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...
Blog
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...
Madhumala and Rewati, mithila artists working in Janakpur Women Development Centre sing a song performed during traditional tattoo ceremonies...
Fuzzscape: Manang features Yarthung, the horse-riding festival marked in Manang. In the documentary, Kathmandu-based artists Rajan Shrestha and Rohit...
Interviews
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...
Janakpur is a landscape painting. Janaki Mandir is a sky—of purple and magenta—that carries under it the world and its history. The many ponds in the...
Barta Gandharba creates a new identity, and a new life, with her sarangi. As we walk back from Siddhakali Mandir, near Bhojpur Bajaar, Barta...
Shyam Tamot is a living legend. The progressive singer, lyricist and music composer, who hails from Bhojpur, Nepal, is one among the most revered...
Team Fuzz bumped into Mr Rai in a restaurant in Bhojpur Bajaar and through him got to know much about Bhojpur and its youth. Here’s an interview we...