Mr. Ram Prasad Khanal
(Business Entrepreneur, Singer, Actor, Poet, Writer & Journalist)
Official Website: https://www.ramprasadkhanal.com/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Prasad_Khanal
Email: rampdkhanal@gmail.com
| NepalMotherAmerica@gmail.com
Permanent Address (USA):
Winchester, Virginia, 22630, USA
Telephone: Cell: +1 (703) 419-0924 | Office: +1 (540) 635-5060 | Fax: +1
(540) 635-6928
Academic Qualification: Master’s Degree in Sociology
International Awards & Honors:
- Received US Presidential “Lifetime Achievement
Award” (2023) by the President of the United States of America.
- Received
“Prabal Gorkha Dakchhinbahu” (2004) and
- Received
“Prakhyat Trisaktti Patta” (2005) by His Majesty the King of Nepal.
- Received
Most Popular Folk Singer (Male), Global Star Music Award (2025),
Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Received
Star of the Year (2019), International Music Award, Qatar.
- Received
“Man of the Year 2004 for Nepal” — American International Award (ABI).
- Received
US Permanent Residency (Green Card) under EB-1 Category (Extraordinary
Ability) — Awarded by the U.S. Government (USCIS) for excellence in
Singing, Music Composition, Acting, Journalism, and Business Leadership.
- Recipient
of more than 450 National and Regional Awards in Business
Management, Singing, Music Composition, Acting, Journalism, and Social
Service.
- Received
Nepal Scout National Journalism Award (2004) — Nepal Scout.
- Received
“Folk and Duet Hero” Award (2004) — Khanal Sewa Samaj Nepal.
- Received
Best Folk Duet Singer Award (2003) — United Nations Nepal (UN).
- Received
Educational Journalism / Health Sector Singing Award (1995) — World
Health Organization (WHO), UN.
- Recognized
as a Distinguished Class Folk & Duet Singer and Actor of Nepal.
Publications & Creative Works:
- Written,
composed, performed, and published more than 1,200 songs.
- Released
57 volumes of cassettes, CDs, and VCD/DVD albums (Folk, Duet,
Classical, National, Educational, Bhajan, teej, Desi Bhailo etc.)
- Authored
and published 18 books (Songs, Poems, Gajals, etc.).
- Published
over 1,500 poems, lyrical compositions, and gajals.
Follow Me on:
Facebook:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/infonepalmother
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ram-prasad-khanal-01b63231/
YouTube:
Music Platforms:
- Apple
Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ram-prasad-khanal/451240840
- Amazon
Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B005CXZCYO/ram-prasad-khanal
- Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4q6Mu0Zhll4DgEaYp1gY7P
Current Positions & Leadership Roles:
- President
- Federation of International Journalists (FIJA) America https://www.fijahq.com/
- America
Editor - Avenues Television (Avenues Khabar / Avenues Networks) — www.Avenues.TV
- Editor-in-Chief
- NepalMother.com
- Founder
& President - International Artists Forum, USA — www.IAFAmerica.com
- Ambassador
for Peace - Universal Peace Federation (UPF), USA
Business Leadership:
- President,
International Media & Entertainment House, USA
- President
& CEO, Khanal Business Group Inc., USA
- President
& CEO, American Supermarket LLC, USA
- Franchisee
/ General Manager / CEO: 7-Eleven Stores, Truck Stops, Gas Stations,
Supermarkets & Retail Chains.
- Licensed
Real Estate Consultant, Investor & Entrepreneur, Virginia, USA
Professional Memberships:
- National
Association of Realtors (NAR), VAR, PWAR
- National
Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), USA
- Society
of Professional Journalists (SPJ), USA
- Life
Member: Non-Resident Nepali Association - NRNA,
- Life
Member: America Nepal Society - ANS,
- Life
Member: Association of Nepalese in Americas -ANA,
- Life
Member: Nepal America Journalists Association - NAJA,
- Life
Member: Nepal Film Society – NFS.
- Past
President & Life Member: International Nepali Literary Society (INLS),
Washington D.C.
- Founding
Member: Everest Federal Credit Union, New York, USA
- Member,
Board of Trustees, Nepal America Community Center (NACC)
- Honorable
Member: Film Artist Association of Nepal (FAAN)
- Honorable
Member: National Folk and Duet Song Academy Nepal
- Notary
Public, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Special Achievements:
- First
Nepali to receive “Man of the Year 2004 for Nepal” and appointed to the
ABI Board of Advisors.
- First
Nepali Folk Duet Singer and Journalist to receive Prakhyat Trisakti
Patta and Prabal Gorkha Dakchhinbahu in consecutive years.
- First
Nepali Folk Artist and Journalist to obtain U.S. Permanent Residency under
the EB-1 Extraordinary Ability Category and received and US Presidential
“Lifetime Achievement Award”
- Youngest
Chief Editor & Publisher in Nepal, establishing and publishing his own
newspaper at age 19.
Professional Experience in Nepal:
- Board
of Directors, Nepal Television (Government Broadcasting Channel)
- Producer
/ Director / Presenter, Nepal Television
- Producer
/ Presenter / Director, Radio Nepal
- Chairman,
Sur-Taal Music Industries Pvt. Ltd.
- Trainer,
Nepal Press Institute (NPI)
- Actor
- Hijo Aajaka Kura (Nepal’s longest-running TV serial) &
numerous music videos
- Actor
- Nepali Feature Film Rato Tika Nidhar Ma
- Editor-in-Chief
& Publisher: Nispakshya National Weekly & NepalMother.com
- General
Secretary — Federation of National Journalists (2004–2005)
- General
Secretary — Federation of South Asian Journalists (1998–2007)
- Press
& Culture Advisor — Nepal Scout National Headquarters
- Promoter
/ Board Director — Radio Lumbini, Rupandehi, Butwal
International Travel Experience:
Visited 48+ Countries, including USA, Canada, UK, Australia,
Italy, spain, Germany, Saudi Arabia, France, Japan, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, China,
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Italy,
Spain, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Vatican City, Pakistan, Haiti, Congo, Burundi and many others.
* Traveled through 44 U.S. States and 74 Districts of Nepal.
Licenses & Competencies:
- Certified
Business Manager & Entrepreneur
- Registered
Journalist
- Distinguished
Class Singer & Music Composer
- Licensed
Real Estate Consultant
- Notary
Public (Virginia, USA)
- Actor
(Film, Television, Documentary)
- Certified
Voice & Screen Test Examiner (Radio & Television)
- Valid
Driving Licenses (Motorcycle, Car, Jeep)
Languages:
- Nepali
- English
- Hindi
- Urdu
Birthplace & Nepal Address:
Birthplace: Chhatrakot-3, Dharampani, Maindanda,
Gulmi, Nepal
Nepal Address: Kathmandu Metropolitan City–10, Buddha Nagar, New
Baneshwor, Kathmandu, (Nepal): Telephone - 4793097
· Wikipedia Nepali:
My Life was started from rural Village of Gulmi Nepal, Pictures are Telling everything ........
My Father, Mother, Me, My wife, son and Daughter in Picture
