From the DJ to Home Minister — Sudhan Gurung's Extraordinary Rise

From the DJ to Home Minister — Sudhan Gurung's Extraordinary Rise

Kathmandu, March 28 : Born on September 5, 1987, in Gorkha, Nepal, Sudhan Gurung is a politician, activist, and former DJ who went on to found Hami Nepal and become a defining face of the 2025 Gen Z protests. Raised in Thahiti, Kathmandu, his parents separated when he was just six months old, leaving him to be brought up by his grandmother. His grandfather worked at the Annapurna Hotel. Growing up without parental warmth, studying in a hostel, Sudhan learned early that life would not hand him anything — he would have to take it.

Beats, Bars & Thamel Nights

Before politics, there was the party scene. Gurung spent his early years as a rapper and later a DJ, running clubs in Thamel. He was the man behind the music, the one who set the mood for Kathmandu's nightlife. But beneath the flashing lights and bass drops, something more purposeful was waiting to emerge.

The Earthquake That Changed Everything

The devastating 2015 earthquake turned his world upside down. "After the earthquake, DJing and B-boying didn't appeal to me anymore," he told Ratopati. He led rescue efforts, personally transporting injured victims to hospitals. That raw human experience planted the seed of a new identity — not as an entertainer, but as a servant of the people.

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