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The National Anthem Selection Taskforce has proposed a new national anthem and submitted its recommendation to the Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. The taskforce led by eminent culture expert Satya Mohan Joshi has chosen a poem titled "Saya thunga phulko eutai mala hami Nepali ……(one hundred flowers woven into one garland of Nepali)" written by Pradeep Kumar Rai (who uses the pen name of Byakul Maila) from among 1,272 poems and songs sent by people from across the country. The taskforce was formed to propose new national anthem after the May 18 declaration of the House of Representatives called for a new national anthem to replace the current one, which was considered as eulogizing the royal family.
"The new anthem has been chosen on the basis of set criteria such as expressing natural beauty, geographic diversity, cultural and national identity and feeling of the people," according to Joshi.
Talking to Kantipur Television, Rai who hails from Okhaldhunga said he felt "proud and happy" to be chosen as the lucky writer. The selected national anthem will now be presented at the cabinet for final endorsement. And after it is endorsed, the poem will be decorated with appropriate music composition.
The history of the national anthem goes back to 1895 during the reign of Prime Minister Bir Shumshere JB Rana. Two separate tunes were composed to salute the King and the prime minister during their public appearances and the army band was asked to play the music for them

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