Official Site of Nepali Folklore Society

Kathmandu 2009, June 12-13

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. read more

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. read more

Events Section

Folklore for Identity and Understanding
(The First International Folklore Congress, Kathmandu 2001)

Exploration of the Dynamics of Creative Sensibility in Folklore and Modern Poetry
(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