empower Nepali musicians, promote Nepali music & culture globally, develop projects to support underprivileged communities specially women, children & youths in the sector of health & music education. Anuprastha Foundation has successfully been able to directly donate amount of more than 10 million Nepali rupees until now for the treatment of needy cancer patients. The organization is led by Niran Shahi as the President and Ms. Rojina Lama aka Rozee Lopchan Tamang as Executive Director. Anuprastha band also allocates 10% of earnings from every concert to support social/charity causes.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Singh, Smriti. "Anuprastha | Nepalese Bio". Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Anuprastha: From high school freshers party to Nepal tour". The Annapurna Express (in Nepali). Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Annuprastha wins the Challenge". The Himalayan Times. August 14, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Anuprastha's new album on the pipeline". Kathmandu Post. August 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "Anuprastha drops first video from their new album". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "First Music Video From Anuprastha's Second Album 'What To Do Kathmandu?' Released: Watch". NeoStuffs. June 18, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "Anuprastha drops first video from their new album". Kathmandu Post. January 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Aduitiya by ANUPRASTHA". halla!. January 17, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  9. ^ Republica. "Anuprastha's successful album tour". My City. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  10. ^ Shrestha, Aayuska Shrestha and Samiksha. "'Anuprastha' Nepal Tour 2022 kicks off". My City. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "Check Out Anuprastha Full Performance At Dubai – Nepali E-Chords". Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  12. ^ "Anuprastha Up With The Music Video of Their Dashain Song! – Nepali E-Chords". Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  13. ^ "भर्सटाइल अनुप्रस्थ". Naya Patrika (in Nepali). Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  14. ^ "'अनुप्रस्थ' व्याण्डको 'सम्झेर मलाई' सार्वजनिक". Online Khabar. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "आगामी शनिबार अनुप्रस्थले 'म्युजिक टु हिल एन्ड हेल्प' च्यारिटी कन्सर्ट गर्ने". Artists Khabar. May 17, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  16. ^ "क्यान्सर पीडितका लागि अनुप्रस्थ ब्याण्डले च्यारिटी कन्सर्ट गर्ने". Online Khabar. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  17. ^ "Prakash Saput, Sushant KC and Asmita Adhikari win big at National Music Awards". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  18. ^ "अनुप्रस्थले च्यारिटी कन्सर्ट गर्ने". www.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  19. ^ "क्यान्सर पिडितका उपचारका लागि अनुप्रस्थ फाउन्डेसनले च्यारिटी कन्सर्ट गर्दै". www.samachardesk.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  20. ^ "Anuprastha Foundation: Music To Heal and Help - Nepali E-Chords". www.nepaliechords.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
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