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Ujwal Thapa

उज्वल थापा

Nepali social activist and politician

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Ujwal Thapa was a Nepalese youth leader and activist, entrepreneur, and social worker. He was the president of the Bibeksheel Nepali party.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Syangja District wd
Died
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Place of death
Lalitpur wd
Citizenship
Nepal wd
Occupation
politician, social activist, businessperson wd
Political party
Bibeksheel Nepali wd
Education
Bennington College, Budhanilkantha School wd
Social media
X (Twitter) · Facebook · LinkedIn wd

Early life and education

Quoted from Wikipedia: Ujwal Thapa (CC BY-SA 4.0); each sentence links the source Wikipedia cites for it. Checked 7 November 2026.

  • He was educated at the Budhanilkantha School in Kathmandu, Nepal and finished his bachelor's degree at Bennington College in Vermont, USA in 2000. Nepali Times www.bennington.edu

Career

  • Thapa ran as an independent candidate in the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Kathmandu Constituency Number 5. Election.ujyaaloonline.com
  • He was the president of the Bibeksheel Nepali party which, under his leadership, staged protests at the Maitighar Mandala monument in support of the senior orthopaedic surgeon at Tribhuwan University Maharajganj Teaching Hospital Dr. Govinda K.C., who was on a fast-to-death protesting for reforms in the medical sector. The Himalayan Times
  • Thapa also led a symbolic protest against members of the Legislature Parliament of Nepal at Baneshwor, Kathmandu, demanding affordable medical facilities for the citizens. The Kathmandu Post
  • With Chandra Maharzan and Sakin Shrestha, he founded the IT community WordPress Nepal. DevotePress
  • He also ran a personal blog called "Why Nepal?". Whynepal.com

Questions

When was Ujwal Thapa born?
Ujwal Thapa was born on 1976 in Syangja District.
Where did Ujwal Thapa study?
Ujwal Thapa was educated at Bennington College, Budhanilkantha School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Ujwal Thapa · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): उज्वल थापा · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q29370558 · CC0 1.0
  4. Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Ujwal Thapa · CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. Nepali Times: Nepal loses rare purpose-driven leader (3 June 2021)
  6. www.bennington.edu: The Provoker {{!}} Bennington College
  7. Election.ujyaaloonline.com: Candidate – Ujwal Thapa
  8. The Himalayan Times: Thousands demonstrate in support of Dr Govinda KC (23 July 2016)
  9. The Kathmandu Post: Youths stage symbolic protest against 601 MPs (photo feature) – Capital (21 July 2016)
  10. DevotePress: Co-Founder of WordPress Nepal Community, Ujwal Thapa Passes Away at 44 (2 June 2021)
  11. Whynepal.com: About Ujwal Thapa, building "bibeksheel" Leaders for Nepal

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Ujwal Thapa". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ujwal-thapa. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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