Nirnaya Shrestha
Nirnaya Shrestha (Template:Lang-ne),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
- ^ "Fursad.com .:: Nirnaya Shrestha ::". fursad.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jung Shahi, Satish (21 November 2004). "Rap Is Da' Trend" (PDF). Nation. p. 31. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Nirnaya Da' NSK". Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Pandey, Shreedhar. "National poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire turns singer". My Republica. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Nepali house-hold names go for the Guinness World Records". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Nirnaya biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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