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3rd International Folklore Congress
Kathmandu 2009, June 12-13
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Third International Folklore Congress 2009
Nepali Folklore Society was trying to organizing the Third
Folklore Congress in Kathmandu on February 6 - 8, 2009 but due to some
unavoidable circumstances we were compelled to postpone it. Now we have decided
to organize the 3rd International Folklore Congress on June 12-13, 2009. We are
extremely sorry for the inconveniences caused due to the change of dates. The
focus of the Congress this time will be the exploration of the dynamics of the
creative sensibility of folklife reflected in different forms of folklore
through the use of symbolism, structuralism and metaphorical and metonymic forms
of folklore. Such studies will bring the creative dimensions of folklore to the
foreground and provide insights into the creative elements in folklore and
folklife studies. As the nation is celebrating Centenary of the Great Nepali
poet Laxmi Prasad Devakota, a poetry recitation will be devoted to him. A new
form of cultural studies will also be discussed at the sessions.
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Introducing the Folklore and Folklife
(FOFO) Study Project
Nepali Folklore Society (NFS) is running a project entitled “Folklore and Folklife Study Project: A Study of Living Cultural Heritage of Nepal”. with Finish support under Local Cooperation. The project has 3 years and nine months’ duration, which began in the month of June 2005 and will continue up to February 2009. The project office is located at Bhatbhateni, Kathmandu. A brief introduction to the project is given here.
So far,
despite the several studies on Nepalese culture and living heritage, no
extensive research has been done on ethnic communities of the country from the
folkloristic point of view; and a scientific way of conserving the living
cultural heritage of people is still lacking. NFS has initiated this project
with the strong conviction that culture is not only one of the dimensions of
public life and a matter of self-identity of the people, but also the basis of
sustainable development. So, promotion of cultural heritage should be the part
of a nation’s development efforts.
We should know that developmental
interventions cannot be sustainable, if they are made without properly
understanding the local socio-cultural realities. Since the study of folklore
covers a wide range of socio-cultural dimensions of the people’s life but still
there is the lack of focus on this sort of study in Nepal, its research and
systematic documentation was felt essential. Therefore, the project was designed
and works have been initiated accordingly.
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Events Section
Folklore for Identity and Understanding
(The First
International Folklore Congress, Kathmandu 2001)
(Second
International Folklore Congress, Kathmandu 2003)
First National Folklore Congress, Kathmandu 2006
(Nepali Folklore and Folklife)
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News Section
No.1 (Decemer 2005)
Folk Songs’ CD Released
The First Sarangi Diwas
Folklore and Folklife Field Study Workshop
Karkha Singing Competition at Pokhara
Talk Programmes
Talk Programme on Tamang Shamanism
Reception and Talk Programme in Honour of Finnish Government’s Mission
Poem Recitation/ Symposium
Poem Recitation by Dutch-Spanish Poet
Poetry Symposium
Finnish Maestros Cast a Spell
No. 2 (June 2006)
August Gathering at Second International Folklore Congress
No. 3 (December 2006)
Discussion and Feedback Program on the Athpahariya
First National
Folklore Congress-2006
Workshop
on Folklore and Folklife Fieldwork
No. 4 (June 2007)
Steering Committee Meeting of the Folklore and Folklife Study Project
Meche
Cultural Conservation and Promotion
Tharu Folklore and Folklife Study Programme and Press Conference, Dang
Orientation for 5th and 6th Research Team
Meche Folk Cultural
Programme
No. 5 (December 2007)
SAARC Folklore Festival
Monograph Release on The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Nepal: Future
Directions