We present some of the most classic pictures of old Nepal collected from different sources.
Let’s walk back to the memorylane and see these rare and timeless photographs.
1 GODAFAT- SATARK, ITS PT TIME IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, 1974, MAUJA KASKI
Image: Tod Ragsdale, Fickr
2 WHAT A CHARISMATIC MAN HE WAS, KING BIRENDRA WITH INDIAN PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI IN NEW DELHI, 1975
Image: The Hindu
3 RANAS BUILT THE PALACE IN STYLE, SINGHA DARBAR BEFORE EARTHQUAKE IN 1915
Image wikipedia
4 THIS IS HOW POSTCARD USED TO BE SENT TO USA FROM NEPAL IN 1961
5 PEOPLE HAVING GOOD TIME, LINGE-PING, SOME FRUIT SELLERS AND COWS AT GAUCHARAN AIRPORT (TIA KATHMANDU). ALWAYS A MELA WHEN PLANE USED TO TAKE OFF AND LAND
Image: NepalNepal.com
6 AND THIS IS HOW CAR USED TO CROSS THE RIVER IN NEPAL 1950
Image vintage.es
7 KANCHHI, SHARMILA MALLA ON COVER OF ‘KAMANA’ IN 1985. IT STILL IS A LEADING CINE MAGAZINE OF NEPAL
Image: FB Page: Vintage Nepal ~ Rare Old Pictures, Videos and Arts of Nepal
8 BHUWAN KC WHO RULED NEPALESE FILM INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS IN HIS FIRST MOVIE ‘JUNI’ 1983
Image reelenpal.com
9 DURBAR HIGH SCHOOL AFTER NABBE SALKO BHUKAMPA, EARTHQUAKE IN 1934 WHICH KILLED 8,000 PEOPLE IN NEPAL & INDIA (Bihar)
Durbar High School
10 RENOVATION OF DHARAHARA/BHIMSEN STAMBHA AFTER 1934 EARTHQUAKE
11 KATHMANDU ONCE UPON A TIME. KYA SE KYA HO GAYA…….
12 INDRACHOWK KO CHAHAL PAHAL, KATHMANDU DOWNTOW AROUND 1960S
Image Vintage Nepal – Rare Old Pictures, Videos and Arts of Nepal
13 POKHARA BAZAR IN 1972
Image Tod Ragsdale
14 BABY RAJESH HAMAL WITH FAMILY IN 1969
Image kathmanduraze.com
15 BOY WHO LATER DOMINATED NEPALI FILM INDUSTRY FOR 2 DECADES. IN 1972
16 REASON WHY KATHMANDU WAS HIPPIES’ HEAVEN IN 1970
17 KATHMANDU USED TO OFFER WHAT AMSTERDAM CANNOT TODAY, 1970
Image Degli Anni
18 BUDHANILAKANTHA SCHOOL, KING BIRENDRA’S RECEPTION IN FRONT OF KANCHENJUNGHA HOUSE 1979
Image madeinnepal.com
19 GIRIJA PRASAD KOIRALA IN HIS 20S
Image: Nepali Times
20 NEW ROAD KATHMANDU MANY DECADES AGO
21 PRIME MINISTER OF NEPAL BP KOIRALA AND INDIAN COUNTERPART NEHRU
22 TODAY’S POLICY MAKERS IN ‘LOK SEWA AYOG’ EXAM. 1975 LAMJUNG
Image: Sumitra Manandhar Gurung Collection/Nepal Picture Library
23 MAHAKAVI LAXMI PRASAD DEVKOTA IN NATAK GHAR DILLIBAZAR, 1940S
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24 GORAKHAPATRA IS MORE THAN 110 YEARS OLD, THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN NEPAL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1901. THIS EDITION DATED 9 JAN 1933
Gorkhapatra, dated January 9, 1933, Image wikipedia
25 GOOD TIMES IN GOOD OLD DAYS, KATHMANDU
Image; Karuna Sthapit Collection/Nepal Picture Library
26 POSTAL STAMP 1974, PRICE 2 PAISA
27 SOUTH ASIA MARATHON RECORD HOLDER AND 3-TIME GOLD MEDALIST BAIKUNTHA MANANDHAR. ALSO ONLY NEPALI ATHLETE TO COMPETE IN FOUR CONSECUTIVE OLYMPICS FROM 1976 MONTREAL TO 1988 SEOUL OLYMPICS
Image Shyam Chitrakar
28 THOUSANDS OF FANS PAID TRIBUTE TO NARAYAN GOPAL, THE LEGENDARY SINGER DIED IN 1990
Image ngopal.com
29 WHEN KING MAHENDRA OF NEPAL MET ROCK & ROLL KING ELVIS PRESLEY IN LOS ANGELES, 1960, WITH QUEEN RATNA
30 SOMEONE IS SURELY HIDING BEHIND THIS TINY MAGIC MACHINE. VILLAGERS GATHERED TO LISTEN RADIO IN KASKI, 1972
31 KING IS COMING, DOES HE LOOK LIKE GOD? LOCALS ANXIOUSLY WAITING TO WELCOME HIM IN KARNALI, 1975
Image Kevni Bubriski
32 YETI CHOKHO YETI MITHO, PROBABLY GOPAL YONJAN WROTE THIS SONG FOR RINCHEN, BEAUTIFUL COUPLE IN YOUNG AGE
Image artistnepal.com
33 DURING CIVIL WAR, PRACHANDA -BABURAM-SITA & HISILA. NOT SURE IF THEY BROUGHT THE CHANGE THEY WANTED BUT IT SURELY BROUGHT CHANGE ON THEM
34 THE EXCITEMENT IS TOO HIGH AFTER GETTING TV, 1980s KATHMANDU
Image Kevin Bubriski
35 NEPAL BANDA, NOT A NEW STORY 1980s
Image: Pashupati Rauniyar Collection/Nepal Picture Library
36 FORD SHOWROOM, LAZIMPAT KATHMANDU 1930
37 TRANSPORTATION FOR ST. XAVIERS SCHOOL GODAVARI/JAWALAKHEL IN 1960
Image: Vintage Nepal Facebook Page
38 WORK IN PROGRESS TO LAY TELEPHONE LINE IN KATHMANDU 1950/60s (?)
Image USAid
39 NEPAL NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM CELEBRATE AFTER BEATING INDIA IN PENALTY SHOOTOUT, 1993 DHAKA SOUTH ASIAN GAMES BANGLADESH. NEPAL WAS CROWNED CHAMPION
NOTE: All the pictures are collected from different sources and given due credit. Non of the pictures are our property. If you think there is any correction needed please do contact us. Thank you
Those pics are awesome. And i didnt know at all that Late King Mahendra met Presley 🙂
Kid
Dear Gundrukpost,
Brilliant pictures but please get your facts straight and give credits where its due. Some of the pictures here were taken from Nepal Picture Library and among them is a picture titled ‘Kathmandu Elites in Disco, 1969’ . That picture is neither taken in a Disco nor in 1969. It was from the early 80’s in a wedding party.
Thank You for the info.
P.S. photo. 35 (Nepal Banda) from birgunj not kathmandu.
photo 34. by Kevin Bubriski Taken in 1987 not 1975.
thanks
photograph no. 30 – Is it a laptop bag beside the radio set ?
Pls remove ‘kya se kya ho gaya’. Do u really want to convey the message to next generation that we nepali like to quote hindi to express something heavy.
Great collection and my Mama is in the last pic wearing number 9 shirt when Nepal won the gold medal in the 6th SAF Games.
Wow, it felt like I was watching my own childhood album. Thank you for sharing these priceless moments with us all.
Amazing collection.e
To the commenter who suggests quoting in a different language conveys false information to newer generation: 1) write in Nepali, if you are so proud of being one and are so concerned about the next generation. 2) so by your analogy, “La foi treansporte des montagnes”, loosely translated to “faith can move mountains ” gives younger generation false ideas that we quote in French. 3) do something that makes Nepalese proud of saying I’m from Nepal. Everest and Buddha are coincidences, strive to be like Dr. Sanduk Ruit, Pasang Lamhu Sherpa, Rajesh Hamal. These are the things next generation should look forward and strive to be.. I think you should re-evaluate your false sense of patriotism and simply enjoy the pictures and the article.
Good Collection, Keep it up
I taught in a school for 10 months at Rangethanti, Syangja similar to Picture NO. One around same time
Do you have rights to use these images in this post? Just attributing few credits to the images makes you legal? Just asking out of curiosity…
Really awesome posts, enjoyed it. 🙂
Enjoyed watching these rare and beautiful pics of our Nepal . Good job.
Really it is unique. It helps all to learn the past days of Nepal which may help to plan future.
Pic. 11. Please do not use Hind words, am sure you could have found some better sentence than that..
Nice pictures overall.
Dear Gundruk Post
The ancient pictures are really fascinating and a precious one.Curious to know more about ancient times.
Thank you for your post…Hope to see further Photos
no comment really …… my eyes were wet while viewing some of the pic……. I love u nepal
In photo number 36, the newest car is the third car from the right, a 1935 Ford. The photo, therefore, must have been taken in 1935 or later, probably about 1936 or 37.
These all are…really incredable……!!! I lv it ….
nice photographs of historic my nepal
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