Kathmandu, July 1
The government has declared Bhakti Thapa as the latest national hero (rastriya bibhuti) of Nepal.
The 73-year-old Thapa had sacrificed his life during a fight with the English army in Deuthal, which lies in Uttarakhand of India currently, in 1815.
The government spokesperson, Communications and Information Technology Minister Basanta Kumar Nembang, informed in his press briefing on Wednesday that a recent cabinet meeting declared him a national hero. With this, the number of national heroes of Nepal has reached 17.
Who are the national heroes of Nepal so far?
- Lord Buddha
- Anshubarma
- Sita
- Janak
- Araniko
- Ram Shah
- Amar Singh Thapa
- Prithvi Narayan Shah
- Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
- Bhimsen Thapa
- Balabhadra Kunwar
- King Tribhuvan Shah
- Motiram Bhatta
- Shankhadhar Shakhwa
- Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
- Mahaguru Phalgunanda
- Bhakti Thapa
