Cabinet approves Gurung's composition for national anthem

The cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning has approved composition by senior musician Ambar Gurung for the new national anthem.

Of the half a dozen compositions submitted to the cabinet for final selection – three by Gurung, and others by Nhyoo Bajracharya and Nepali Army (NA) – the cabinet selected Gurung's creation.

The new national anthem – written by Byakul Maila – will replace the "Shreeman Gambhir…" anthem, which was criticised for being merely a eulogy of monarchy.

The earlier anthem was written by poet Chakrapani Chalise. nepalnews.com sd Aug 01 07