How the Love Story of Sabina Kafle and Balen Shah is no less than a Bollywood Movie

The poetic love story of Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah and writer Sabina Kafle began with verses and bloomed into marriage, inspiring Nepal’s youth through their bond and political journey.

New Delhi: The love story of Balen Shah, the mayor of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, and his wife, Sabina Kafle, is no less than a film story. This relationship, which started with poems, gradually deepened so much that both of them got married.

Love started with poems

Sabina Kafle is a resident of Urlabari in the Morang district of Nepal. She is a writer and used to write love poems on social media. Balen Shah himself is a rapper and lyricist, but he was so impressed by Sabina's poems that he contacted her. From here the conversation between the two started, and gradually this relationship turned into love.

First meeting and marriage

The two met for the first time at a literary event in 2017. Balen Shah later said that Sabina's simplicity and her creativity impressed him a lot. After this meeting, the closeness between the two grew, and they got married in a simple ceremony in Morang district in February 2018.

Only close relatives attended this ceremony. In 2023, both were blessed with a daughter.

Who is Sabina Kafle?

Sabina has graduated in public health from Noble College. She has also written a novel titled 'Deepalta.' She is known as a sensitive writer who writes poems based on love and society.

Balen Shah's political journey

Balen Shah contested and won the 2022 Kathmandu mayoral election as an independent candidate. His victory was seen as a wave of new politics in Nepal. He is currently very popular among the youth, and there is also a demand to make him the next prime minister.

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Property and professional life

Balen Shah is the owner of the 'Consulting and Construction' company, and his total assets are said to be around 55 million Nepalese Rupees (NPR).

Together a strong pair

Sabina Kafle has always supported Balen Shah in his political and social journey. This duo of a writer and a leader is not only each other's strength but has also become an inspiration for the youth of Nepal.