Prakas Kafle . The Prime Minister was only 34 years old, and Balen Shah created history by securing more than two-thirds of the votes for a single party in a country for the first time. At the age of 31, he became the mayor of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and people around the world have called this success unprecedented within a few months of joining a political party. People still know very little about Balen’s personal life, his background, or various aspects of his personality. Therefore, we will explore some secrets in this biography.
Balen’s full name is Balendra Shah. Father is Ram Narayan Shah, and mother is Dhruvadevi Shah. The family’s background is not political. His father is an Ayurvedic doctor. Balen, who was born and raised in Nardevi, Kathmandu, is an engineer by profession. His brother is a skilled chartered accountant. His sister-in-law works in a bank. His sister-in-law is a painter. Balen’s wife Sabina works in the public health sector.
Balen has been inclined toward music since childhood. According to Swapnil Sharma, the singer of the Shadows band, Balen also writes good poetry. He became famous after participating in the R-Barge rap battle. He was very famous among the youth for his rap. Balen was frostbitten by the political situation while doing Plus-Two at VS Niketan College in Kathmandu and civil engineering at Himalayan Whitehouse Engineering College in Khumaltar. Balen was irritated by the incidents, including the Nepalbandh during the first Constituent Assembly elections.
When the police introduced a rule prohibiting long hair, he released a song called Police Retaliation. Before the first Constituent Assembly, Balen participated in the We for Constitution campaign, a pressure program for the creation of a constitution. After that, he went to India to study. He specialized in structural engineering from Bangalore. After returning to Nepal, Balen intensified his professional work in engineering. He joined the reconstruction work after the earthquake through an organization. While involved in the reconstruction work, Balen got the opportunity to work with a French engineer. According to Balen’s wife, Sabina, the engineer made a good impression on Balen. The French engineer asked how your country is culturally rich, yet this place has become like a concrete jungle. That matter really caught his attention, and he started thinking about how to combine modernity and culture in Kathmandu. He started getting involved in political activities since the blockade. During the blockade, he participated in the street parties organized by the MRR group on Facebook. Similarly, he used to participate in various social programs organized by another group, the Dari Gang.
Balen, who is pursuing rap and engineering together, was initially attracted to the Bibeksheel Party in politics. He also wanted to enter politics from the Bibeksheel Party. When the Bibeksheel and the Sajha Party united and separated, he came into contact with the party. At that time, he wanted to run for mayor from Bibeksheel in the upcoming elections. When Bibeksheel offered the first party membership and only the mayoral ticket, Balen did not take the membership. He did not give up his dream of becoming mayor. He started preparing for it in his own way. “When he wrote on Facebook two and a half years ago that he would become mayor, his friends and we also teased him,” said Balen’s wife, Sabina. But he got over it. He was very disappointed when he saw that no one was working. That is why he had written on Facebook during the election before he became a mayoral candidate. I will not vote for anyone this time. Next time I will get up and vote myself. He had said no to voting for those who do not work. Balen has the ability to speak clearly and precisely. Balen’s personality, which is gradually becoming public among the general public, is unfamiliar to some people. Some of Balen’s behaviors and statements also indicate a possible other side of his personality. But he is very mature.
Balen’s style of dressing also seems less natural for a politician. He always wears dark glasses. Whether he is addressing the hall or discussing in the room, he is seen wearing dark glasses. In several interviews given to the media, he has not taken off his dark glasses, nor will he. But he opens his heart. He shares his heart and mind.
Balen also seems to have great faith in himself. He used to think that he would overcome politics alone. But he improved that too. After winning the mayoral election, the pain of not being allowed to work by others changed him. That is why he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). With his arrival, the RSSS’s bell election symbol made history. He considered the mayor to be like the CEO of a company. All the decisions and instructions of the CEO are followed. He also understands the prime minister as the same. More than that, he is honest. He acts against corruption and abuse of office. He makes decisions. If the law says to do this or don’t do this, he says, “Let’s fix it.” But after the law is made, he doesn’t do what he says to do, and if he says don’t do it, he says that they must be severely punished. Once, he even said that he would burn down Singha Durbar when a car was stopped unnecessarily by traffic.
Recently, the question of how aware and sensitive Balen is about women’s self-respect has also been raised. This question was raised regarding the words he used while rapping. But recently, he has won everyone’s hearts by showing high respect for his mother, wife, and guardians of the state.
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