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

2 WHAT A CHARISMATIC MAN HE WAS, KING BIRENDRA WITH INDIAN PRIME MINISTER INDIRA GANDHI IN NEW DELHI, 1975

3 RANAS BUILT THE PALACE IN STYLE, SINGHA DARBAR BEFORE EARTHQUAKE IN 1915

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

6 AND THIS IS HOW CAR USED TO CROSS THE RIVER IN NEPAL 1950

7 KANCHHI, SHARMILA MALLA ON COVER OF ‘KAMANA’ IN 1985. IT STILL IS A LEADING CINE MAGAZINE OF NEPAL

8 BHUWAN KC WHO RULED NEPALESE FILM INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS IN HIS FIRST MOVIE ‘JUNI’ 1983

9 DURBAR HIGH SCHOOL AFTER NABBE SALKO BHUKAMPA, EARTHQUAKE IN 1934 WHICH KILLED 8,000 PEOPLE IN NEPAL & INDIA (Bihar)

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

13 POKHARA BAZAR IN 1972

14 BABY RAJESH HAMAL WITH FAMILY IN 1969

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

18 BUDHANILAKANTHA SCHOOL, KING BIRENDRA’S RECEPTION IN FRONT OF KANCHENJUNGHA HOUSE 1979

19 GIRIJA PRASAD KOIRALA IN HIS 20S

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

23 MAHAKAVI LAXMI PRASAD DEVKOTA IN NATAK GHAR DILLIBAZAR, 1940S

24 GORAKHAPATRA IS MORE THAN 110 YEARS OLD, THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN NEPAL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1901. THIS EDITION DATED 9 JAN 1933

25 GOOD TIMES IN GOOD OLD DAYS, KATHMANDU

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



only Nepali athlete to compete in four consecutive Olympics — from the 1976 Montreal Olympics to the 1988 Seoul Olympics. – See more at: http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=76212#sthash.gwp1n8uW.dpuf

28 THOUSANDS OF FANS PAID TRIBUTE TO NARAYAN GOPAL, THE LEGENDARY SINGER DIED IN 1990

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

32 YETI CHOKHO YETI MITHO, PROBABLY GOPAL YONJAN WROTE THIS SONG FOR RINCHEN, BEAUTIFUL COUPLE IN YOUNG AGE

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

35 NEPAL BANDA, NOT A NEW STORY 1980s

36 FORD SHOWROOM, LAZIMPAT KATHMANDU 1930

37 TRANSPORTATION FOR ST. XAVIERS SCHOOL GODAVARI/JAWALAKHEL IN 1960

38 WORK IN PROGRESS TO LAY TELEPHONE LINE IN KATHMANDU 1950/60s (?)

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