Conference Year: 2022

Scholars of South Asian music have often discussed local traditions using the terms of the region’s dominant classical traditions, obscuring vernacular theories and practices (Ayyagari 2012). In Nepal, this way of thinking emphasizes music-theoretical influences from India and leaves little room for attention to how artistic practices and their associated theories have developed locally. In …

Embodied Theories of Melody in Nepali Music: A Case Study from Central Dhading Read More »

The image of a group of people with naamlo or tumpline slung over their shoulders waiting for their customers and haggling with tourists carrying heavy loads on their back, usually dressed in traditional nepali attires, speaking different dialects of nepali with accents that are distinctly different from the ones of those who consider themselves as …

Looking at ‘Circulation of Labour’ in the Himalayas: A Study of Bharias (Head Porters) In Darjeeling Hills Read More »