Nalina Chitrakar

Nalina Chitrakar (Nepali: नलिना चित्रकार) is pop singer from Nepal.[1][2][3] She was named the country's best pop singer in 1999 and 2005 and has performed at several events including Miss Nepal and Nepal Idol.[4][5][6][7] She writes songs about the harmony between Madhesi and Pahadi people, and fights against the discrimination of the Madhesi communities of Nepal.[8]

Nalina Chitrakar
Nalina Chitrakar Live at Women In Concert 2014
NationalityNepali
OccupationSinger

She was born in the day of Indra Jatra as the youngest child in her family. She wanted to be an air-hostess in her childhood but it was never realized. She was a student of Psychology in Padma Kanya Multiple Campus where she was a batch-mate to Princess Shruti Shah. She got a scholarship to Chandigarh University for music study, but she did not join. In her early carrier, she worked for Channel Nepal as a tv host and also acted in commercials for oils and banks. She also took interview of Dipendra Shah.[9]

She married Sanjeev Mishra in 2003. They have a son and live in California as of 2020.[10]

Music career

Chitrakar started her singing after her SLC for Ganesh Yuwa Club in Rastriya Sabha Griha, Kathmandu; it was a Newari song. She also worked in Radio Nepal. The first Nepali song was Timro Adhar. Her second songs kina-kina, was a rock flavoured pop song, that was a new trend in Nepali society. [9]

International shows
  • Vienna
  • London

Award Nomination

Albums
  • Creation
  • Nalina
  • Priyatam
  • Selected Nalina
  • Jindagi
  • Refresh, 2008
  • Parelima, 2012
  • Sahasle

References
  1. "कहाँ हराइन् नलिना चित्रकार? :: Pahilopost.com". www.pahilopost.com. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  2. Nepal, video courtsy DC. "नायिका नलिना चित्रकार दशैं मनाउन काठमाडौँमा - Enepalese.com". Enepalese. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  3. "नलिनाको 'सासले' सार्वजनिक". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  4. Arya, Ramesh C., ed. (2005). Nepal Yearbook. Institute for Integrated Development Studies. p. 34. OCLC 40054982.
  5. "Thousands throng Asian Town for Nepal Idol 2017". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  6. "The Neprican Times Network: Nalina Chitrakar at Miss Nepal US(A) 2012…". archive.is. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  7. "पोर्चुगलमा नलिना र संजीपको भब्य प्रस्तुति |". www.newsnrn.com. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  8. "Nalini married to Sanjay Mishra".
  9. "Live interview with Nalina Chitrakar". Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  10. "नयाँ बर्षमा नलिना – Everest Times News". www.everesttimesnews.com. Retrieved 2018-02-28.


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