Prithvi Jayanti
prithvi jayanti nepali पृथ्वी जयन्ती lit birthday prithvi narayan shah also known nepal ekikaran diwas nepali नेपाल एकीकरण दिवस lit national unification day national unity day observance annually celebrated january commemorate birth king prithvi narayan shah first king unified nepal midth century set unify small kingdom would become presentday nepal observance many people add garland statue shah participate parade remember contribution nepal prithvi jayanti celebrated public holiday abolishment however local government gorkha district nuwakot district declared prithvi jayanti public holiday government declared national holiday midth century prithvi narayan shah king kingdom gorkha set unify small kingdom would become presentday nepal victory battle nuwakot headed kathmandu valley three malla kingdom bhaktapur patan kantipur ruling shah went battle kingdom patan town kirtipur town fell hand gorkhas posed threat kantipur subsequently king kantipur jaya prakash malla requested assistance east india company stop rapid expansion gorkha recently shah also imposed blockade kingdom hurt east india company transhimalayan trade tibet china used route went kantipur company accepted request sent captain kinloch met prithvi narayan shah force battle sindhuli battle proved disastrous company kinloch fled approximately soldier almost shah managed conquer valley proclaimed king nepal september prithvi narayan shah death unification nepal campaign continued notability prince bahadur shah queen rajendra bhimsen thapa greatest extent kingdom nepal extended sutlej river west teesta river east prithvi jayanti also known nepal ekikaran diwas national unification day national unity day prithvi jayanti traditionally celebrated public holiday however abolished nepalese revolution mayor gorkha municipality proclaimed prithvi jayanti public holiday municipality celebrate honour prithvi narayan shah celebrate day memory municipality followed soon gorkha district declare day public holiday including palungtar municipality ajirkot rural municipality siranchok rural municipality bhimsen thapa rural municipality next year bidur municipality capital nuwakot district also proclaimed public holiday pressure nepalese citizen especially promonarchies make prithvi jayanti public holiday nepal police promonarchy supporter clashed injuring trying put garland statue prithvi narayan shah restricted area outside singha durbar people usually divided celebrating prithvi jayanti feel without prithvi narayan shah unification campaign nepal would colony british empire others say people seeking restoration kingdom nepal restoring shah significance would revert era caste cultural dominance overt backing state rajendra prasad lingden chairman rastriya prajatantra party sent memorandum asking prime minister sher bahadur deuba declare prithvi jayanti public holiday party also told would start nationwide protest request met year bibeksheel sajha party said prithvi jayanti celebrated nepal day supported idea declaring public holiday owing pressure promonarchy rastriya prajatantra party rpp proposed prithvi jayanti holiday precondition support pushpa kamal dahalled government government declared national holiday prithvi narayan shah born january bikram sambat poush gorkha palace gorkha district nepal prithvi jayanti high official including chief army staff president nepal prime minister nepal remember shah contribution nepal people participate parade chant slogan praising prithvi narayan shah quote divyopadesh collection teaching shah also chanted statue shah throughout nepal garlanded nepali army organises unification torch rally birthplace shah gorkha concludes reaching capital kathmandu january program also organised throughout nepal december committee representing nepal academy nepal academy music drama nepal academy fine art cultural corporation formed celebrate th prithvi jayanti january committee organise book painting exhibition next day talk program last day january cultural procession program prithvi jayanti national unity day youtube