Nepathya delights Columbus with enthusiastic performance

Columbus (USA), August 19 - Nandu Khatiwada, who has little in common with Gopal Prasad Rimal's patriotic song "Rato ra Chandra Surya," fled Bhutan at the age of one and a half with his parents and resettled in Nepal. At 19, he moved to America through a refugee resettlement program. Now 31, Khatiwada's deepest longing is for his Nepali heritage.

On Saturday evening, Nandu was seen joyfully dancing among a crowd waving the Nepali national flag and celebrating in the hall. "It’s hard to express how important ‘Nepathya’, which embodies Nepali identity, is in my life," he said.