# Ani Choying Drolma

_Buddhist nun and musician from Nepal_

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> Ani Choying Drolma, also known as Choying Dolma and Ani Choying, is a Nepalese Buddhist nun of Tibetan origin and musician from the Nagi Gompa nunnery in Nepal. She is known in Nepal and throughout the world for bringing many Tibetan Buddhist chants and feast songs to mainstream audiences. She is the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador to Nepal since 2014. She published her autobiographical book Phoolko Aankhama in 2008.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 June 1971 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455588#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455588#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455588#P27))
- **Occupation:** singer; nun ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455588#P106))
- **Official website:** choying.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455588#P856))
- **Facebook:** anichoying ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455588#P2013))

## Early life and education

- She entered monastic life as a means of escape from her physically abusive father, and she was accepted into the Nagi Gompa nunnery at the age of 13. ([NPR.org](https://www.npr.org/2011/03/13/134455191/buddhist-nun-shares-the-sound-of-music))

_Cited sentences quoted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ani_Choying_Drolma&oldid=1381976161), CC BY-SA 4.0._

## Questions

**When was Ani Choying Drolma born?**  
Ani Choying Drolma was born on 4 June 1971 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ani Choying Drolma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ani_Choying_Drolma) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): आनी छोइङ डोल्मा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%99_%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q455588](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455588) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ani Chöying Drölma 2011.jpg by Geraldstiehler (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ani_Ch%C3%B6ying_Dr%C3%B6lma_2011.jpg)
- [Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Ani Choying Drolma](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ani_Choying_Drolma&oldid=1381976161) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [NPR.org: Buddhist Nun Shares The Sound Of Music (13 March 2011)](https://www.npr.org/2011/03/13/134455191/buddhist-nun-shares-the-sound-of-music)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ani Choying Drolma, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ani Chöying Drölma 2011.jpg — Geraldstiehler, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Ani Choying Drolma". DigiNepal. Last updated 26 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ani-choying-drolma. Retrieved 9 November 2026.