Draft:Mahesh Babu Timalsina

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Mahesh Babu Timalsina (born November 18, 1981) is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and creative writer. He is the executive producer[1] of a 2022 Nepalese drama film Chiso Ashtray (Nepali: चिसो एस्ट्रे, lit. 'Cold ashtray')[1]. He’s the founder and CEO of Kangaroo Education Foundation[2] and the Vice President of AAERI Nepal[3]. He was the General Secretary of ECAN[4]. He’s also a mentor at TITI and runs a number of different sub-brands under the main brand, Kangaroo.

Mahesh entered the field of counseling after a short training in education and language in 2001[5]. He established the Kangaroo Education Foundation in 2007[2] and worked nearly two decades in educational consulting.

He graduated with a B.A. in English Literature[6] and has written 2 books, poems and inspirational quotes for newspapers and magazines and lyrics to multiple music videos.

Career

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Educational Counselling

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Mahesh has nearly two decades of experience in educational counseling.[7] After a brief career in education and language training, he entered the field of counseling/recruitment in 2001. He eventually built a steady career as a brand Kangaroo after getting valuable expertise and exposure in the area via collaboration with numerous peers.

Kangaroo Education Foundation

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He serves as Founder & CEO of Kangaroo Education Foundation.[2]. The firm operates seven offices in Nepal, two in Australia and 1 in Bangladesh employing more than 100 full-time staff members[8]. Kangaroo Education Foundation recruits students for the popular study locations, including Australia, the United States of America, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Canada[2]

Sponsoring Nepal Basketball League 2019

Kangaroo Education Foundation was chosen as the educational sponsor for the Nepal Basketball League 2019 by Play for Deprived Children (PDCN)[9]. The tournament held in Kathmandu began on April 20 with a total of eight teams participating, making it the biggest basketball tournament of the country.[10]

As the CEO of Kangaroo Education, Mahesh signed the memorandum of understanding with Namit Bahadur Thapa of PDCN and sponsored the cash prize, and supported PDCN in keeping records of the tournament. [10]

ECAN

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From 2009 until 2016, Mahesh served as the Secretary-General of the Educational Consultancy Association of Nepal (ECAN)[4].

Apart from that, Mahesh works as a mentor for aspiring counselors and is one of the TITI trainers (Training Institute for Technical Instruction). TITI is the exclusive provider of counselor training for all current and prospective counselors employed by Nepalese Educational Consultancies.[11]

Creative Writing

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Mahesh has written 2 books and numerous articles and blogs on media platforms.

  1. फेरि एक अन्त्यको शुरुवात(Feri Ek Antya Ko Suruwat), a collection of short stories. (Published in 2003)
  2. अजम्मरी अक्षरहरू(Immortal Letters), an anthology of bilingual poems originally written in Nepali along with their English translations (Published on April 20, 2021)[12]

Besides these, Mahesh has written lyrics for multiple songs listed below.

Songs Lyrics By Singer Album URL
Let Us Join Our Hands Mahesh Babu Timalsina Dharmendra Sewan, Ajar Jangam, Kushal Karki, Nitin Naren Singh, Dipendra Shah, Diwas Shah (Rap), Shrinkhala Joshi, AXATA, Chrisma Abigail, Sandhya Joshi, Samriddhi Timalsina -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg14MCeazOE
Kina Timrai Matra Naam Mahesh Babu Timalsina Buddha Shakya Buddha Shakya’s Colors https://music.apple.com/us/album/colors/535677773
Malaai Timi Ramri Laagchhyou Mahesh Babu Timalsina Chakrapani Timalsina Sambandha Ko Parkhal-Part I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ihNLBMX3M
Dherai Choti... Mahesh Babu Timalsina Satya Raj Acharya -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTMD1Onp_ns
Suskerama Mahesh Babu Timalsina Ramkrishna Dhakal -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mONSHLlXMA4&t=219s
Timi Nai Hau Mahesh Babu Timalsina Buddha Shakya -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWtcGkfxLUE

Let Us Join Our Hands”, a music video produced by his own film production house, Happyfy Creations (later renamed as Kangaroo Creations) depicts relief works done by Nepalese youths during the catastrophic Earthquake of 25 April 2015 in Nepal. This music video was directed by Dinesh Palpali and the song was written by Mahesh.

Film Production

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Mahesh is the founder and Executive Producer of Kangaroo Creations, a government-registered film production house in Kathmandu.

Inspired by the poem written by Bhupi Sherchan, Kangaroo Creations (aka Happyfy Creations) in collaboration with Local Cinema Production offered a first look at its upcoming movie ‘Chiso Ashtray’ on YouTube on November 18, 2019[13]. It covers a young man’s journey from a village to become a ‘Sahariya’(urbanite). The film was released on 18 March 2022.[1]

The film is directed by Dinesh Palpali[1] (aka Dins), known in the Nepalese film industry for directing 'Bal Krishna Sama: Untold Story[14]', a documentary-style movie and features Robin Tamang, Shristi Shrestha, Sushil Raj Pandey among other famed Nepali artists[1]. His documentary was selected in the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF), Toronto Nepali Film Festival, and won various awards in film festivals in Thailand, California, China, and other countries.[15] Chiso Ashtray won two awards Nepal International Film Festival 2022 (Niff 2022); 'Award for the Best Cinematography' and 'Award for the Best Acting (Male)'.[16]

Dinesh also directed and edited the music video for “Let Us Join Our Hands”, the lyrics of which were written by Mahesh.[17]

Personal Life

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Mahesh was born on November 18, 1981, in Kathmandu. He was a single child of his parents. He graduated from Trichandra Campus, Tribhuvan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts (B.A.) focusing on English Literature (British and Commonwealth)[7].

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Chiso Ashtray, 2022-03-18, retrieved 2022-05-09
  2. ^ a b c d "AAERI NEPAL || KANGAROO EDUCATION FOUNDATION". AAERI NEPAL. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "AAERI NEPAL || Executive Team". AAERI NEPAL. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Nepal, ECAN. "Dr. Yogi Vikashananda Trauma Relief Program". ECAN Nepal. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Mahesh Babu Timalsina". Mahesh Babu Timalsina. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Mahesh Babu Timalsina's LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  8. ^ Online, THT (July 29, 2018). "One-day Kangaroo Education Fair in Kathmandu - The Himalayan Times - Nepal's No.1 English Daily Newspaper | Nepal News, Latest Politics, Business, World, Sports, Entertainment, Travel, Life Style News". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Online, THT (March 30, 2019). "PDCN, Kangaroo Education join hands for Nepal Basketball League - The Himalayan Times - Nepal's No.1 English Daily Newspaper | Nepal News, Latest Politics, Business, World, Sports, Entertainment, Travel, Life Style News". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Kangaroo joins hands with Nepal Basketball League". The Kathmandu Post. March 29, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "Training Institute for Technical Instruction - Teaching - Learning - Performing". TITI. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  12. ^ Adhikari, Rama (April 21, 2021). "Mahesh Babu's 'Immortal Letters' Launched | The Gorkha Times". The Gorkha Times. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "जेठको गर्मीमा 'चिसो एस्ट्रे', हेर्नुस् यति स्टाइलिस् छ फस्टलुक :: Setopati". Setopati. January 7, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  14. ^ "Bal Krishna Sama at Nexus". The Kathmandu Post. June 22, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  15. ^ "Toronto Nepali film festival in March - Liberty Films : Film Production House in Nepal". Liberty Films. February 9, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  16. ^ "NIFF 2022 Award winners! – Nepal International Film Festival". Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  17. ^ Let Us Join Our Hands - | Dharmendra Sewan | Ajar Jangam | Kushal Karki & Various Artists (2015), retrieved August 13, 2021