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Shriman Gambhir
Former national anthem of Nepal (1962–2006) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Srimān Gambhir",[a] also known as "Rāṣṭriya Gān",[b] was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Nepal[2] from 1962 to 19 May 2006, when the political parties prepared to abolish the monarchy. It was officially replaced by "Sayaun Thunga Phulka".
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History
The music was composed by Bakhat Bahadur Budhapirthi (grandfather of musician Louis Banks) in 1899, and the lyrics were written by Chakrapani Chalise in 1924.[3][4] It was adopted as the country's national anthem in 1962, as a homage to the Nepalese sovereign.
The song originally had two stanzas, but the Nepalese government dropped the second stanza upon adopting the song as the national anthem. The stanza that was retained honoured the king.[5]
Replacement
Following the 2006 democracy movement in Nepal, "Rastriya Gaan" was discontinued by order of the interim legislature of Nepal in August 2007, after it was seen as merely glorifying the monarchy instead of representing the nation as a whole. It was then replaced by the current national anthem "Sayaun Thunga Phulka".
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When officially adopted, the government of Nepal dropped the second verse of the song.[5][6]
The second verse of the song largely remained unknown to most people. On 11 January 2019, a video was released on YouTube of a re-recorded and rendered version of the anthem with its second verse.[7] The first four-bar of the song features a regal orchestral introduction which is soon followed by a choir singing. It was dropped in the version which became the national anthem.
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Notes
- Nepali: श्रीमान् गम्भीर [sɾiman ɡʌmbʱiɾ]
- Nepali: राष्ट्रिय गान् [ɾasʈɾije ɡan]
- See Help:IPA/Nepali and Nepali phonology.
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