Nepathya is holding its first concert in Siliguri with the aim of further strengthening the emotional bond between the Nepali-speaking community, with thousands of tickets already sold.
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Nepathya Band is set to perform in Siliguri, India for the first time. Nepathya will be performing Nepali folk rock there next Saturday (February 28).
Nepathya has previously performed in Sikkim and Shillong, which are located around Siliguri.
When Nepathya holds concerts in border districts like Ilam and Jhapa in Nepal, a significant number of spectators gather from Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Mirik, Sikkim, Dooars, Jaigaon and other parts of India.
Recently, the number of such spectators in Siliguri has been increasing. This time, local organizers expect that spectators will travel not only from those Indian cities, but also from Jhapa and Ilam to watch the Siliguri concert.
‘This is a special effort to bring together Nepali speakers from all over the region,’ says Bikesh Kayastha of local organizer ‘Positive Vibes’. ‘As soon as the ticket sales opened, audiences from all over have enthusiastically started booking.’ According to Kayastha, 3,000 tickets have been sold with a week left for the concert.
Siliguri, which is moving forward with the potential of tea, forest products and tourism, has also been expanding rapidly as a center for trade and movement. It is also of equal geopolitical importance as it is connected to the borders of Nepal and Bangladesh nearby and Bhutan and China a little further away.
In this metropolis, where statues from Bhanubhakta to Parijat are located, it seems that various activities of Nepali literature and culture are gaining an important place.
Nepathya, which has been gaining popularity among different generations of Nepalis spread across the world for three and a half decades, will perform at the ‘Utsodhara Teesta Township’ in Siliguri on Saturday evening.
The doors of the venue, located at the back of the ‘Kawakhali Ground’ there, will be opened at 5:30 pm and the concert will begin exactly two hours later.
‘Following the emotional connection created by the language, we have already presented Nepathya in that region,’ says Kiran Krishna Shrestha of Nepalaya, who has been managing the band. ‘We are trying to bring the musical, technical and managerial taste acquired from the experience of various international platforms with the same quality.’
Nepathya presented itself to an audience of 10,000 at the ‘Wembley Arena’ in London last year and then successfully toured various cities in Europe.
‘The Nepali-speaking audience in India has always loved us,’ says the band’s lead singer Amrit Gurung, ‘We are eager to take it to new heights with this performance.’
As in the previous trip, a large group including the band members, technicians and management, is leaving for India from Nepal in Siliguri.
On stage, Amrit will be supported as usual by Dhruv Lama on the drums, Subin Shakya on bass guitar, Neeraj Gurung on guitar, Shanti Rayamajhi on drums, and Dinesh Raj Regmi on keyboards.
