▁ 2 0 0 ▁songs ▁to ▁her ▁credit , ▁including ▁music ▁for ▁several ▁Nep ali ▁films . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁music ▁composer ▁of ▁the ▁Nep ali ▁film ▁industry . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Sh anti ▁Th atal ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Dar je eling , ▁India ▁to ▁Man u ▁Singh ▁Th atal ▁( father ) ▁and ▁Ch andra ▁May a ▁Th atal ▁( m other ). ▁She ▁initially ▁learned ▁music ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁Pr as ad ▁Singh ▁and ▁B han u ▁Gh osh . ▁Later ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁Cal cut ta ▁to ▁learn ▁music ▁at ▁Rab ind ra ▁B har ati ▁University . ▁After ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Dar je eling , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁H imal aya ▁K ala ▁Mand ir , ▁a ▁music , ▁arts ▁and ▁drama ▁inst itute ▁in ▁Dar je eling , ▁and ▁also ▁lear nt ▁music ▁from ▁Am ber ▁G ur ung . ▁Another ▁legend ary ▁Nep ali ▁singer ▁Ar una ▁L ama ▁was ▁her ▁best ▁friend . ▁G op al ▁Y on zon ▁and ▁Kar ma ▁Y on zon ▁were ▁her ▁favour ite ▁mus icians . ▁She ▁also ▁started ▁teaching ▁music ▁at ▁K end ri ya ▁Vid h yal aya . ▁ ▁She ▁did ▁her ▁school ing ▁at ▁St . ▁Ter esa ▁School , ▁Dar je eling ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁complete ▁her ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁music . ▁After ▁her ▁education , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Gang tok , ▁S ik kim ▁to ▁join ▁a ▁government ▁job . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁Director