For episode 7, we reach theatre artist/filmmaker Pranab Akash’s home – Gaurhya Gaun, Dang. This is where he learnt his language, culture and lifestyle. It has...
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Kang Dolma sings Ole, a traditional song performed in Manang during several local festivals. While the lingua franca of the village is the Neshyang language commonly...
Ole is a traditional song performed in Manang during several festivals. This particular one was performed for the Yarthung festival atop a roof near the Manang Gumba...
Ghatana, literally translating to “incident” is a genre-song retelling news-worthy events. Gandharbas used to be bearers of news before newspapers became popular in...
After the discovery of a copper mine near Bhojpur Bajar, Nepal, the taksar bibhag was established there to mint coins. Tamrakars/Tamots, a caste of coppersmiths from the...
Dambar Bahadur Gandharba is a veteran sarangi virtuoso and singer, well respected in his own community as well as the larger music sphere.
Rewati, a mithila artist working in JWDC, performs a traditional Maithali song sung when a male child is born. Appropriating this tradition, Poet Ashok Dutta (lyricist...
Madhumala and Rewati, mithila artists working in Janakpur Women Development Centre sing a song performed during traditional tattoo ceremonies. Traditionally, women...
Fuzzscape: Manang features Yarthung, the horse-riding festival marked in Manang. In the documentary, Kathmandu-based artists Rajan Shrestha and Rohit Shakya travel to...
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Janakpur: Cultural Heritage and the Strength of Women — Ashok Dutta — Fuzzscape Interview
Ashok Dutta is a Janakpur based journalist, poet and lyricist. Formerly a national-level cricketer, he is known for a song—based on traditional Maithili melody—that...