Kazi Babu Aryal, the creator of the folk couplet, said that the importance of the Ratauli song has increased further when it is performed in a civilized and competitive manner.
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Gorkhakali Women's Naumati Baja Group of Gorkha Municipality-9 has won first place in the Ratauli Song Competition organized by the Gorkha Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Harmatari Sports Ground.
There were 12 groups participating in the competition. The Ratauli song competition became the center of attraction at the festival. The importance of the Ratauli song has increased further when it is conducted in a civilized and competitive manner, said Kazi Babu Aryal, the creator of the folk couplet.
‘Earlier, there were two-day or three-day weddings, and after the groom leaves, the song is sung in a humorous manner at night, so it is called Ratauli,’ he said. ‘Even though it is a one-day wedding now, this tradition has not gone away. It is our very old folk culture.’
The Gorakhkali Women’s Naumati Baja Group, which came first, was awarded a cash prize of 15,000, said Sharan Shrestha, coordinator of the festival’s sports and competition management committee.
Similarly, the Ralam Didi-Bahin Women’s Group Harmatari of Gorkha-6 came second and the Progressive Agriculture Women’s Group Nareshwor of Gorkha-3 came third in the competition. The second and third received cash prizes of 10,000 and 5,000, respectively.
