Mantra is a well-known Indo-Nepalese rock and roll

Rock and roll

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 band from Darjeeling, India

India

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. Formed in 2000, the band has produced many popular songs. Bir Gorkhali, Ekantama and Sanskriti,timi bina are some of them. Bir Gorkhali, a song which first appeared in their debut album (Mantra) had also been featured by Prashant Tamang

Prashant Tamang

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 (the winner of Indian idol

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 season 3), in his solo album 'Dhanyabad'. The current band members are: Bhasker Dewan (Lead vocalist

Lead vocalist

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), Pragya Lama (lead guitar

Lead guitar

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), Birju Chowdhary (Drums), Manish Thapa (keyboard

Keyboard instrument

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), Bidhan (Flute

Flute

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 and saxophone

Saxophone

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) and Pravash Subba (bass guitar

Bass guitar

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) . The band’s regular song writer (Lyricist

Lyricist

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) is Sudarshan Tamang. Bishal Thapa is the former drummer

Drummer

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and one of the founder members of the band.

1. MANTRA

2. MANTRA(ROCKYATRA)

3. MANTRA(Himali Nepali) (2006)