Background
She claims that her inspiration and the driving force is her father, who got her interested in music since her childhood.
She claims that her inspiration and the driving force is her father, who got her interested in music since her childhood.
Born in Darjeeling, Abhaya completed her Bachelor of Laws studies from Saint Xaviers, Mumbai.
She is a former RJ of Times FM and Hits FM, and is famous for her progressive music and social initiatives. She worked as RJ in Times FM in Delhi and later with Hits FM in Nepal. She started her music career with a local band Parikrama back in India, and was involved with it from 1993 to 1995.
She was also affiliated with other Rock bands, Red Skywalkers and Punchtatva, respectively, before making it big with Abhaya & the Steam Injuns.
She later collaborated with the Image Channel as a producer and the judge of a local talent program, Sprite Band Challenge—Freedom to Rock Her music is influenced by Led Zeppelin, Blondie, The Clash, Steely Dan and Green Day. Mainstream success Abhaya claimed the commercial and critical success with her current band, Abhaya & the Steam Injuns.
The band was formed on January 2, 2003. Initially they were involved in playing live gigs in hotels and lounge bars.
lieutenant was essentially an acoustic blues band before it kicked off as a rock outfit.
Darjeeling has always been famous for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways. lieutenant was the very tiny steam engines that chugs around the hills of Darjeeling that motivated Abhaya to name her band "Steam Injuns”. She has produced a rock band competition called Sprite Band Challenge—Freedom to Rock, and has judged it along with fellow Nepali musicians Robin Tamang and Development Rana, where underground rock bands compete for an ultimate prize and a music contract.
Concerts & Tours Abhaya has participated in numerous concerts and international tours with her band, and other associated acts.
She appeared in the concert, Women In Concert (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children) VII, which took place on May 21.
2012, organized to celebrate the success of womanhood in the Nepali music industry, and to pay tribute to Vidhea Shrestha a core member of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children who died in 2011.