Narayan Gopal"Tragedy King." (1939-1990) Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. (28 December 1945–1 June 2001)

Narayan Gopal"Tragedy King."Narayan Gopal Gurubacharya knows as NARAYAN GOPAL.(1939-1990) is the most prominent and popular singer and composer in the history of Nepali music.

He is popularly referred to as "Swar Samrat" (meaning: Emperor of Voice) in Nepali music. He is also known as "Tragedy King. "He is well known as a singer as well as a composer. His voice range allowed him to sing songs of every genre of Nepali music.

His songs are often richly orchestrated with the sitar, harmonium and flute.He belongs to the first generation of Nepali singers who took singing as a profession.His songs have also been used in movies and dramas.

Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.(28 December 1945–1 June 2001)was the 11th King of Nepal and a South Asian statesman. The eldest son of King Mahendra,whom he succeeded in 1972, he reigned until his death in the 2001 Nepalese royal massacre.

King Virendra was educated at St.Joseph’s College (Darjeeling, India),Eton College (England),Tokyo University (1967),and Harvard University (1967–68).He was crowned on February 24,1975.