After the naumati baja was hardly seen among the last generation, some women of Bhumlu-6 are learning to blow and play damaha, jhyali, tamko, dholak, sahanai, karnal and narsinga together.
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Kolati village was resounding with the tune of Naumati Baja. Some are playing Damaha, Jhyali, Tamko, Dholak, while others are playing Sahanai, Karnal, Narsinga and playing instruments in Jhyaure Vaka.
No auspicious work, no celebration. However, a group of women were playing naumati baja. A similar scene can be seen in Kolati located in Bhumlu Rural Municipality-6 for the past few days.
The women of Bhumlu-6 have come together to protect the Naumati baja, which is about to become endangered. They are learning the skill of playing naumati baja in a group. 38-year-old Geeta Nepali, a local, looked excited when she got a kernel in her hands for the first time.
"When I went to weddings and parties, I felt a desire to play the cornal when I saw others playing it," she said. She says that the fun of enjoying the bazaar will be missed. However, she said that she is learning the skill of playing the naumati instrument because only a limited number of people have the skill to play the instrument.
According to him, the participation of women in the skill of playing Naumati baja is very low. "I participated to show that women can also learn this skill and do exemplary work," said Geeta, "I thought that we should not be limited to the hearth, we should learn some skills, and we want to preserve the ancestral skills." We have advanced.'
30-year-old Sarita Dhaulakoti from Kolati in Bhumlu-6 was having fun with her friends in the group. Sahanai is her favorite in Naumati Baja. That's why she chose Sahanai. The desire to blow him away is not awakened now. She said that when she saw others playing it, she also wanted it.
'It is not difficult to learn anything you want,' she said, 'even if it looks a bit difficult at first, it will become easier as you learn. She said that while she was learning to play the instrument, she felt as if she had done some auspicious work. She says that learning is so much fun that you don't even notice the time has passed.
She is learning not only Sahanai, Karnal, Damaha, Jhyali, Tamko, Dholak all by turns. "It's not just learning together, it's easy if you know everything," she said. are She said that she has thought of performing her Naumati baja in auspicious functions, festivals and events like weddings, fasts. Local Savitra Dhaulakoti loves to learn new things. She put her name down when she got the news that the village would be imparting the skill of playing the naumati instrument.
"I always wanted to learn something new," she said. She said that because she did it, it added more enthusiasm. According to him, by learning this skill, you can also protect your art and culture as well as earn a source of income from this skill.
Local 37-year-old Bhagwati Nepali is in a hurry these days. This bataro was made by Huthuti who learned Naumati baja. After finishing all the household chores in the morning, she reaches Kolati, the training place to play the naumati baja. 'Learning something that you have never done is difficult at first,' she said, 'You will learn slowly, it seems that if you want to learn, you will learn.' Discussed in the ward She said that she demanded training for the skills of the baja.
"There has been a desire to learn skills since before, but resources are also needed for learning," she said, "After managing the resources from the municipality, in coordination with Sindhuli Kalaghar, the trainers who came from there will teach the skills. 18 women of the village are learning how to play naumati from November 11 under the project of
Bhumlu-6. Sindhuli Kalaghar vice president Pavitra Ramtel, secretary Rita Thing and member Rita Vick will teach them Naumati skills from November 11 to 13.
'The future is good in this,' she said, 'Good work, performances in festivals and programs give good income, one performance can earn up to 1 lakh.' She said that she would do it. They have also taught this kind of skill in Jiri of Dolakha and Doramba of Ramechhap. Jitendraman Tamang, the vice president of the rural municipality, informed that Bhumlu Rural Municipality has helped to protect Naumati Baja as an endangered culture and to increase women's participation and leadership in it. He informed that the rural municipality has purchased and provided materials for Naumati Baja to learn
skills. According to him, the rural municipality has planned to operate an art gallery to promote the learned skills.
