▁at ▁the ▁Culture ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁S ik kim ▁government . ▁Music ▁remained ▁her ▁passion . ▁Sh anti ▁Th atal ▁never ▁married . ▁She ▁now ▁lives ▁her ▁retired ▁life ▁in ▁Dar je eling . ▁ ▁Music ▁Initial ly , ▁Sh anti ▁was ▁a ▁singer . ▁She ▁composed ▁the ▁play back ▁music ▁for ▁I sh wor ▁Bal lav ' s ▁musical ▁play ▁( git ik ath a ) ▁called ▁Ye uta ▁N ilo ▁S ury asta , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁gained ▁fame ▁as ▁a ▁music ▁composer . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁score ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁Nep ali ▁films ▁Par al ▁Ko ▁A ago ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁and ▁Bach ana ▁Ch ah ane ▁Har u ▁( 1 9 8 2 ). ▁Some ▁of ▁her ▁well - known ▁songs ▁are ▁May alu ▁Ley ▁Sam j he ▁Ki ▁K aso , ▁U di ▁Ja un ▁B han ey ▁Mo ▁Pan chi ▁Ho ina , ▁D h era i ▁Ch ub ul ▁Nag ara , ▁Sam hal era ▁Rak ha , ▁and ▁Cha ub and i ▁Ko ▁To on ama . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Master ▁Mit ra ▁Sen ▁Sm rit i ▁Award ▁for ▁Music ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁by ▁the ▁S ik kim ▁government . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Music ▁of ▁Sh anti ▁Th atal ▁ ▁Sam hal era ▁Rak ha ▁( Al bum ) ▁ ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Dar je eling ▁Category : N ep al ese ▁mus icians ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1