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AFH:DFW, the local chapter of Architecture for Humanity, is hosting a fundraising event for water, sanitation, and education improvements in five villages in Nepal on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the Indreni Nepali Cultural Center in Irving.
Rojesh Maharjan, an electrical engineering student at UT Austin, will be cycling over 4500 miles next summer as part of the charity ride by Texas 4000 to raise fund for cancer research.
TexasNepal.com announces TexasNepal Photo Competition 2011 open to everyone of Nepali origin from around the world with a cash prize of $500. Photos can be uploaded to our Facebook page at facebook.com/TexasNepal or emailed to us at [email protected].
Interview with Darshan Rauniyar — probably the first Nepali-American to run for the US Congressional election.
Nepali world cyclist Furtemba Sherpa will be leaving for Africa on August 4, 2011. Pasang Lama from Texas donated generous amount of $5,100 while Sonam T. Lama donated a brand new cycle for his Africa trip at a Fundraising event in New York.
Dhiren Gurung, a resident of The Colony, Texas, is running for the forthcoming 2011 ANA Presidential Election with a mission to make ANA bigger and better. This blog post has an interview with Dhiren Gurung about his candidacy for the President of ANA 2011.
Nepal Unites, an informal group of civilian-activists that started as a Facebook movement, is gaining popularity among Nepalis around the globe. They have been organizing events to raise common Nepali citizens’ voice against the political instability in the country demanding accountability from the leaders who have been incompetent and dishonest with their reponsibilities.
ANA Convention 2011, Washington DC formally ended on July 3, 2011 and the upcoming 30th ANA Convention 2012 will be held in Dallas during the first week of July 2012. Pasang Lama will be heading the organizing team for the event, which he hopes will be one of the best ANA conventions.
The 29th ANA Convention Cultural and Recreation Committee organized an inter-state Nepali talent show/contest on July 1, 2011. The contest was open to Nepali artists, between 10 and 24 years of age, residing in Canada and the United States.
Dallas Nepali Basketball Association organized a fundraising DJ night at Himalayan aroma on June 24, 2011 to support TexasNepal Basketball team along with celebrating Dallas Mavericks’ 2011 NBA Championship Victory.
Darshan Rauniyar, a Nepali-American, is contesting as a Democratic candidate in Washington State’s first Congressional district.
Mr. Rauniyar came to the US 20 years ago as an engineering student and has been active in county and district level Democratic Party politics for almost a decade.
Furtemba Sherpa, Nepali world tour cyclist, is currently on US tour and has recently launched a new website – furtemba.org along with release of a new video that introduces Mr. Sherpa and his mission to pedal around the world for peace and environmental protection.
Furtemba Sherpa was featured as the TexasNepal Personality of the Month for May 2011.
This video was edited by TexasNepal Team member Rajan Odari.
TexasNepal.com, in association with NepDallas.com and A Raksirakaam production, is organizing a fundraising soccer nite on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Himalayan Aroma with DJ ROM to support local Nepali soccer team Dallas Gurkhas for their participation at ANA convention 2011.
Anup Bhandari, a very talented Nepali painter from Kilgore, Texas, was recently featured by the local TV channel KLTV on June 12, 2011 under “Proud of East Texas” segment.
Prabal Gurung, a very successful Nepali fashion designer currently residing in New York, won the Swarovski Award for Womenswear at the 2011 CFDA Fashion Awards held at New York city on June 6, 2011.
June 1, 2011 marks the second anniversary of the establishment of TexasNepal.com and we would like to thank all our dear website viewers and our well wishers for their love and continuous support that has helped us to reach this far and also has been encouraging us everyday to work harder.
Elapsed time video shot at Logan International Airport Airport, Boston shows more than 50 airplanes taking off in less than three minutes.
Run Gutman presents interesting findings related to smile and it’s effect on a person’s overall well-being. Did you know your smile can predict how long you will live?
Watch the full coverage of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
Uncalled- for is our first attempt at making short movie. Please feel free to comment and provide suggestions for our future projects.
Credits:
Starring – Apurba Ojha
Story – Mukunda KC
Music – Vadin Kisilev
Director/Editor – Rajan Odari
