Babu Bogati Hits The Small Screen…Once Again

There was a time when singer Babu Bogati made frequent appearances on various tele-serials. However, a couple of years back he decided to quit acting in soaps and concentrated only in his music.

According to the man himself, these days he is again busy with the shoots since December 24…no, not for a music video but for a serial to be broadcast on Kantipur Television. Yes! He is doing a serial called 'Sanskar' directed by Resh Raj Acharya. He says, "I decided to get into it since the storyline is good and it revolves around the life of an artist. It is a family drama and my character in it is that of a singer."

'Sanskar' is scheduled to be broadcast sometime during the first week of Magh and will last for 52 episodes. The actors also showcasing their talents opposite to him are Shaujanya Subba and Nisha Adhikari.

Ram Chandra Kafle’s Hectic Schedule

Ram Chandra Kafle is no doubt one of the most recognized faces in the Music industry today. He has been in the scene for seven years and from day one of his career, it feels good to inform you that he has until date not disappointed his listeners. Nevertheless, this artist is a bit disappointed these days. Why? He lost one of his most prized possessions lately. "I was touring the far western regions of Nepal in regard to some shows and in Nepalgunj we had stayed at Gangotri. From the room where we had put up, my Fujitol camera was stolen! It was a gift to me from my friends in Qatar and they had got it for Rs. 42,000. I’m feeling really bad about it! I did try to find it with no luck!" laments Ram Chandra.

Ram Chandra Kafle will be leaving for London on January 1 for a series of programs. As of now, the first event has been confirmed for January 6 and that is all that he knows at the moment. He informs, "The event has been organized to celebrate New Year 2007 by Tamu Dhi Association UK. The other artists who are going along with me are Jharana Bajracharya and Krishna Gurung. Jharana will be performing there and Krishna will be singing some Gurung numbers and I will be entertaining the people with my songs."

After returning back to the country from London, Ram Chandra will again be preparing himself for a trip to Hong Kong for yet another event there. "Tentatively, during the second week of February, I will be in Hong Kong. The event has been organized by people from Myagdi who have been residing in Hong Kong for a long time." The other artists who will be sharing the limelight with him in Hong Kong will be Satya Kala Rai and a panche baja troupe. "Some artists from Kollywood will also be going with us however, until now no one has been finalized," states Ram Chandra.

Missing "LITTLE BUDDHA" found

‘Missing’ for nine months, which led to a variety of speculation, Ram Bomjan popularly known as ‘Buddha boy’, was found in a mediating posture at a jungle in Bara district Monday.

When local villagers saw the boy at the Bagkhora jungle at around 7:00 in the morning he looked slender than before, was in grimy cloths and had long hair flowing down his shoulder, reports said. Briefly talking to media persons, the ‘Buddha boy’ said he lived on herbs throughout these months while wandered around the jungles in Bara, Parsa and Rautahat districts.

A huge crowd formed in the area soon after the news of the Buddha boy’s re-emergence spread in the nearby villages. His pervious handlers, the members of the Tapaswi Sewa Samiti, are settling up a place for his meditation nearby the Halkhori Lake in Ratanpuri, according to reports.

Meditating for ten months under a pipal tree at Ratanpuri jungle, ostensibly without food or water, Bomjan, had vanished from the crowded site on the night of March 11, 2006. There were controversies about his fasting as well as his spiritual claims.

The17-year-old boy’s saga was reported internationally while national and national and international researchers had also thronged to Ratanpuri.

The management committee had claimed that Bomjan left the area as it became unsuitable for him to meditate because of growing crowd. Some of the members of the committee were even charged with misuse of millions of rupees donated by tens of thousands of devotees who visited the site daily.