Day: September 1, 2009

Lack of Educated Artists in Nepali Film Industry

Posted on by Anand Nepal

Note: This article was written in 2009. There are new entries in Nepali movie industry with better talent and education, not covered by this article.

The history of Nepali movies is not that long but it has grown a lot in recent days. Movie industry is one of the most creative industry and it demands the most creative crews to work for it. But to our disappointment, only a few Nepali involved in the industry have a university degree. A sad truth is that 60% of the Nepali film artists haven’t passed 10th grade.
It is seen that educated artists have succeeded in their fields as compared to uneducated artists. When we talk about education Rajesh Hamal, with a MA degree in English literature, comes the first due to his education and acting skills. There are many who don’t like him but it is undisputed that he is a super-hit actor of Nepali film industry.

Some new actresses like Sanchita Luitel, Malvika Subba have master’s degree. Mithila Sharma, Arunima Lamsal, Sarita Lamichanne also managed to get a bachelor’s degree.

sanchita_luitel

There are some educated film directors and writers who are doing good works in Nepali movie industry. Some directors with a masters degree are Deepak Rayamajhi, Daya Ram Dahal, Naresh Poudel, Desh Bhakta Khanal, Dinesh DC, and BS Thapa. Writers and technicians like Javed Shah, Dr Bhola Rijal  also have masters degree. Baikuntha Maskey(Bachelor,Photography), Tapa Nath Sukla (Sound Engineer), Pradeep Kumar Upadhaya(Sound Engineer) are other educated pioneer in the Nepali film industry.

Is that all?

I think so. If you know of somebody who has university degree in Nepali film industry please write in comment. I will edit the post accordingly.

The question remains. Why don’t educated people opt for the entertainment industry? Is the age old belief, acting in movies in not a decent job, a culprit?

Comments are welcome.

List of Film personalities with Name (and, Education)

Artists

Dr Bhola Rijal  (MD)
Dinesh Dc (Bsc, MBA, BA)
Daya Ram Dahal (MA)
Deepak Shrestha (Bachelor)
Deepak Rayamajhi – MA(Film Direction)
Naresh Poudel – MA (2 faculties)
Desh Bhakta Khanal – MA (Politics)
BS Thapa – BLLB,MA(Politics)
Yabaraj Lama – I.A
Navin Subba – I.A
Ujwal Ghimire – Bachelor
Keshav Bhattrai – B.Com

Writers and Technicians

Nayan Raj Pandey – BL
Javed Shah – MA(Cinematography)
Basanta Shrestha  – Bachelor(Dance)
Pakash Shrestha – B.com,Diploma(Music)

Actors  /Actress   

Rajesh Hamal  – MA (English)
Bijay Lama – Pilot
Nikhil Uprety – I.A
Mithili Sharma  – Bachelor (Home science and Dance)
Puja Chand – Isc
Richa Ghimire – Bachelor (Journalism)
Arunima Lamsal – Bachelor
Sanchita Luitel – MA (Currently)
Sarita Lamichanne – Bachelor

WFP – Rotten Rice and Diarrhea outbreak

Posted on by Anand Nepal

The government has confirmed that the rice supplied by the World Food Programme of UN to western hilly regions was the main reason behind outbreak of the diarrhea epidemic that took away as many as 300 lives so far.

UNWFP country representative Richard Ragan and WHO representative Dr. Alexander Andjaparidze in a statement had said, “This is an unscientifically proven statement that could further endanger the lives of people who may decide to skip or reduce needed food in a misguided attempt to protect themselves from this outbreak. Spreading false information that food is the source of cholera contamination will only put more lives at risk.”

Well, you should eat rotten rice – not even fit to feed animals and live happily (hopefully!) if yo
u happen to live in remote places like Jajarkot and surroundings.