Gyanendra Shah (Nepali: ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर बिक्रम शाह; Jñānendra Vīra Bikrama Śāh) (born 7 July 1947) is the deposed King of Nepal. During his life, he has held the title of the King twice: first between 1950 and 1951 as a child when his grandfather Tribhuvan was forced into exile in India with the rest of his family; and from 2001 to 2008, following the Nepalese royal massacre.

King Gyanendra's second reign ended in 2008, when the monarchy was abolished by the Nepalese Constituent Assembly and the interim Federal Republic of Nepal formed in its place. King Gyanendra became a private citizen and was stripped of his duties.

Unable to hold the election on time, the then Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba, repeatedly asked for continuances with the King. Citing the failure of the Prime Minister to hold the election, King Gyanendra sacked the cabinet and assumed power and formed a new government. In February 2005, King Gyanendra took complete control of the government, dismissing the elected parliament (Parliament was dismissed in 2002 when King Gyanendra sacked the government of PM Sher Bahadur Deuba). He gave assurances that the country would return to normalcy and prosperity in three years.^{[citation needed]}. Following opposition to his direct rule he was forced to return power to the parliament in April 2006, which in turn reduced the King's status to that of a ceremonial monarch. He continued as such until 28 May 2008 when the Constituent Assembly controlled by the Maoists decided to depose him and declared Nepal an interim republic until a republican constitution was promulgated. The constitution drafting deadline expired on May 28, 2012 with no new constitution in place. There have been some calls from parties loyal to the monarchy for a referendum to decide on the need for a monarchy after the constitutional crisis brought about the resignation of the Maoist-led government.

Sharad Vesawkar (born 8 October 1988) is a Nepalese cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for the Nepal national cricket team since 2004.

Vesawkar first represented his country at Under-15 level, playing in the Under-15 Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates in December 2002. In his second match against Qatar Under-15s he scored a century to win the man of the match award.

He first played at Under-19 level in April 2003 on a tour of India. Later in the year he played in the Youth Asia Cup in Karachi and won the man of the match award in the final against Malaysia Under-19s. The following year he played in the ACC Under-17 Cup in India and the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.

Also in 2004, he made his début for the Nepal senior side in what was also his first first-class match against the UAE in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup. He also played an Intercontinental Cup match against Malaysia the next month. He also played in the ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur that year in addition to ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, the UAE and Hong Kong.

Gyanendra Kedarnath Pandey  pronunciation (help·info) (born August 12, 1972, in Lucknow) is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler.

Pandey made his debut in the Pepsi Cup in 1998–99, but he had a much longer association with the game, having played from 1989. He had been playing steadily for Uttar Pradesh's Ranji Trophy team, but only began to make his mark around 1996–97 where two consecutive seasons having scored more than 400 runs brought him into national reckoning.

Basanta Regmi, born 6 April 1986, is a Nepali cricketer. A left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he has played more than 40 times for the Nepal national cricket team.

Born in Bhairahawa in 1986, Regmi first represented Nepal at Under-17 level, playing in the Under-17 Asia Cup in Pakistan in July 2000 and the same tournament the following year in Bangladesh.

In 2002, he played his first Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. Nepal finished the tournament as runners-up in the plate competition, but Regmi only played one match, against Scotland. Making his Under-19 ODI debut in the match, he didn't bat or bowl during the 48 run win. The following year he played for Nepal Under-19s in one match against their Indian counterparts in Kirtipur, where he bowled future Indian ODI player Suresh Raina.

He played in a second Under-19 World Cup in 2004 in Bangladesh, this time playing in three matches. He played three matches during the ACC Under-19 Cup the following year, before playing in a third Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2006.

Prakash Shrestha is a Nepali singer. He has recorded 1000 songs, released 12 albums in the form of cassettes and CDs. He has more than 500 performances nationally and internationally under his belt. He has lent his voice to playback songs in more than 150 Nepali films.

Prakash shrestha was born in Birgunj, Nepal. He graduated with Bachelors in Commerce from Thakur Ram college (Birgunj) and went to pursue training in India where he obtained a diploma in music ( Sangeet Prabhakar) from Allahabad university. Besides singing, he was also a sportsman of exceptional ability, excelling in table tennis, cricket and football. He started his career as a singer in 1973 (2030) and since then he has made tremendous contribution to Nepali music industry.

Over the period of 36 years, he has gained much respect and adoration from Nepali fans all around the world. His velvety voice has touched souls of many Nepalese people. Millions have been enchanted with this soulful singer's melodious voice and many more have been charmed by his courteous and gentlemanly ways. Prakash Shrestha is a good representation of the quintessential Nepali man. For the few who know Prakash shrestha closely, he is, first and foremost, a family man-a dedicated husband to his wife to whom he has been married for 25 years and a father to two wonderful daughters. Born to a middle class family, he cherishes family values and has passed on these values to his daughters.