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Ram Prasad Khanal: A Short Biography

 

                          

                                    Mr. Ram Prasad Khanal

(Senior Singer, Music Composer, Actor, Poet, Writer, Business Entrepreneur & Journalist)

Official Website: https://www.ramprasadkhanal.com/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Prasad_Khanal

Email: [email protected]  | [email protected]

Permanent Address (USA):
Winchester, Virginia, 22601, USA

Nepal Address: Kathmandu - 10, New Baneswor, Buddhanagar, Bagmati, Nepal. 

Academic Qualification: Master’s Degree (Sociology)

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Current Positions & Leadership Roles:

  • Currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of NepalMother.com, an international Nepali online news platform, a role held since 2007.
  •  Editor-in-Chief of AmericaAndWorld.com an international English online news platform.
  • America Editor of Avenues Khabar Television (ATV), Nepal, one of Nepal’s leading television network.
  • President — Federation of International Journalists (FIJA) America — www.FIJAHQ.com
  • America Editor — Avenues Television / Avenues Khabar (Avenues Networks), Nepal — www.Avenues.TV
  • Founder & President — International Artists Forum, USA — www.IAFAmerica.com
  • Ambassador for Peace — Universal Peace Federation (UPF), USA
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  • Business Leadership:
    • President, International Media & Entertainment House, USA
    • President & CEO, Khanal Business Group Inc., USA
    • President & CEO, American Supermarket LLC, USA
    • Franchisee : 7-Eleven Stores, Gas Stations, Supermarkets & Retail Chains.
    • Licensed Real Estate Consultant, Investor & Business Entrepreneur, Virginia, USA ( Washington DC Metro Area )

International/National Awards & Honors:

  • Received US National Presidential Award “Lifetime Achievement Award” (2023) by the President of the United States of America.
  • Received Nepal’s prestigious national Award/honor, the “Prabal Gorkha Dakshina Bahu” (2004), conferred by His Majesty the King of Nepal.
  • Received Nepal’s prestigious national Award/honor, the “Prakhyat Trishakti Patta” (2005)  by His Majesty the King of Nepal.
  • Received Most Popular Folk Singer (Male), Global Star Music Award (2025), Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Received Special Honor / Felicitation -2026 by Nepal Government, Ministry of Turism and Culture, Cultural Corporation ( Sanskritik Sansthan - Rastriya Nach Ghar)
  • Received Star of the Year (2019), International Music Award, By Qatar.
  • Received “Man of the Year 2004 for Nepal” - American International Award by ABI.
  • Received U.S. Permanent Residency (Green Card) under the EB-1 Extraordinary Ability category from the U.S. Government (USCIS), in recognition of distinguished achievements in singing, music composition, acting, journalism, and business entrepreneurship.
  • Recipient of more than 450 national and regional awards and honors recognizing contributions to business management, singing, music composition, acting, journalism, and social service.
  • Received Nepal Scout National Journalism Award (2004) by Nepal Scout, National Headquarters.
  • Received “Folk and Duet Hero” National Award (2004) - by Khanal Sewa Samaj Nepal.
  • Received Best Folk Duet Singer Award (2003) Nepal by United Nations Nepal (UN - Nepal Office).
  • Received Educational Journalism / Health Sector Singing Award (1995) - By World Health Organization (WHO), UN.
  • Recognized as a Distinguished Folk and Duet Singer and Actor of Nepal by Radio Nepal and Nepal Television, the country’s national public broadcasting organizations owned by Nepal Government.
  • Received Global Star Award - 2026 by Daksha International and Rastra Khabar Nepal.
  • Received Special Honor / Felicitation -2026 by more than six different reputed organizations of Pokhara Nepal.
  • Received - Music Khabar International Music Award - 2024 by Music Khabar.
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Publications, Creative Works & Professional Experience:

  • Written, composed, performed, and published more than 1,200+ songs.
  • Released 59 volumes of cassettes, CDs, and VCD/DVD albums (Folk, Duet, Classical, National, Educational, Bhajan, teej, Deusi Bhailo etc.)
  • Authored and published 18 books, including collections of songs, poems, ghazals, Music and other literary works etc.
  • Published more than 2000+ poems, lyrical compositions, and ghazals
  • Published Nispakshya National Weekly, a national newspaper based in Butwal and Kathmandu, Nepal, for more than 17 years.
  • Written and published more than 7,000 articles in different subjects in newspapers, online media, and books.
  • Worked with BBC, Radio Nepal, and Nepal Television over a media career spanning nearly four decades.
  • Worked with numerous leading Nepali print and broadcast media organizations for nearly four decades, including Lokpatra National Daily, Nepal Times National Daily, Janasangharsh National Daily, Nispakshya National Weekly, Lumbini Times National Monthly, Nepali Patra National Weekly, Satya Weekly, X-Ray Weekly, Sandesha Daily, Jana Aawaj National Weekly, Rastra Pukar National Weekly, Nepal Bani National Weekly, Lalakar National Weekly, Gorkhar Express National Weekly, and “Ghatana Ra Bichar,” a popular current-affairs program on Radio Nepal.

 Professional Affiliations & Memberships:

  • Member — National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), VAR, and PWAR
  • Member — National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), USA
  • Member — Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), USA
  • Life Member — Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA)
  • Life Member — America Nepal Society (ANS)
  • Life Member — Association of Nepalese in the Americas (ANA)
  • Life Member — Nepal America Journalists Association (NAJA)
  • Life Member — Nepal Film Society (NFS)
  • Past President & Life Member — International Nepali Literary Society (INLS), Washington, D.C.
  • Founding Member — Everest Federal Credit Union, New York, USA
  • Member, Board of Trustees — Nepal America Community Center (NACC)
  • Honorary Member — Film Artist Association of Nepal (FAAN)
  • Honorary Member — National Folk and Duet Song Academy, Nepal
  • Notary Public — Commonwealth of Virginia, USA

Special Achievements:

  • First Nepali recipient of the “Man of the Year 2004 for Nepal” recognition, and subsequently appointed to the ABI Board of Advisors USA.
  • First Nepali singer, music composer, actor, poet, writer, and journalist to receive the prestigious national Awards/honors Prakhyat Trisakti Patta and Prabal Gorkha Dakshina Bahu from His Majesty the King of Nepal in consecutive years.
  • First Nepali singer, music composer, actor, poet, writer, and journalist to obtain U.S. Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) under the prestigious EB-1 Extraordinary Ability category, and to receive the "U.S. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award"
  • Became one of Nepal’s youngest Editors-in-Chief and publishers, establishing and publishing his own newspaper at the age of 19.

Professional Experience in Nepal:

  • Member, Board of Directors - Nepal Television, Nepal’s national television broadcaster
  • Producer, Director & Presenter - Nepal Television
  • Producer, Presenter & Director - Radio Nepal
  • Chairman - Sur-Taal Music Industries Pvt. Ltd.
  • Trainer - Nepal Press Institute (NPI)
  • Actor - Hijo Aajaka Kura, one of Nepal’s longest-running and most popular television programs, as well as numerous music videos
  • Actor - Nepali feature film Rato Tika Nidhar Ma, Sindure Jatra, Double Tripal, Chha Maya Chhapakkai, Chiranjiwi Bhawa ets.
  • Editor-in-Chief & Publisher - Nispakshya National Weekly and Morethan dozens other national Medias. 
  • General Secretary - Federation of National Journalists (2004–2005)
  • General Secretary - Federation of South Asian Journalists (1998–2007)
  • Press & Cultural Advisor - Nepal Scouts National Headquarters
  • Founder / Promoter - Radio Lumbini, Rupandehi, Nepal
  • Media Consultant/Director : Nepal Electricity Authority ( NEA) - Bidyut
  • Press and Culture Advisor - Nepal Scout, National Headquarters, Kathmandu, Nepal.  

International Travel Experience:

  • Visited more than 55 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean, including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Vatican City, Japan, China, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Haiti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Burundi, among others.
  • Traveled extensively throughout the United States, visiting 44 U.S. states.
  • Traveled throughout Nepal, visiting 74 of the country’s 77 districts.

Licenses, Credentials & Professional: Competencies:

  • Business Manager & Entrepreneur
  • Registered Journalist
  • Distinguished Folk and Duet Singer, Music Composer & Actor
  • Licensed Real Estate Professional - Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
  • Notary Public - Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
  • Professional Actor - Film, Television, Documentary, Music Videos & Stage
  • Certified Voice Test & Screen Test Examiner - Radio & Television
  • Licensed Driver

Languages:

  • Nepali
  • English
  • Hindi
  • Urdu

Birthplace & Nepal Address:

Birthplace: Chhatrakot–3, Dharampani, Maindanda, Gulmi, Nepal

Nepal Address: Kathmandu Metropolitan City–10, Buddha Nagar, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Telephone: 4793097


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