Ujwal Thapa

Ujwal Thapa (Nepali: उज्वल थापा) is a Nepali youth leader and activist, entrepreneur and social worker. He was the president of Bibeksheel Nepali party.[1] Bibeksheel Nepali, under his leadership, has staged protests at Maitighar Mandala in support of senior orthopaedic surgeon of Tribhuwan University Maharajganj Teaching Hospital Dr. Govinda K.C. who has been in fast-unto-death for reforms in Medical Sector.[2] He also led a symbolic protest against members of Legislature Parliament of Nepal at Baneshwor, Kathmandu demanding affordable medical facilities for the citizens.[3]

Ujwal Thapa
उज्वल थापा
Ujwal Thapa at press release
Personal details
Political partyBibeksheel Nepali
Occupationyouth leader and activist, entrepreneur and social worker
Websitewww.whynepal.com www.leadnepal.com

He, along with another CPN-UML youth leader Yogesh Bhattarai, has demanded issues of the youth to be focused on in the local level elections.[4]

He ran as an independent candidate in the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Kathmandu Constituency Number 5.[5]

Agriculturalist and entrepreneur

In 2002, he developed Digital Max Solutions, a website development and software branding business. He then helped to build WordPress Nepal, an IT community in Nepal. He also established Shangrila Coffee, a coffee farm in Syangja district in 2009.[6] He helped start and run the entrepreneurial forum Entrepreneurs for Nepal. He runs a popular blog series Why Nepal?

Education

Ujwal Thapa was educated at Budhanilkantha School in Kathmandu, Nepal.

References
  1. "Team – Ujwal Thapa – BibekSheel Nepali". En.leadnepal.com. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  2. "Thousands demonstrate in support of Dr Govinda KC". The Himalayan Times. 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  3. Milan Poudel (2016-07-21). "Youths stage symbolic protest against 601 MPs (photo feature) - Capital". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  4. "Youth activists draw attention of parties to their poll agendas". The Himalayan Times. 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
  5. "Candidate – Ujwal Thapa". Election.ujyaaloonline.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  6. Ujwal Thapa. "About Ujwal Thapa, building "bibeksheel" Leaders for Nepal". Whynepal.com. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
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