Bishe Nagarchi

Bise Nagarchi (Nepali: बिसे नगर्ची) was a Gorkhali tailor and musician^[1] who worked for King Prithvi Narayan Shah.^[2]^[3]

When the Gorkha Kingdom was facing financial crises, Nagarchi suggested that every household in Gorkha should give at least one rupee to fund the war.^[1]^[4]

He was active during the Unification of Nepal, Nagarchi played war songs on the battlefield which would keep the soldiers motivated.^[1] His father was also a musician who worked for the Gorkha Durbar.^[1]^[5]

Nagarchi was popularised by Poet Shrawan Mukarung.^[6]^[7] In 2020, a statue of Bise Nagarchi was installed in Gorkha Municipality, Gandaki Province.^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Shree, K.C. (1 December 2018). "Prithvi Narayan Shah's Music Policy". Sirjanā. 5: 74–81. doi:10.3126/sirjana.v5i1.39746 – via Nepal Journals Online.
^ Adhikari, Aditya (1 October 2014). The Bullet and the Ballot Box: The Story of Nepal's Maoist Revolution. Verso Books. ISBN 978-1-78168-681-2.
^ Hutt, Michael J.; Onta, Pratyoush Raj (2016). Political Change and Public Culture in Post-1990 Nepal. Cambridge University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-107-17223-4.
^ "We the people, you the populace". Himal Southasian. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "बिसे नगर्ची जसले पृथ्वीनारायण शाहलाई सघाए". BBC Nepali (in Nepali). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ "We're all Bise Nagarchis". Nepali Times. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "A poet's testimony on society". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "गोरखामा ठडियो बिसे नगर्चीको शालिक". Online Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "Gorkha: A major destination to consider for a rich travel experience". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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