Gandarbha

Gandarbha singing and playing the Nepali sarangi.
Sarangi Music by Balaram Gandarbha.ogg
A song performed by Balaram Gandarbha in Kathmandu

The Gandarbha caste (Nepali: गन्धर्व जाति) or Gaine (Nepali: गाईने) are a tribal community which belongs to the Indo-Aryan ethnic group from the central, hilly region of Nepal. They have also been called a "caste of professional musicians" and "itinerant bards."[1][2] By tradition they make their living by singing[1] Gandarbha Geet or Gaine Geet, a type of folk song. The Gandarbhas traditionally work as travelling musicians and play traditional folk and historical songs.[2] They improvise songs too, incorporating news into them as a service, in return for which they receive donations of food or other things.[2] They use the Nepali sarangi, a type of violin, as their main musical instrument.[1] The sarangi has been an iconic musical instrument identified with the Gandarbha people.[2] The instrument has replaced another instrument they played, the aarbajo, which was larger and "more cumbersome."[1] They speak their own language which is called Parse kura.

Due to many caste-based discriminations in Nepal, the government of Nepal legally abolished the caste-system and criminalized any caste-based discrimination, including "untouchability" (the ostracism of a specific caste) - in the year 1963 A.D.

Geographic distribution

Recently Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Gaine/Gandarbha within the broader social group of Hill Dalit.[3] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 6,791 people (0.0% of the population of Nepal) were Gaine/Gandarbha.[4] The frequency of Gaine/Gandarbha by province was as follows:

The frequency of Gaine/Gandarbha was higher than national average (0.0%) in the following districts:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d James McConnachie; Rough Guides (Firm) (2000). World music: the rough guide. Rough Guides. pp. 198–. ISBN 978-1-85828-636-5. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Kadel, Ram Prasad (2007). Musical Instruments of Nepal. Katmandu, Nepal: Nepali Folk Instrument Museum. p. 246. ISBN 978-9994688302.
  3. ^ Population Monograph [1]
  4. ^ "2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-04-06.


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