Last week, the New York State Assembly declared that the ‘Republic Day of Nepal’ would be celebrated as ‘Nepali American Heritage Day’ or ‘Nepal Day’ from this year.

The Nepal Day Parade is being celebrated every year to promote Nepali culture and language.

A special program is being organized every year by the Federation of Indigenous Peoples of Nepal in America (FIPNA). This year, however, the participation was subdued due to the pandemic.

On the occasion, NYS Assembly Member Jennifer Rajkumar presented the resolution of ‘Nepali American Heritage Day’ passed by NYS Assembly to Acting Consul General of the Consulate General of Nepal in NY Bishnu Prasad Gautam and FIPNA Chairperson Lok Chemjong.

Likewise, Lawmaker Jennifer also handed over Letters of Commendation to Dipendra Lama, Aarti Magar, and Sajina Shrestha, who worked for the declaration of Nepal Day.

“’The NYS government had declared ‘Nepal Day’ to honor and recognize the Nepali American community. The government had been positive about protecting the arts, culture, and traditions of Nepali Americans,” said Lawmaker Jennifer.

Moreover, NYS Legislative Assembly honored FIPNA Chairman Chemjong and General Secretary Narendra Thapa.

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Popular Nepali movies ‘Ghampani’ and ‘Kalo Pothi’ were conferred with the National Film Development Board’s (NFDB) special film awards at a glittering ceremony in Chabahil yesterday.

Ghampani or Sun shower, a love story starring Keki Adhikari and Dayahang Rai in lead roles, had also won the jury award for Best Film at the 5th International Nepalese Artist Society (INAS) film awards function in Kathmandu earlier this month.

Kalo Pothi or The Black Hen, the first Nepali film to be ever screened at the Venice Film Festival, was selected as Nepal’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the prestigious 89th Academy Awards.

The two films were selected by a five-member jury from among 37 nominated films. Ram Chandra Dhakal, the Chairperson of National Film Development Board presented the awards along with a cash prize of Rs 200,000 to the recipients.

The director of ‘Ghampani’, Dipendra Lama said, “I am glad to be felicitated with the Special Film Award. However, I hadn’t made the film with the aim to win awards. I believe my film was chosen for the award because it shows the importance of inter-caste marriages.”

The event also saw the unveiling of author Laxmi Nath Sharma’s book ‘Nepali Chalachitra Ko Itihas’.

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