Bishe Nagarchi Explained

Bise Nagarchi 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.^[4]

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

Further reading

• Book: Mukarung, Shrawan. Bise Nagarchi Ko Bayan. Sangrila Books. 2010. 9789937825023. Nepali. Bise Nargachi's Account.

Notes and References

1. Shree. K.C.. 1 December 2018. Prithvi Narayan Shah's Music Policy. Sirjanā. 5. 74–81. 10.3126/sirjana.v5i1.39746. Nepal Journals Online. free.
2. Book: Adhikari, Aditya. The Bullet and the Ballot Box: The Story of Nepal's Maoist Revolution. 1 October 2014. Verso Books. 978-1-78168-681-2. en.
3. Book: Hutt. Michael J.. Political Change and Public Culture in Post-1990 Nepal. Onta. Pratyoush Raj. 2016. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-107-17223-4. 177. en.
4. Web site: 1 September 2006. We the people, you the populace. 27 October 2021. Himal Southasian. en-GB.
5. News: बिसे नगर्ची जसले पृथ्वीनारायण शाहलाई सघाए. ne. BBC Nepali. 2022-01-04.
6. Web site: We're all Bise Nagarchis. live. 27 October 2021. Nepali Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20200913115243/http://archive.nepalitimes.com/news.php?id=670 . 13 September 2020 .
7. Web site: A poet's testimony on society. live. 27 October 2021. The Kathmandu Post. English. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027145247/https://kathmandupost.com/miscellaneous/2017/12/30/a-poets-testimony-on-society . 27 October 2021 .
8. Web site: गोरखामा ठडियो बिसे नगर्चीको शालिक. 27 October 2021. Online Khabar. ne.
9. Web site: Gorkha: A major destination to consider for a rich travel experience. live. 27 October 2021. The Kathmandu Post. English. https://web.archive.org/web/20200730084118/https://kathmandupost.com/travel/2020/01/10/gorkha-a-major-destination-to-consider-for-a-rich-travel-experience . 30 July 2020 .