Nirnaya Shrestha

Nirnaya Shrestha (Nepali: निर्णय श्रेष्ठ),known professionally as Nirnaya Da' NSK is a Nepalese American rapper and songwriter.[1][2] NSK that stands for ‘Naughty Soul Kid’[3] is not only famous for his hip hop and R&B music but is also famous for his involvement in social cause, most importantly providing education to the underprivileged children.[4] He also participated Melancholy as a rapper, an environmental song by 365 Nepalese artists is written, music composed and directed by environmentalist Nipesh DHAKA.[5] This song has been certified in Guinness World Record entitled "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording".[6]

Some facts about Nirnaya[7]
  • Nirnaya Shrestha was awarded 'Presidential Fitness Academic Award' by the then President of America George Bush when he was in class 8 in Mt Logan Middle School in United States of America
  • Nirnaya never thought of becoming rapper but an aeronautical engineer instead.
  • Nirnaya was a very shy kid and never performed on stage but used to enjoy backstage puling curtains up and down until class 4.
  • His first job was plucking up a bunch of grass for a week to earn $120 to buy a pair of Michael Jordan basketball shoes in US.

Awards and recognitions
  • Kalika FM award for the Best Hip Hop and Rap artist of the year 2005
  • Image Award Best Vocal Performance of the Year with National Feeling for the song ‘Ma Nepali’ in 2057 BS
  • Sixth Annual Image Award Best Vocal Performance of the year 2060 Rock and Others (together with his band)
  • Channel Nepal Music Video Awards – Best Rap Video of the Year for ‘Din Pani’
  • Third highest played band of the year by Kantipur FM
  • Academic Fitness Award received from President George Bush (Class 8, USA)

References
  1. "Fursad.com .:: Nirnaya Shrestha ::". fursad.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. "Rapper Nirnaya Shrestha is NS plus K and more – Metro – :: The Kathmandu Post ::". ekantipur.com. 27 December 2004. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. Jung Shahi, Satish (21 November 2004). "Rap Is Da' Trend" (PDF). Nation. p. 31. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. "Nirnaya Da' NSK". Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. Pandey, Shreedhar. "National poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire turns singer". My Republica. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. "Nepali house-hold names go for the Guinness World Records". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. "Nirnaya biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 6 December 2018.


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