Prem raja mahat biography for kids

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“Try everything and see what you like,” Kabita Mahat, co-owner of Nepal House (920 N. Charles St., [410] 547-0001) in Mount Vernon, says as she leads the way to the buffet and holds out a heavy porcelain plate. Deep maraschino accents strike out against the stark, white brick walls of the restaurant that was formerly Mughal Garden. Cushy booths line one side, formally clothed tables fill out the big room, and six stools sit neatly at the corner bar. Silver buffet trays brim with cooked foods and fresh colors, while traditional Nepalese music wafts through the speakers. The smell of fenugreek leaf and cinnamon, cardamom and cumin hangs in the air and sticks to your clothes. The lunch rush is over, but the room is nearly half-full of business people and other, more casual diners.

One regular in the buffet line directs a first-timer. “It’s good. It’s all good. Better than anything up and down Charles Street,” he says. Lentil soup, fresh green salad, samosas and dumplings, lamb curry, fresh fruit, and chicken tikka masala are not half the ready-menu dishes to choose from the daily lunch buffet ($8.99 weekdays, $10.99 weekends). The vegetable biryani packs a subtle heat and complements the brighter vegetable flavors. The saag paneer boasts fresh chopped spinach that cuts through the light cream sauce and generous chunks of firm paneer. The lightly fried pakora retains deep spices that cool the palate.

Prem Raja Mahat, honorary consul of Nepal and internationally renowned musician, opened Nepal House with his wife Kabita in December.

Mahat fills his plate at the buffet as the daily lunch session comes to a close. He takes down a massive portion of tandoori chicken over plain rice and a steaming bowl of lentil soup while he explains how he came to America from Nepal in 1996. “There was an American lady, I knew her a long time,” he says. “She used to come to my house in Nepal. She would come for my concerts. I di

Nepalese folk singer

Prem Raja Mahat (Nepali: प्रेमराजा महत) is a Nepalesefolk singer. He has sung songs like Bajho Khet Ma, Paan Ko Paat, Balla Paryo Nirmaya, and Simsime Panima, which are considered timeless Nepali classics. He is also renowned for playing sarangi, a traditional instrument from Nepal used primarily in folk music.

Along with another well-known artist in Nepali folk music, Bam Bahadur Karki, he sang Khola Pari Nirmaya, Music Nepal's first folk song which was released in 1986. Additionally, he has sung for Nepali feature films, such as Paat Bajaune Mayalai for the 2005 film Muglan. Due to his prominence in Nepali music, he is often compared to well-known artists like Elvis Presley in the western world.

Personal life

Prem Raja Mahat was born in Dhorphirdi, Tanahun, Nepal. He lost both of his parents when he was very young; his mother at the age of seven and his father at the age of nine. He married Kabita Mahat in 1987. He immigrated to the United States in 1996, when he was 33 years old. Later, in 2001, his family joined him in the States. He also owns a Nepali restaurant in Baltimore. He continued to contribute new Nepali folk music after relocating to the States, such as the well-liked 2021 song Maya Bandipuraima.

Mahat plays the sarangi, madal, and harmonium, the first two of which are indigenous Nepalese instruments.

Career

Mahat first sang for the radio in 1978, and his first song was also recorded in the same year. His first song was Tara Khaseko, which was a hit. His songs gained immense popularity in the late 1980s and the 1990s; since then he has been active in Nepali folk music. Because of his contribution towards Nepali folk music, he has earned recognition among the Nepali people.^[10&#