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Nepali Sansar
March 28, 2018
Their coronation amidst a resplendent ceremony in the courtyard of the Hanuman Dhoka Palace was witnessed by a huge gathering, which included Royals, Presidents, Ambassadors, government representatives and other dignitaries from across the world. King Birendra was considered to be the livingÃâà...
The Kathmandu Post
March 15, 2018
Panchayat is based in the year 1974 CE two years after King Birendra ascended the throne and explores the Chhaupadi system, when it was at the heights of the practice. “The film depicts the prevalent system of justice, which was largely relying on the head of the village, the Pancha, who is faced with aÃâà...
Odisha Sun Times
March 9, 2018
Though he has over 500 such signed pictures, 130 of them are exclusively of kings from different parts of India and the world, such as Maharaja Kanak Vardhan Singhdeo of Balangir, Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur, late King Birendra of Nepal and Pakistan's only Hindu King Hamir Singh.
The Kathmandu Post
March 6, 2018
Mar 7, 2018-Feature film Panchayat, which brings to the screen a story from the autocratic Panchayat era, is going to have its Nepal premiere this Friday, March 9; the producers have said that the premiere will see attendance of the movers and shakers of Nepali politics, in the likes of Pushmakamal Dahal, Jhalanath Khanal,Ãâà...
Hindustan Times
March 3, 2018
The BJP's vision document for the February 2018 polls said that the Agartala airport would be renamed Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Deb Burman airport, and a cultural art academy would be established after another former king, Birendra Kishore Manikya Bahadur. In addition to these symbolicÃâà...
The Kathmandu Post
June 2, 2017
Growing up, King Birendra was akin to a mythical figure, as important to us as most other religious and historic staples. Sure ... King Birendra himself, as though he'd just crawled out of a ten rupee bank note, was walking amongst us, waving gracefully and smiling just like in the Mahendra Mala text books.
Chabad.org
December 31, 1999
The morning before the Seder, Nepal's King Birendra agreed to some of the protesters' requests, lifting the ban on political parties in Nepal, allowing for the first possibility of democratic reform in the mountain kingdom and clearing the way for the Seder to go on. More than 700 people came for the Seder.
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