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Pashupati Sharma is not an unknown name for people who are familiar with contemporary Nepali folk music, for he has provided dohori lovers .Sharma has been singing dohori ever since he can remember—the genre being the most loved art form of the place. In 2002, Sharma’s parents sent him to Kathmandu to become an engineer, but he secretly started performing duets in a bar called Saptakoshi Dohori Sanjh located in Chabahil instead. Later, he started taking part in live dohori competitions, in which he often landed in the top positions.Sharma’s most loved song, Malai America Yahi, featuring Sita KC, was written when he was in Qatar for a musical programme. After he witnessed Nepali labourers working for significantly low wages and in extreme conditions, he wanted to do his share in minimising the exodus of capable manpower from Nepal. In the song, Sharma talks about his fondness for native practices and about the importance of little things that lead to living a content life. Making use of a simple and catchy music structure, the song praises the agricultural prospects in Nepal, and hence comes out as a request to Nepalis to not underestimate the opportunities inside one’s own country. The singer uses mockery as a weapon in this song as well.
“We Nepalis are not eager listeners of words. We like to remain on the surface and do not care to understand what is being said. Preaching is no good while reaching out to such an audience, which is why I have opted for humour. I try to suggest an idea whilst keeping them entertained,” he says.Sharma’s latest hit, Dhaad Dukhera Maryo, ridicules people’s dissatisfaction towards their occupation. People often complain how hard their work is and keep wishing to do something else—they try to find an easier way out. Some of us want to spend our life doing nothing, but that too has dire consequences. The song is a reminder of the ever-so-unsatisfactory nature of human beings.
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