Chanda at this April Paleti

Bhushita Vasistha (left) and musician Aavaas in Chanda Paleti. Courtesy: Nepalaya

KATHMANDU: To those who have been familiar with Paleti’s regular musical series, this April will bring a different flavour as Nepali Chhanda Kavita, a special genre of lyrical and metric Nepali poem will take centre stage.

Issuing a press statement today, Nepalaya said, Nepali Chhanda Kavita, used to be the very backbone of Nepali literature, however, now this tradition can only be effectively passed on orally, the present investment and obsession with print words have put it in a shadow.

“So this spring, Paleti will present this treasure trove with its audiences,” as stated in the statement.

Chhanda Retrospective will celebrate selected works of some of the pioneers in the field including Somnath Sigdhyal, Lekhnath Poudel, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Madhav Prasad Ghimire to name a few.

The idea of organizing a Chanda special Paleti started with the Paleti team discovering a series of Chanda recitation on social media by Bhushita Vasistha.

“Chanda Kavita is Metric poem,” says Bhushita, who is pursuing the genre, not as an academic but simply as an enthusiast. “Just like there are iambic, dactyl metres in English, there are different meters in Nepali that are based on both rhythm and stress. There are as many as hundreds of variations to these meters in Nepali Chhanda Poetry tradition,” She adds.

“I am glad to have this opportunity to work with Chandas from a musical angle,” says musician Aavaas. “I am discovering newer angles and depths which I had not realized before,” Aavaas added.

Ticket booking can be done through Paleti’s social media pages and through Nepalaya. Online booking and purchase can also be made through www.thrupai.com, according to the statement.

Chanda Paleti will be organised at Paleti’s regular venue, Nepalaya ‘r’ sala at Kalikasthan during 26th, 27th and 28th of April, 2019.

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