Nepathya is one name in Nepali Music - which has gained consistent popularity and social recognition. During the past 25 years of its existence, Nepathya has been the trendsetter. They have been the pioneers in blending folk melodies into youth-friendly pop and rock format. Folk melodies have remained the life force of Nepathya. Apart from folk, Nepathya's songs also portray contemporary Nepal - its pain at times of war and distress, and yet the ray of hope an artist sees and imagines.

Band background
Formed in 1990 by Deepak Rana (now a Chopper pilot), Bhim Poon (now settled in Hong Kong), and Amrit Gurung, Nepathya has, in these last several decades, providing a platform to many musicians. It has seen 21 new faces come and go, but the name Nepathya and its popularity still consistently exist. Nepathya has been a platform for talented musicians. As music is yet to become a sustainable profession in Nepal, long-term commitments from musicians remain rare.

Amrit Gurung has remained the guardian, leader, and currently the lead vocalist of Nepathya. With over 10 albums to its credit, Nepathya from its Chhekyo Chhekyo (छेक्यो छेक्यो) days (released in the early 90s) to Jomsome Bazaarma (जोमसोमे बजारमा, released mid-90s) to Resham (रेशम, released 2001) to Bhedako Oon Jasto (भेडाको ऊनजस्तो, released 2003) has maintained its consistency in the market. Nepathya's 7th album was called Ghatana …incidents of Nepal. Ghatana (घटना) was a musical expression of Nepal as Nepali people lived through the 2003-2005 conflict struck Nepal.

8th album Mero Desh (मेरो देश, released 2010) is a compilation of songs based on Nepathya's musical expression of current Nepal. Few songs are fresh and newly recorded, few are from it's back-catalogue which Nepathya still thinks is relevant and few have come in re-arranged and re-recorded forms.

Nepathya's 9th album Aina Jhyal (ऐना झ्याल, released 2010), is a continuity of Nepthya's folk-rock genre. An outcome of Amrit's travel to the villages and the positive and peaceful direction the nation is heading after conflict and political transition.

After the ninth album, Nepathya has released several singles with numbers like Shirphoola Siraima (शिरफूल शिरैमा), Nanina Taala (नैन ताल), Sainli Morilai (साइँली मोरीलाई). Ten such singles have been compiled as the tenth album - Album X. The 11th album commenced with the single Bhatbhate (भटभटे, released 2022).

Artist
ARTISTS
Amrit Gurung

Amrit is the founding member of Nepathya. He is currently the band leader, composer and the lead vocalist of the band.

Since 1990 when the band was formed, Amrit has been part of Nepathya in all the shows in Nepal and abroad which includes Hong Kong, Japan, UK, USA, South Korea, Holland, Belgium, Finland, India, Australia, and Israel.

His social and peace initiative during the past decade in Nepal has been highly regarded by all sectors of the society.

Apart from Nepathya, Amrit heads the music wing under Nepa~laya and is also involved in doing research of folk music in Nepal for which he travels extensively through the country.

Dhurba Lama

Dhurba has been a drummer with Nepathya since 2001. With a short break, Dhurba rejoined the band in 2009 and has been involved in all of the Band's activities since. Dhurba has performed in various shows with the band in Nepal and abroad which includes: USA, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, Israel, and Australia.

Subin Shakya

Subin Joined Nepathya in 2004 as a Bass Guitarist. Subin has performed various shows with the Band in Nepal and abroad which includes South Korea, Holland, Belgium, Finland, India, Australia, Hong Kong and Israel.

Niraj Gurung

Niraj joined the band in 2008. Since 2008, Niraj has perfomed with Nepathya nationally and internationally. His international tour includes Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, India and Israel.

Dinesh Raj Regmi

Dinesh has been active in the Nepali Music Industry since 2006. Since 2008 he has been part of Nepa~laya's musical series Paleti, videos of which are posted on Paleti's YouTube. He has also been part of the multiple TV reality shows aired in Nepali National TVs including Nepal TV and Kantipur TV, as the music coordinator and keyboardist. His milestone international show includes his performance at the Royal Albert Hall in the UK in 2015, an event organized with multiple Nepali artists to raise funds for the earthquake victims in Gorkha, Nepal. He joined Nepathya as a keyboardist in November 2023 after the former keyboardist Suraj Thapa left the band to pursue his solo singing career. His debut show with Nepathya was on the 16th March in Ilam, Nepal.

Shanti Bahadur Rayamajhi

Shanti Bahdur Rayamajhi was a percussionist with Nepathya in 2001-2002. He then left the band to concentrate in his teaching career as well as session playing. He is back with the band since 2010 and since then has done several shows in Nepal and abroad. His international tour with the band includes a tour to Hong Kong, India, Israel and Australia. Shanti specialises in percussion instruments, especially madal, a traditional Nepali folk percussion.