Ujwal Thapa
Nepali politician (died 2021)
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Ujwal Thapa (Nepali: उज्वल थापा; 7 January 1977 – 1 June 2021) was a Nepalese youth leader and activist, entrepreneur, and social worker. He was the president of the Bibeksheel Nepali party.
Ujwal Thapa | |
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| उज्वल थापा | |
Thapa | |
| Born | 1976 or 1977 |
| Died | (aged 44) |
| Alma mater | Bennington College Budhanilkantha School |
| Occupations | Youth leader, entrepreneur, social worker |
Political party | Bibeksheel Nepali, Bibeksheel Sajha Party |
Early life
Thapa was born as a first child to Udaya Bhadur Thapa and Shanta Thapa. He was educated at the Budhanilkantha School in Kathmandu, Nepal[2] and finished his bachelor's degree at Bennington College in Vermont, USA in 2000.[3]
Career
Thapa ran as an independent candidate in the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Kathmandu Constituency Number 5.[4]
He was the president of the Bibeksheel Nepali party which, under his leadership, staged protests at the Maitighar Mandala monument in support of the senior orthopaedic surgeon at Tribhuwan University Maharajganj Teaching Hospital Dr. Govinda K.C., who was on a fast-to-death protesting for reforms in the medical sector.[5] Thapa also led a symbolic protest against members of the Legislature Parliament of Nepal at Baneshwor, Kathmandu, demanding affordable medical facilities for the citizens.[6]
In 2002, Thapa started Digital Max Solutions, a website development and software branding business. With Chandra Maharzan and Sakin Shrestha, he founded the IT community WordPress Nepal.[7] He also established Shangrila Coffee, a coffee farm in Syangja district in 2009. He helped start and run the entrepreneurial forum Entrepreneurs for Nepal. He also ran a personal blog called "Why Nepal?".[8]