Pandav Sunuwar no more

Kantipur Report

KATHMANDU, Oct 7 - Senior radio anchor, folk singer, and noted collector Pandav Sunuwar passed away Saturday morning at the age of 53 in London's King's College Hospital.

Sunuwar, who had been suffering from acute complication in his lungs and kidney since last few weeks died today at the hospital at around 9:30 a.m. (NST). He was diagnosed with lungs problem seven years ago.

Sunuwar was taken to London a month ago after his condition could not improve during treatment in Kathmandu. He was in coma for last few days.

Born in 1952 in Okhaldhunga district, Sunuwar joined Radio Nepal in 1970 and worked as programme producer and anchor.

The programs he hosted like Phone-in, Chautari, Indreni and Rodhi, aired by Radio Nepal, were very popular.

He had recorded numerous songs. The songs - Chui Chui Chuikane Jutta…, Dhunga Hanahan…, Jamjhama Istakot…, Sapanabhari Hashi Rahanchu… gained enormous popularity.

Winner of best musician award from Radio Nepal, Sunuwar has more than 100 folk songs and modern songs to his credit.

He is survived with wife, two sons and one daughter.

Meanwhile, Minister of State for Information and Communications, Dilendra Prasad Badu has expressed deep sorrow over the untimely demise of Sunuwar and extended heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family.

Radio Nepal Family also expressed deep sorrows over the demise of Sunuwar, and expressed condolence to the bereaved family.

Oh My God!!! So tragic.......

I remember his PHONE IN KARYAKRAM in Radio Nepal on saturday... and his anchoring in football was marvellous....

May his soul rest in peace....

Why only the good people die in Nepal???

May his soul rest in peace!!
Used to be a neighbor of mine. He will be remembered as an immortal contributor to the entertainment and communications, for more than three decades in.

May his soul rest in ,and may he and his devotions for Nepal folk musics always be remembered.I still remember his PHONE IN program in Radio Nepal.‘अँ त स्रोतावृन्द’ bhanne mitho awaz ajhai pani kanma gunjirahancha.

sorry, after in `peace`

May his 'soul' rest in peace. A great singer.

गतिलै मान्छे थिए पाण्डव सुनुवार । फोनइन कार्यक्रम भन्दापनि साँझ ५ बजे आउने बाल कार्यक्रम को झल्झली सम्झना आउँछ मलाई। दाजु वासुदेव मुनाल र दाजु पाण्डव सुनुवार भन्दै खुब जोडी जमेको थियो। फुटबल कमेन्ट्रीको त के कुरा गर्ने र । " गो..................ल, ए भएन छ, हुनै लागेको थियो, पोस्टमा ठोकिएछ ।"

हार्दिक श्रद्धान्जलि दाजु पाण्डव सुनुवार !

Oh, so the most familiar voice of Nepal is dead.....May his soul rest in peace...well the news really took me by surprise... I met him thrice in my life....Once when my dijju went for the audition and once when my dijju went for the program ..I guess it was some kind of quiz for kids in Nepal Radio... I have very faded memory about it.... We all were there..actually we made it a family saga, Papa, dijju, dada and I ....also few of my cousins...and then she entered the recording room and we all were told to open our shoes ...well that part I remember very clearly because then I was really scared , coz I had never been to the recording studio before that, and I had heard that only smugglers have such sound proof rooms.and mind it in Nepal there are few homes which has these kinds of room...So far I remember he . was a small built Mongolian guy with really nice voice....
May your soul rest in peace Pandav...we grew up listening to you voice...we cannot fill up ur gap....

Madan Krishna and Haribansha(MaHa)'s proverb: "Anuwar na danuwar Pandav Sunuwar"

Condolences to his family members!!!