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Journal Article
“NOBODY SHOULD BE FORCED TO MAKE A LIVING BY BEGGING”: SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND CULTURAL RIGHTS OF GĀINE/GANDHARVA MUSICIANS OF NEPAL
2013
Overview
This article addresses the interplay of music, poverty, social exclusion, and cultural rights of an “untouchable” caste of musicians of Nepal, the Gāines or Gandharvas. Nepal's abolishment of a Hinduistic state order in 1964 and radical political changes since the 1990s are slowly improving life possibilities for the Gāines/Gandharvas. Yet their ability to sustain their musical tradition is weakening and their key musical instrument, thesāraṅgi, is increasingly claimed by other (caste) groups. The life story of an individual musician, Khim Bahadur Gayak, illuminates how even the most skilful music-making has not provided higher social status and economic security.
