Yogmaya Neupane was a religious leader, women's rights activist and poet based in Bhojpur district of Nepal. Yogmaya is considered to be among the pioneer female poets in Nepal with her only published
Portrait by anonymous artist, 2017
Sample of official stamp published by the Nepal Government for use in public domain in 2017.
The Arun River is a trans-boundary river that is part of the Koshi or Sapta Koshi river system in Nepal. It originates in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China where it is call
Yogmaya Neupane
…corrupt approach to governance, Yogmaya and 67 of her disciples committed the biggest mass suicide (Jal-Samadhi) in Nepali history by jumping into the Arun River in 1941. In January 2016, the Nepal Government issued a postage stamp recognizing her contributions. Yogmaya was born into a Brahmin family in Majhuwabeshi…
View of Arun River from Leguwa VDC of Nepal.
Arun River - Bum Chu valley, Nepal is left in photo, Tibet in North, Umbak Himal peaks in foreground, a view to Chomo Lonzo and Mount Everest East Face (middle)