Authentic Nepali brands at Brand Nepal

Organized by Radio Nagarik 96.5, on December 18, 2021, you can meet various authentic brands that provide delicious food, trendy clothing along with various accessories at Brand Nepal. These brands are unique in their own way and cater to all age groups. Here is a list of Nepali brands that are participating in the third edition of Brand Nepal Go Local this year.

Choco Raksi Nepal

(Dharana Shah and Nikesh Shrestha, Co-founder)

Choco Raksi Nepal is Nepal’s first and only premium handcrafted liqueur chocolate. As the name “choko” means chocolate and “raksi” means Liqueur (Nepali language). CHOKORAKSI intends to create a tipsy burst of HAPPY-SESH for every moment from celebrations to gifting. Launched in mid- 2021, the brand aims to bring a change in the confectionery and souvenirs industry of Nepal. Chokoraksi, a therapeutic deliciousness comes in a Chokoraksi assorted liqueur chocolate box with four flavors-whiskey, vodka, rum, and brandy.

Why did you choose to be in this business?

As they say think outside the box, Chokoraksi Nepal, a tipsy paradise was launched to bring an innovative change in the confectionery and souvenirs industry of Nepal. We also hope to go into the international markets in the future days.

What are your challenges in your business?

The main challenges in our business would be people in Nepal still prefer international brands over made in Nepal brands.

“You Never Know Until You Try It” - Chokoraksi Nepal

How do you overcome your challenges?

With sustainable quality, better branding, and hunger to become the pioneer of the confectionery and souvenirs industry in Nepal. We thrive to bring the change in the innovation of made in Nepal products in the domestic as well as the international platforms.

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

With Chokoraksi stall one can expect the new and only innovation in the confectionery and souvenirs industry of Nepal. We would like to name our stall “A Tipsy Paradise” for those who love liqueur chocolate. Also we are keen to introduce our Chokoraksi Premium Handcrafted Liqueur Chocolate in the Nepali market.

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

As Brand Nepal is associated with all the made in Nepal brands. Chokoraksi expects to have good execution of the event, greater visibility in the publication as well as social media platforms. Also, we would like to see a lot of engagement within the people and influencers of Nepal.

Shibori Nepal

(Arshiya KC, Founder)

Shibori Nepal is a home-grown brand to cater to the love for hand-made Nepal products. They use natural materials as much as possible and include traditional local craftsmanship for each of their creations. They also follow slow fashion, where they only make on order. Saving wastage or unwanted stock going to the landfills, they also make made-to-measure catering to all sizes.

What inspired you to run your business?

My mother has been my biggest inspiration. She manufactures cashmere products for high-end designers in Europe. I have literally seen unique, near to impossible designs made in the factory, and hence this inspired me to start something different too. We are almost one of the first companies in Nepal to bring tie-dye to trendy clothing like dresses, holiday wear and beachwear. We also have a streetwear brand called REBELDE NEPAL, to cater to the youth of the nation.

What are the key things that help you to be an entrepreneur?

I think one of the main important ingredients is wanting to be different from the rest, finding your own niche. Just doing business for the sake of it does not guarantee long-term success. My determination and understanding of the fact that every day counts are one of the key factors that help me become a true entrepreneur. One has to understand that failure is a step towards success, and never give up just because things are not going your way.

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

One could expect trendy & unique garments, including reflection of all skilled artisans who have worked really hard to put each garment together. From the beginning to the end product involves hand stitching, hand printing, or hand-dyeing plus other handwork like pompoms, pearls, and many more.

.What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

We expect to reach a wider group of audiences through Brand Nepal this year. We did participate the first time, and we are glad to be part of it again!

Newmew

(Ashim Thapa, CEO, and Co-founder)

A Nepalese Eyewear Brand that was started in 2015 by 2 high school friends Ashim and Amar with a capital of 50 k. It’s been a journey of 7 years and we have been able to successfully operate in 9 different outlets over Nepal. The main idea and vision behind Newmew is to bring both eye-fashion and eye-care together for our Nepalese people by creating our own eyewear brands. From providing affordable to premium sunglasses and prescription frames we try our best to cater to the needs of all segment groups of Nepal.

What inspired you to run your business?

The thought of starting an eye-wear brand came from my own personal experience. Since I was in grade 6, I had an eyesight problem due to which I had to wear prescription frames till my BBA until I did my eye surgery. Even though I did my surgery, I always wanted to make sure that I protect my eyes and realized how important it was to do so. With the same thought process, I came up with the idea to provide protective glasses at an affordable price.

What are the key things that help you to be an entrepreneur?

Being financially independent at a very young age gave me the key reason to be an entrepreneur. It made me believe in the power of freedom and owning something. The motivation to do something new every day keeps me going.

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

This is going to be our 1st year with Brand Nepal. I'm excited and extremely grateful to be a part of it. Being a part of this event gives me a feeling of accomplishment as I could establish a Nepalese eye-wear brand. I'm also looking forward to meeting all my fellow entrepreneurs.

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

For all our visitors, they can surely expect value for the money that they will put in while purchasing our products. We have always been putting all our efforts into satisfying our customers whether they visit our stores or place an online order. At the same time, we assure them quality service and after-sales services as well.

Faith Works

(Pramesh Shrestha, Co-founder, and Managing Director)

With the motto "Build to Last", Faith works was established in 1993 with an aim to build high-quality bags in Nepal and retain a few Nepali Friends from going to the Arabian country to look for jobs leaving their family members. Their bags are ethically made and they make sure all their employees are well taken care of during their tenure at the company. Also, a part of the profits still goes out to the education of children in different parts of Nepal. Their products have a one-year warranty and lifetime repair facility at the factory with a nominal charge.

What inspired you to run your business?

This company was long run by my eldest brother, Barnabas Shrestha (Founder of the company), and was my first ever job before I joined another giant corporate sector. After working many years in the private sector I realized we need to make our own platform for our own Nepali brand which has been in the family for almost three decades. This is how I took the initiative to run this in a better way so that we could create our own Nepali brand.

What are your challenges in your business?

Lack of consistency in the supply chain and lack of skilled workers are our biggest hindrances at the moment. But as we grow we will find out ways to tackle our current gap.

How do you overcome your challenges?

We are looking for more alternatives for inventory management and expanding our facilities to cater to our current demand. We are opening new stores in other regions as well so that we can outreach our consumers in other cities of Nepal.

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event? What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

We are excited to showcase our product through your grand event to our Nepali community. We want to promote our local brand to our consumers and ensure that even Nepali brands can provide quality products. We will have our best of Faithworks backpacks and hot selling bags at the event.

Mantra Guitar

(Anup Sharma, Founder)

Mantra guitar is a new age musical product started as a project “Project Mantra” in 2017, to spread awareness about cultural music as well as establish a bond with the locals in Nepal. It is an idea to bring Nepali essence to the product that Nepalese people love the most and give them something that is of great value and quality.

What inspired you to run your business?

The demand for the Nepali Guitar brand that Nepali people can love and afford, inspired us to start Mantra Guitars. Through Mantra, we are able to support aspiring musicians to find their path.

What are the key things that help you to be an entrepreneur?

Dedication, a strong work ethic, and people’s concerns are the critical aspects that enable me to be an entrepreneur.

What are your challenges in your business?

Covid-19 has been a difficult barrier for us and has had an impact on our business.

How do you overcome your challenges?

Since Covid has been a big roadblock, and now that the situation appears to be normalizing, we are hopeful that we will be able to overcome all of the challenges that we have faced due to the pandemic.

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

As most people are already familiar with our brand and products, we'd like to represent our newly launched products while simultaneously soliciting feedback on our best-selling products.

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

Customers can find high-quality guitar designs that are inspiring and relatable to the human inspiration of art, available in an affordable price range.

I am the Gardener

(Biraj Khadka, Co-founder)

I am the Gardener is a contemporary garden center to meet all plant needs of the customers. They provide one-stop gardening solutions —from selling plants (indoor, outdoor and seasonal) to raw materials like nursery equipment needed for gardening to after-sales service. They also have an app and website for plant enthusiasts so that they can have easy access to plants of their choice with hassle-free delivery services.

Why did you choose to be in this business?

While I knew I wanted to do something of my own, I didn't quite know what that thing would be. I along with my friends tried our hands on different things but none of those initial ideas took off the way we would have liked. After helping in my family business, I saw a long-term opportunity in floriculture that too with a modern and innovative twist. Thus, I chose to be in this business to come up as a modern-day garden center that challenges conventional horticulture practices.

What are the key things that help you to be an entrepreneur?

One of the key things that helped me be an entrepreneur is my learning attitude. Returning to Nepal in 2012 after pursuing a degree in Accounting, I knew I wanted to pursue something of my own. Thus, before starting this business, I started studying floriculture and researched the Nepali market. This research made me realize the loopholes of these sectors, thus giving an idea of how my business can add value to the lives of plant producers to have a wider reach and urban dwellers enjoy plants where they live and work.

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

We were one of the participants in Brand Nepal’s Carnival last year. We had lots of fun! Surely, even this year we are looking forward to experiencing the same enthusiasm as before. We look forward to witnessing a successful event and seeing Nepali Brands getting meaningful exposure. Besides this, we would also like to build a network and hopefully get a chance to collaborate with fellow local brands. Moreover, we are excited to participate in games and enjoy delicious food.

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

One can expect varieties of unique plants from our stall. Some of these unique plants are Anthuriums, Calathea, Lilium, Rubber Plants, ZZ, and many more! The fun thing about these plants is that they are Indoor Plants with air-purifying qualities and symbolism of peace, prosperity, abundance, happiness, and good fortune. Moreover, our team will also be helping visitors with plant-related queries. Lastly, one can expect lots of happy faces in our stall, because after all, Plants Bring Joy!

Himalayan Trima

(Amir Neupane and Nirmal Nepal, Co-Founder)

With a message, “You are worthy and you deserve to pamper yourself”, Himalayan Trima is a premium Nepali brand in the health and lifestyle space for making lives better. The brand is friendly, minimal, trendy, modern and luxurious, and professional and aims to bring the Nepali brand to the global market.

What inspired you to run your business?

Seeing the lack of quality from Nepali companies and reliability of Nepali customers on foreign companies for literally EVERYTHING. Especially the time when India imposed a lockdown on the border and saw the lack of basic resources like medicine. Moments like these inspired us to start this company.

What are the key things that help you to be an entrepreneur?

Experience, grit, and innovation.

What are your challenges in your business?

It is the people's perception of how Nepali brands are low quality and not deserving in the health and lifestyle space.

How do you overcome your challenges?

We will overcome it with our strength which is our people along with companies like yours which help in the promotion of Nepali products in a strategic and in a big thinking way.

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

We expect the event to make a considerable amount of publicity for us along with helping us with marketing. We have just started our journey and want to collaborate with other companies with a similar mission to ours.

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

At the moment we have started with a premium kid’s mask for all ages. Kids are the most important thing to their parents and families so keeping them safe from the pandemic situation along with the pollution of major Nepali cities which we don’t need an introduction to and we expect the crowd to be aware of the above two points automatically. So to answer it shortly, customers can expect the best quality mask in Nepal for kids in our stall.

Ramailo Games

(Uday Gurung, Production Lead/Co-founder of the company Red Tail Fox)

Ramailo Games is a subscription based-“Social Gaming Platform” where user can enjoy 100s of Nepali games without any ads or install. Also the platform offers game tournaments on a daily, weekly and monthly basis for the user to win exciting rewards. The platform offers a large pool of games covering arcade, racing, puzzle and so on.

What are the key things that help you to be an entrepreneur?

Patience, Persistent and Learning nature helped me to be a business founder.

What inspired you to run your business?

Coming to our stall people can know about our platform, enjoy games and, join Mobile Gaming Tournament for the day- where the winner can get exciting prizes. They can know about our company, meet the stake holders from developers to co-founders involved in the platform. We are also open for the training program registration who want to learn game development, game design and 3d modeling.

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

We are expecting good exposure among the audience who love to play games. It will be a good start for us to get real interaction and feedback which is necessary for our platform.

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

The aim to establish a game development industry in the country inspires to run this business. We believe that through this platform we can inspire 100s and 1000s of game developers that game development can be a career.

Today’s Telegram

(Arsalan Akhter, Founder)

Today’s telegram is a young lifestyle brand with core expertise in leather manufacturing for over forty years. Essentially, they are a writing product from the himalayas - ‘you think, we ink.’

What inspired you to run your business?

It was during the run of a 2 month long backpacking journey in the dunes of Rajasthan whence I realized, in Today’s world, how important a bag had become as a commodity to a person. I keenly observed that whatever one carries in the bag - their laptop, diary, folder, charger, etc is the modern day “Today’s Telegram”. Also, the name altogether served, retained & synced to our core of being a creative writing product.

Coming back with a track and my first 2 bulk orders from UK and NZ in early 2017 - I prepped and aspired to cater my dad’s 40 year long leather manufacturing expertise into creative and functional end-products from the himalayas. Essentially, we were inspired to craft an art in the bag.

What are the key things that help you to be an entrepreneur?

Patience, Persistence, Vision and Artistry. “Make-a-Move is the mantra.”

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

Radio Nagarik ‘Brand Nepal Fest’ is a special event in our calendar. This was the last stall we participated in 2019 and then we flew for our first international exhibition at Spring Fair, Birmingham 2020. Two years & a pandemic later, Today’s Telegram shall be delivered at ‘Radio Nagarik Brand Nepal 2021’, an enthralling space where young minds gather for a conscious garnering and exchange of motivation towards Nepalese tradition mixed with modern craftiness. Up next, Today’s Telegram shall deliver our 2nd International Exhibition at “Rising Artisans” booth in NY Now, 2022 at Javits K. Convention Center in New York, USA. Inshallah!

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

As a young lifestyle brand, we pursue exclusive products handcrafted with excellence in Nepal. Post 2020, we have observed the keenness of staying fit at home and so have campaigned on #WorkOutFromHome by launching very durable, unisex and a classic rustic room decor “Pure Leather Punching Bags” in 3 sizes and so it shall be present as a stress-buster around the stall for a quick demo and experience.

Today’s Telegram shall showcase TT Handmade Collections, book orders for ToTe customized Laptable, let you enjoy the feel of Pure Leather Bean Bag, and other selected segments.

Since its December, the 12th month of the year - Today’s Telegram shall have a 12% Discount for orders booked from “Radio Nagarik Brand Nepal” event at Chhaya Center, Thamel.

Eco Sathi Nepal

(Dr. Manu Karki, Founder)

Ecosathi Nepal is a sustainable lifestyle brand introducing alternatives to everyday plastic products in Nepal. The major aim of Ecosathi Nepal is to inspire, educate and promote Ecofriendly lifestyle through its social media platforms.

What inspired you to run your business?

As the demand has increased over the period of time for digital marketing, it plays a vital role in building a future brand so for us to be able to find solutions for our clients has inspired us to work.

What are the key things that help you to be an entrepreneur?

Continuity, strong work ethic, and enthusiasm for solving people's problems are the three things that matter.

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

We expect to meet a lot of unique brands with whom we can work and help them improve their branding and find innovative digital marketing solutions.

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

With all of our services, we at web task force believe in being open, diligent, and real, hence assisting brands in standing true to who they are. Therefore, you can always rely upon Web Task Force Nepal as we ensure quality and excellent brand consulting service in Nepal.

Web Task Force

(Robin Sharma, Founder)

Web Task Force Nepal is a creative agency which ensures that unique knowledge is provided accurately and in accordance with the customer's needs. We provide you with effective solutions after analyzing, examining, and evaluating the prospects and performance of your company directly linking it to how your company can perform to uplift your brand value in Nepal. Besides Nepal, we also have branches on Mumbai and Kerala.

What inspired you to run your business?

What are the key things that help you to be an entrepreneur?

Continuity, strong work ethic, and enthusiasm for solving people's problems are the three things that matter.

What are your challenges in your business?

We don't come across clients who are interested in understanding about the future of marketing and seeking our assistance in developing a brand in Nepal.

How do you overcome your challenges?

We overcome any problems by working as a team and communicating effectively.

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

We expect to meet a lot of unique brands with whom we can work and help them improve their branding and find innovative digital marketing solutions.

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

Art in Paradise

(Sonam Jangbu Sherpa, Marketing and Public Relations Manager)

Art in Paradise Nepal is established as Nepal's First and Largest 3D Picture & 4D Interactive Museum with snowfall effect at Kathmandu Mall - 5th Sundhara. The museums features 9 sections in the 3D Zone ranging from Cultural heritages around the world. Iconic Cities, Seven Wonders of the World, Fantasy World, Amazon World, Polar Region, Deep Sea, Aquatic Walkway and Everest Basecamp.

What inspired you to run your business?

The main inspiration to run this business was the entrepreneurial spirit. The passion of adventure to explore in Nepal and abroad inspired me and the team to introduce new recreational and outdoor adventure based centers for the last 3 years.

What are the key things that help you to be an entrepreneur?

I believe the business strategy, effective communications and the public relations that I had with many people are the key things that helped me to be an entrepreneur. Infact, this is the first step in this journey and I am learning everyday to add on my key lists to grow.

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

This is our first participation in Brand Nepal and our expectation would be reaching out to a new group of clients, maximizing the brand awareness and confirming about 500+ clients who would be interested in exploring the Museum.

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

For those who check-in at our stall, one can know about the new entertainment industry established in Kathmandu, Nepal. In addition, the vision that the Museum has to educate people based on the themes and 10-20% discount voucher for the Museum Visit.

Bishroom Eyewear

(Bishal Basnet, Co-founder)

Bishrom is a Nepali eyewear brand designed to express one’s personal style and distinct personality. We design our products in Nepal and make exclusively for Nepali consumers.

Why did you choose to be in this business?

There are still so much unexplored sides of this industry. There is a lot you can do from choosing right materials for manufacturing to providing aftersales services to the consumers. We in Bishrom eyewear put in a lot of effort and make strides in protecting your eyes, getting the right style, and improving the shopping experience. Whether your glasses are store-bought, or you have ordered them online, the best part is, Bishrom has a lot to offer.

What are the key things that help you to be an entrepreneur?

The first step is start. So you’ve thought of a decent idea, done your research - if it makes sense instead of procrastinating, START!!!

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

We are excited to explore new brands and people who bring expertise, imagination and are able to pull off a mega event like this.

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

Imagine a pair of glasses or spectacles that are not only stylish, vibrant with rich colors and comfortable, but also light-weight, durable, and even flexible. No, we are not talking about plastics. All these features, and some more, can be found in the eco-friendly Bishrom acetate frame sunglasses.

Bookgara

(Robin Sharma, Founder)

Bookgara is a community based platform created with a mission of connecting all Nepali and changing the way we do business together. They offer a connection between customers and service providers to solve their problems in the most professional and efficient way.

What inspired you to run your business?

The way the service industry is run in Nepal is what inspired us to run this business. There are great service providers who are not getting the recognition and client they need and there are needy customers who are not getting the kind of service they are expecting. We built Bookgara with its intensive ratings and review system to help solve that issue.

What are the key things that help you to be an entrepreneur?

Inspiration, belief in your idea and a self-learning mind-set.

What is your expectation from this year’s Brand Nepal event?

Our expectation on this year’s Brand Nepal event is to spread awareness about our services and to help people in need by connecting them to the right professionals.

What can one expect, while at your stall in Brand Nepal?

At our stall, people can expect to get connected to the right professional to fulfil their requirements as well as a willing team to solve any other services that are not listed on our platform.