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Sunil Babu Pant

Film maker, first openly gay Member of Parliament in Asia
Sunil Babu Pant (Anaagarik Kassyapa) is a film maker now. He was an Ordained Buddhist Monk for two years in 2020-21. Sunil Babu Pant became the first openly gay Member of Parliament in Asia from 2008-12 in Nepal. He has also founded Blue Diamond Society (BDS) in 2001 – a NGO works on human rights, sexual health and HIV/AIDS for sexual/gender minorities in Nepal. He teaches Tantra (energy) Healing meditation and a voluntary Tantra Heritage Tour Guide of Kathmandu. Sunil Babu Pant studies Goddesses and prehistoric Matriarchy of Nepal through temples, stupas, festivals, rituals, symbols and scriptures.
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