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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "We the people, you the populace". Himal Southasian. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. "बिसे नगर्ची जसले पृथ्वीनारायण शाहलाई सघाए". BBC Nepali (in Nepali). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. "We're all Bise Nagarchis". Nepali Times. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. "A poet's testimony on society". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. "गोरखामा ठडियो बिसे नगर्चीको शालिक". Online Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. "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.

Further reading
  • Mukarung, Shrawan (2010). Bise Nagarchi Ko Bayan [Bise Nargachi's Account] (in Nepali). Sangrila Books. ISBN 9789937825023.
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