National heroes of Nepal

National Heroes of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालका राष्ट्रिय विभूतिहरू, romanized: Nepalka Rashtriya Bibhutiharu) is a list of 17 Nepalese people, that also includes those from ancient or medieval times, who were selected to their ranks posthumously by a commission headed by famous writer Balkrishna Sama who was appointed by the King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, in 1955. The commission was directed to make nominations on the basis of their contributions to the nation, its influence and consequences. On these regards, the commission nominated people by their contributions to the pride of the nation be it in religious, cultural or economic reforms, wartime bravery, to the cause of democracy, literature, architecture.[1]

The title National Heroes of Nepal is only offered posthumously and is not a regular title or award, but conferred only upon the discussions of the commission now led by Nepal Academy.

On July 2021, the government of Nepal declared Bhakti Thapa as a national hero who is also the latest person to be nominated as a national hero.[2]

List of national heroes of Nepal

The list of the 17 national heroes of Nepal are:[3]

  1. Gautama Buddha
  2. Amshuverma
  3. King Janak
  4. Sita
  5. Araniko
  6. King Ram Shah
  7. King Prithvi Narayan Shah
  8. Amar Singh Thapa
  9. Bhimsen Thapa
  10. Bhanubhakta Acharya
  11. Balbhadra Kunwar
  12. Motiram Bhatta
  13. Sankhadhar Sakhwa
  14. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
  15. Mahaguru Phalgunanda
  16. King Tribhuvan of Nepal
  17. Bhakti Thapa

References
  1. "National Heroes / Personalities / Luminaries of Nepal". ImNepal.com. 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  2. "Nepal recently got its 17th national hero. Know all of them here - OnlineKhabar English News". 17 July 2021.
  3. "Bhakti Thapa is the latest national hero of Nepal". OnlineKhabar. July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
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