KATHMANDU, March 13 -- The play Garbha Chhita staged by Karnali Arts Centre at the Nepal International Theatre Festival 2019 starts with young, unmarried women in white blouse and skirts singing bhaili songs. Unlike rest of Nepal when bhaili is sung during the Tihar festival, in Karnali it is sung about a month later in November-December.
The Festival concluded last week, but some performances have been extended for ten more days at Mandala Theater in Kathmandu. The play written, directed and acted by theatre artists from the Karnali is a rare opportunity for Kathmandu residents to become familiar with the culture of this remote mountain district.
The title 'Garbha Chhita' refers to the practice of arranging the marriage of children eve...