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
GenresRock, Folk Rock
Years active2004-present
Labels
  • Big Music
  • Music Nepal
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/anuprastha
Members
  • Neran Shahi
  • Govin Sunuwar
  • Suresh Maharjan
  • Jimi Joshi
  • BibekTamang
Past members
  • Sundar Maharjan

The band was formed in 2004 when the members were in college. It consists of Neran Shahi - Vocal & Guitar; Jimi Joshi- Bass; Govin Sunuwar - Guitar; Bibek Tamang - Drums; and Sundar Maharjan - Madal/percussion.

After struggling for several years, the band successfully gained national attention when they won the reality show Sprite Band Challenge 1st edition in 2008, which was aired on Nepal's national TV channel. There were three strong finalists — Anuprastha, Alt F4 and Bequeath — but Anuprastha took the crown along with one lakh rupees and a ticket to shoot a music video.[2] They released that first music video, "Din", in July 2009 in two versions. They launched their debut album Anuprastha in 2010.[3] They released the single "Ujyaalo" in 2016.

In 2017, they launched their second album, What to Do Kathmandu.[4] They released the single "Aduitiya" from the album.[5][6] They did not release the album earlier due to problems of sound quality, load-shedding, etc., and followed its release with a tour of major cities in Nepal,[3]The band visited different major cities like Narayanghat, Butwal, Bhairahawa, Kathmandu, Pokhara, Itahari, Dharan and Damak.[7] and then Dubai and Abu Dhabi with other artists.[8]

In 2019, they released the music video of their previously Dashain Song marking the biggest festival of Nepal.[9] They are working in their new album (third album) "Icchya" (ईच्छा).[10]

Singles
  • Dashain Aayo

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

References
  1. Singh, Smriti. "Anuprastha | Nepalese Bio". Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  2. "Annuprastha wins the Challenge". The Himalayan Times. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  3. "Anuprastha's new album on the pipeline". Kathmandu Post. 2017-08-02.
  4. "First Music Video From Anuprastha's Second Album 'What To Do Kathmandu?' Released: Watch". NeoStuffs. 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  5. "Anuprastha drops first video from their new album". Kathmandu Post. 2018-01-18.
  6. "Aduitiya by ANUPRASTHA". halla!. 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  7. Republica. "Anuprastha's successful album tour". My City. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  8. "Check Out Anuprastha Full Performance At Dubai – Nepali E-Chords". Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  9. "Anuprastha Up With The Music Video of Their Dashain Song! – Nepali E-Chords". Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  10. "भर्सटाइल अनुप्रस्थ". Naya Patrika (in Nepali). Retrieved 2019-10-20.
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