Kathmandu, July 25: The Chhinnalata Song Award, established in honor of senior lyricist Ramola Devi Shah ‘Chhinnalata’, was presented to five personalities, including senior comedian and singer Madan Krishna Shrestha.
Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal conferred the awards on them amid a ceremony held here on Saturday. The 44th Chhinnalata Song Award Ceremony was organized by Chhinnalata Song Award Guthi.
On the occasion, the ‘Chhinnalata Song Special Award’ for the year 2025 was presented to senior singer Shrestha. The award carries a purse of Rs 100,000.
Similarly, senior lyricist Dr Nawaraj Lamsal, music composer Kiran Kandel, and singer Bimala Rai were each presented with the ‘Chhinnalata Song Award’ carrying a purse of Rs 100,000 each. Singer Sarika Ghimire was conferred the ‘Chhinnalata Song Youth Talent Award’ which carries a purse of Rs 50,000.
According to Guthi Secretary and literature Dinesh Adhikari, the honors recognise the remarkable contributions made by the recipients to the field of Nepali music.
So far, 40 lyricists, 39 music composers, 41 singers, and 41 youth talents in the respective fields have received the awards since 1982 .
The awards were presented on the 104th birth anniversary of Chhinnalata. #nepal #rss
