Devika Bandana

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Devika Bandana
देविका वन्दना
Born17 December 1985
Origin Pashupatinagar, Ilam, Nepal
GenresNepalese Modern Songs, Playback
Websitewww.devikabandana.com

Devika Bandana is a Nepalese solo and playback singer. She has received national level awards including Gorkha Dakshin Bahu and Chinnalata Geet Purashkar. [1] She also participated the song Melancholy, a song by 365 Nepali Artists which was recorded in a single day on 19 May 2016, in Radio Nepal, Kathmandu in which song was attempt to break the Guinness World Records, has been written, music composed and directed by environmentalist Nipesh Dhaka. [2]

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Awards

Year (B.S.)AwardDescription
2045Award from Shree Mahendra Prakriti Samrachyan Kosh
2046Ratna Recording
2046Ratna Shree Sammanfor Lok Gaayan
2046Award received from Shahi Nepal Sena
2049Award received from Kaanti Bal Hospital
2050Chinnalata Geet Purashkar
2053National Vision B.G award
2053Shree 5 Birendra Gaddi Aarohan Rajat Mahotsav
2053Kollywood Cine award
2053Abhiyaan Shree Award
2054Kollywood Cine award
2055Kollywood Cine Award
2055Award from Sagarmatha Shahitik Prathisthan
2056Kollywood Cine Award
2056Appreciation Certificate from Nepal film Development CompanyFor the movie - Maili
2057Certificate for reaching 100 days of thul dai
2057Award from New Century Film Pvt Ltd
2057Award from International Youth
2057Award from Mann Sarobar Cine
2057Gold Medal from Adhuniik Gyan(French culture) Jaycees
2057San Miguel Music award
2057Kollywood Cine Award
2058Award from Nepal youth
2058Nepal Motion Picture Award
2058Gorkha Dakshin Bahuu
2058Shree 5 Birendra Aiswarya Sewa Medal
2059Award from Bhanubhakta Bhakta Mermorial Ma Vi
2059Award from Kantipur FM pvt ltd
2059Award from Bhasu Film pvt ltd
20606th Image Award
2060Award from international music day 1988
2063Award from Sangit Sheela Pratisthan
2063Award from Koili Deci Sangeet
2006Award from Eurasia Reukai
2064Award from Nepal Cinema Prabidhik Sangh
2064Chinnalta Geet Puraskar Guthi Rajat Jayanti Mahotsav
2064Certify from National Citizen Society
2065Star FM Samman
2065Nepal Artist Association Samman
2065London Guthi Samman
2065MRDF samman Nepal

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References

  1. "Official Facebook fan page of Devika Bandana".
  2. "Nepali house-hold names go for the Guinness World Records". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.