Ani Choying Drolma is a Buddhist nun and musician from the Nagi Gompa Nunnery in Nepal. She is known in Nepal and throughout the world for bringing many Tibetan Buddhist chants and feast songs to the mainstream audience. She is the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador to Nepal, and has been involved in several humanitarian works through Ani Foundation.
Ani has also performed for a composition by A. R. Rahman in MTV Coke Studio that is said to put a whole new spin to the term ‘World Music’. The proceeds from her concerts, tours, CD sales, and donation go towards running a school started by her in the year 2000, called Arya Tara School, now run by her foundation. Ani is also a motivational speaker and oozes out positivity through her speech and music.
Ani’s school is committed to promote the advancement of nuns, not only for their own benefit, but also prepares them to serve and benefit others. Ani believes that creating more opportunities for nuns to study and develop their own capacities for skillful and compassionate action is the best way she can dedicate herself to her teacher’s (Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, a renowned meditation master) vision throughout her life.
