History of Nepal

                                           History of time keeping in Nepal Ghantaghar is one of the most noticeable landmarks in all of Kathmandu. Although similar towers have been constructed in other parts of Nepal, the most popular one has been the one behind Rani Pokhari. Before Ghantaghar was made, the residents of Kathmandu valley had no scientific means of knowing the time; they deduced the time by feeling their wrists and watching the sun. The Ghantaghar , literally translated as the "Bell Tower", was constructed during the reign of H.H Maharaj Bir Shumsher JBR. However, it was H.H Maharaj Dev Shumsher JBR who gave him that idea. During the 13- year long reign of Bir Shumsher, various developmental works were completed, including the Bir Dhara, Medical Dispensaries, Bir Library. He constructed magnificient durbars, including the Seto Durbar ( The White Palace ), Fo...

Cricket is a sport which has been lately gathering a lot of popularity in Nepal. After the Nepal first played the world Cup, everyone in Nepal is a cricket fan. The credit  bringing this "gentleman's sport" to Nepal goes to HH Madan Shumsher JBR,  the son of Shree Teen Maharaj Chandra Shumsher JBR.  He introduced this game to Nepal for the very first time during the Rana rule in Nepal. Even though there weren't many cricketing competitions during that time and cricket was only limited among royalty, it didn't become popular until the advent of democracy in 1951 Madan Shumsher JBR in full cricket uniform 

Gehendra Shumsher JBR is rightly regarded as the first scientist of Nepal. Born as the son of Shree Teen Maharaj Bir Shumsher JBR, he was interested in mechanics and ammunition since childhood. He was born on Poush 1928 BS in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta)  as his father was the Nepalese Consul to India at that time. Gehendra Shumsher received formal schooling at Durbar High School.  Original Painting of Gehendra Shumsher posing in front of his newly invented guns. This painting is more than 100 years old. After the parva of 1942 BS, the Shumshers rose into power and Gehendra Shumsher also became powerful as he became the head of the Police Department. It was then that his gun making skills were bettered. He made various guns like Bir Gun, Dhir Gun, Ge-rifle, etc. The Bir gun had a double barrel system which was probably the first of its kind. Bir Gun, which is on display in the Military museum at Chhauni Gun Making Machine of Gehendra Shumsher, wh...

Nepal is a mystical country in which there exist many religions and, de facto, many Gods. As Hinduism was the state religion until the abolition of monarchy, Hinduism is more popular and revered. There are innumerable Gods and Goddesses in Hinduism, and various sects worship and please each God. Among them, both mystical and mysterious one is the God of Wind ( वायु देवता ) of Gorkha. History of वायु देवता : After the separation of Gorkha and Lamjung, there was an unrest in both states. Separated by the Daraudi River ( दरौदी खोला ), the people of Lamjung seemed to advance and were trying to capture Gorkha . In such a crucial time, King Prithvipati Shah ( राजा पृथ्वीपति  शाह ) , thought of renouncing the throne to become an ascetic, which would result in the crowning of Crown Prince Bir Bhadra Shah (युवराज बिरभद्र शाह ). In such a crucial time, Prince Ranashardul Shah (राजकुमार  रणशार्दुल शाह ) created a plot to eliminate and capture Lamj...

The history of Nepal after 1850 is completely overshadowed by court intrigues , bloody incidents , parvas etc . A soldier in the rank of colonel reaches to the height of power as a prime minister getting a title of sri 3 maharajas etc . The glorious history made by great unforgettable leaders like bhim sen thapa , amar singh thapa and other was changed to a new era of politics  by leading ranas of nepal .  Born on 18 th june 1807 , second son of bal narsigha kuwar and ganesh kumari devi rana , jung bahdur rana came in power in 1846 with a great high ambition . He established himself as an unchallenged and undefeated personality with a great mischievous background . King rajendra vir vikrama shah , through on the throne in the name , led a lonely life , with all powers vested on his second queen rajya laxmi . jealous of their apparent and supported by the selfish courtiers , the second queen of Rajendra vikram shah became furious and thought of keeping her own son rarend...

International History Russian revolution: After centuries of Tsar rule, the Russian people were tired of the absolute monarchy. The last Tsar, Nicholas II, who was also the grandson of  late Queen Victoria and the first cousin of the then- British King George V and German Kaiser Wilhelm II, had implemented various reforms for the people, but they were too late. Tsar Nicholas II Russian Revolution is more generally referred to as the October revolution. This revolution was headed by Vladimir Illyrich Ulyanov "Lenin". Lenin led a group of revolutionaries named Bolsheviks. Thus, this revolution is also known as the Bolshevik revolution. There were strikes all over the country and the police and army opened fire on the protestors. Nicholas II was a deeply conservative and dictatorial ruler. Lenin started the revolution on the basis of the ideas of Karl Marx. There was violence all over the country and a civil war had been waged after 1918 AD and Russia withdrew fro...

my maternal great grandfather major general jhulendra bikram rana  My today's post will be about dress and jewelry of the   Rana dynasty  of Nepal. They ruled the Kingdom of Nepal since 1846 till 1951 and during the time the king was just a formal figure and the real power belonged to the Ranas. They were made the Prime Minister and other government positions became hereditary.   The Rana clan was  enormous, the first Rana Prime Minister   Jung Bahadur  had 6 brothers, 14 sons and 30 nephews.There was no male Rana who would limit himself with just one wife, all of them had several wives (Jung Bahadur for example had 40). During my last visit to historian Pursottam Shumsher JBR , he explained about two valuable diamonds which were present in Nepal .One was of 94 carats, which was later sold by Lila Shumsher JBR . And the 2 nd  was a yellow coloured diamond, given by Bir Shumsher JBR to his daughter, who was the mother of King  Tr...