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National Folk & Duet Song Academy Nepal
राष्ट्रिय लोक तथा दोहोरीगीत प्रतिष्ठान नेपाल
Formation2000
Typenon profit Organization
PurposePreserve Folk Culture, Respect the Creators, Encourage the Juniors.
Location
Membership4000
President
Rita Thapa Magar
Websitehttps://lokdohoripratisthan.org.np


National Folk and Duet Song Academy Nepal also known as Rastriya Lok Tatha Dohori Geet Pratisthan Nepal (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय लोक तथा दोहोरी गीत प्रतिष्ठान नेपाल ) is an Non-governmental and NonProfit organization of all Dohori singers, composers & artists founded on October 2, 2000 .[1][2][3] It currently has 72 district-level committees, including 54 district committees[4], 9 valley coordination committees, and 9 international branches[5][6]. Additionally, it has 6 provincial-level committees, comprising 5 provincial committees and 1 valley coordination committee.[1]

History

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National Folk And Duet Song Academy Nepal was founded onn October 2, 2000 during National Open Dohori Song Competition in Arunkhola under the chairmanship of Folk & Dohori Singer Ambar Birahi Gurung. [7] The academy has previously been chaired by Prajapati Parajuli, Durga Rayamajhi, Purushottam Neupane, Chandra Sharma[8], Badri Pangeni,[9][10] and Ramesh BG.[11] As of 2025, the organization is chaired by Rita Thapa Magar.[12][7][13]

List of Presidents

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  • Prajapati Parajuli
  • Durga Rayamajhi
  • Purushottam Neupane
  • Chandra Sharma
  • Badri Pangeni
  • Ramesh BG
  • Rita Thapa Magar


References

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  1. ^ a b "राष्ट्रिय लोक तथा दोहोरी गीत प्रतिष्ठानको अधिवेशन फागुनमा हुने". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  2. ^ "Folk music organisations demand ban on 'obscene' songs". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  3. ^ "लोकगीत सम्पूर्ण नेपालीहरूको साझा संस्कृति र सम्पत्ति : प्रधानमन्त्री दाहाल". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  4. ^ "लोक तथा दोहोरी गीत प्रतिष्ठानमा मिठाराम". SouryaOnline.
  5. ^ "लोक तथा दोहोरी गीत प्रतिष्ठन यूएईमा नयाँ नेतृत्व". Annapurna Post (in Nepali). Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  6. ^ Gautam, By Usha Wagle (2018-03-18). "Nepali community enjoys music show at the first NFDSAN Qatar convention". Gulf Times. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  7. ^ a b "National Folk and Duet Song Academy Nepal". lokdohoripratisthan.org.np. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  8. ^ "लोकदोहोरी प्रतिष्ठानको अध्यक्षमा शर्मा निर्वाचित". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  9. ^ Diwakar (2016-09-28). "Badri Pangeni elected National Folk and Duet Song Academy Chair". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  10. ^ नउचालौं. "लोक तथा दोहोरी गीत प्रतिष्ठानका अध्यक्ष बद्री पंगेनी भन्छन्- पंगेनीले घर बनायो भन्ने विषय धेरै नउचालौं". Nepal Live. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  11. ^ "Ramesh BG elected president of National Folk Song Academy". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  12. ^ "Rita Thapa elected president of Nepal Folk and Duet Song Academy". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  13. ^ "Folk Song Academy urges singer Sharma to re-upload his music video 'Lutna Sake Luta'". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2025-07-07.