Lucky Lucky in Pokhara | What's Up

It was one happy evening in Pokhara when Lucky Ali stepped up to the open-air concert stage and asked - "Kasto Hunuhuncha Pokhara?" Thousands of fans squeezed forward against the bamboo fence and shouted at the top of their voices - "Ramro Cha!!!" What more could be said? It was the most overwhelming outpouring of emotions that Pokhara had ever witnessed from its youth to their favourite international idol.

The celebrated singer from India had the day before lifted himself to a physical high plane by paragliding over enchanting Pokharascape. But the next day, at the show, he found himself reaching on a more sublime level of 'emotional high'. The youth of Pokhara had come in from all nooks and corners of Pokhara valley.

The crowd exceeded 5,000 and many were still pouring in to the Basunthara
Park until the very last minutes of the show. Fans from as far as Baglung, Narayanghat and Damauli had packed their bags to spend at least a night in Pokhara to see Lucky live.

Luswan Golden Events was fortunate that there was so much energy flowing in from all quarters to help organise the event through week that they spent in Pokhara. "How lucky I am to find such harmony from known and unknown friends. Thanks to Lucky we Nepali youth have found an occasion to understand and know more of each other and learn to work in harmony," says an exhausted and hoarse Rabin Shrestha of Luswan who headed the Lucky Ali concert management in Pokhara with the help of Cohort Enterprises.

Lucky mania struck a whole range of people - from the organisers to those who tapped their feet at the grassy venue to their favourite Lucky tunes – O Sanam, Kyu Chalti Pawan, Avija and others. And the most overpowering moment was when he sang - "O Sanam Teemro Mayako Kasam"!

The teamwork of the musicians on the stage and the management backstage was praise worthy. Over 40 volunteers drove into Pokhara with Deepak Bajracharya and Lucky's 9-member band to join hands with another 200 security volunteers provided by the Armed Police and the Royal Nepal Army. Newspapers and FM Stations were constantly looping publicity jingles while local clubs and organisations helped spread the news. "Lucky Ali has refreshed our Pokhara. We feel energetic," says Biplov Poudel and Bikal Tulachan of Regional Hotel Association of Pokhara who played an important role in igniting public support.

Such positive widespread public reaction at a time when political strife is spreading Nepal reflects the people's search for a space to exercise creativity, feel compassion and express the lively Nepali spirit. The confluence of Pokharelis reflects a need for peace and healing moments in their lives, no matter what cultural context may be