| Nalina Chitrakar | |
| Native Name: | नलिना चित्रकार |
| Native Name Lang: | ne |
| Nationality: | Nepali |
| Alma Mater: | Padma Kanya Multiple Campus |
| Occupation: | Singer |
Nalina Chitrakar (Nepali: नलिना चित्रकार) is pop singer from Nepal.[1] [2] [3] She was named the country's best pop singer in 1999 and 2005 and has performed at several events including Miss Nepal and Nepal Idol.[4] [5] [6] [7] She writes songs about the harmony between Madhesi and Pahadi people, and fights against the discrimination of the Madhesi communities of Nepal.[8]
She was born in the day of Indra Jatra as the youngest child in her family. She wanted to be an air-hostess in her childhood but it was never realized. She was a student of psychology in Padma Kanya Multiple Campus where she was a batch-mate to Princess Shruti Shah. She got a scholarship to Chandigarh University for music study, but she did not join.
In her early career, she worked for Channel Nepal as a TV host and also acted in commercials for oils and banks. She also took interview of Dipendra Shah.[9]
Chitrakar started her singing after her SLC for Ganesh Yuwa Club in Rastriya Sabha Griha, Kathmandu; it was a Newari song. She also worked in Radio Nepal. The first Nepali song was Timro Adhar. Her second songs kina-kina, was a rock flavoured pop song, that was a new trend in Nepali society.[9]
She married Sanjeev Mishra in 2003. They have a son and live in California as of 2020.[10]