On Election Day on 13 May, I walked to a corner grocery store in my neighbourhood. The shopkeeper was all smiles as he showed me the blue dye on his left thumbnail. He had just voted for the rapper ...

Amid the anti-government protests, a new face being backed by some of the Gen Z protestors is Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, also known as ‘Balen’. A day after protests erupted in Nepal over the ...

Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah (Balen) and former Prime Minister and CPN-UML chief are trending on social media, while netizens have taken a trolling over Oli for his involvement in ...

A music idol in his early 20s and then an engineer, Balen, 33, next won an upset victory as mayor of Nepal’s capital, inspiring a wave of young politicians. Now, he’s tearing down parts of the city.

Balendra Shah is a 35-year-old rapper turned politician who has gained massive popularity amid Nepal's Gen Z After the protests turned deadly and led to the resignation of Nepal Prime Minister KP ...

As the streets of Kathmandu kept swelling with young protestors last week, a Nepali rap song filled the air: “Malai bolna de sarkar.” Meaning, O Government, let me speak. The singer is Balendra Shah, ...