Exclusively with The Buzz Nepal: Bipul Chettri on Bhawana, Pravah, and the Emotions Worth Waiting For, June 2026

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June 26 , 2026

Singer-songwriter Bipul Chettri released Bhawana, his latest single, as part of his ongoing full-length album Pravah. The song ventures into quieter, more personal territory, tracing feelings of anxiety, loneliness, and self-doubt with a gentleness that feels lived-in rather than performed. We caught up with him to talk about where the song came from, how he writes about the wordless, and what it means to release an album one song at a time.

Pravah of Life: QNA With Bipul

You started writing Bhawana in 2023 and only released it this year. What took so long?

Some songs simply need time, and I have learned to be patient with them. They need space to breathe and the right moment to truly find their feet.Bhawanais rooted in something I have lived through. Emotions are part of being human, and like anyone else, I move through all kinds of them, the highs, the quiet lows, everything in between. This song, in many ways, is a reflection of that. It felt right to let it come out when it was ready.

Anxiety and self-doubt are almost wordless experiences. How do you even begin to shape something that internal into a song?

It is a beautiful challenge, honestly. I think of it the way I think of painting. A painter works through different styles and techniques to give color to what they feel inside, and for us, it is about finding the right melody, the right words, and the right expressions to carry an emotion forward. There is something quite wonderful about that search. It reminds you that art, in all its forms, is really just people trying to say the things that are hardest to say.

So much of your music has been rooted in landscape, in hills and rivers and seasons. Bhawana feels more turned inward. Did you set out to write something different, or did the song just arrive that way?

Pravah was never built around a fixed theme, and I think thatfreedomis what made it special for me. I gave myself permission to follow the music wherever it led, without stopping to question its direction. The result is an album that holds both intimate, personalexpressionsand broader, more universal ideas side by side. I am genuinely glad it turned out that way. It feels whole.

There is a fine line between writing about struggle and romanticizing it. How did you navigate that with this one?

That is such a thoughtful question. Rather than centering the song around a person or a story, I let struggle itself become the subject. Writing about emotions like anxiety, self-doubt, and empathy without tipping into sentimentality is not easy, but it is something artists have always found ways to do, and I find that deeply inspiring. I hope Bhawana holds that balance.

Another track from Pravah that speaks to this is Ghar Salkay Ko Katha, composed by myfatherand written by Sahitya Akademi awardee Shree Laxman Shrimal. That one is particularly close to my heart.

Left: Bipul Chettri’s Ghar Salkeko Katha Artwork, Right: Bipul’s Father in his Youth

You are releasing Pravah song by song over two years. Does spacing it out change how each track feels for you when it finally goes out into the world?

I will be honest, I am not entirely comfortable with the singles format, especially when the songs belong to something larger, something that feels like a whole conversation. But I also recognize how people listen to music today, and there is somethingmeaningfulabout meeting listeners where they are.

Releasing one song at a time is partly an adaptation to that, a way of staying present rather than disappearing into silence. I do not rule out changing course down the line. The music world is shifting too quickly for anyone to be certain of anything, and I think the only real option is to stay curious and ready for whatever comes next.