DHARAN, Oct 24: It is a tradition of Nepali people to sing and dance while playing deusi-bhailo during the Tihar festival. Moreover, participants of the tradition usually either distribute the money that they collect among themselves go for a picnic together. This year though, the youths of Dharan took a different approach to utilize the money they earned during deusi-bhailo. 

Himayati Sanskritik Pariwar organized the deusi-bhailo with an aim to aware the public about the current political scenario. The organization was established in 2038 BS that aimed to abolish the Panchayat System by making the public aware about the country’s political scenario.

The organization was reactivated recently with the purpose to warn politicians and aware the public. 

Their songs during the cultural program were dedicated to the public and stated that how an aware citizen is able to help the country. Speaking about the cultural program, President of Himayati Sanskritik Pariwar, Harka Chumme, said, “Nepal has witnessed huge changes in national politics. So we are trying to make the public alert and aware about what’s going around and it is our way to warn the politicians not to involve in corruption through the deusi-bhailo songs.” 

Similarly, actors of Arambha Natya Dabali played deusi-bhailo in a different style by including poem recitation, drama, acting and more. Arambha Natya Dabali was established in 2045 BS and restarted last year. Actors of the Dabali performed to raise fund to establish a theater hall in Dharan.

The major theme of the play, poems and songs were related to Nepali culture and politics. Talking about the performances, President of Arambha Natya Dabali, Gopal Devan, said, “We tried to make the audience nostalgic by choosing classic songs for deusi-bhailo.”

Meanwhile, journalists working in Dharan organized deusi-bhailo program with the aim to restore a house owned by Gyan Bahadur Majhi. Majhi is differently abled and sells newspaper for his living. Former treasurer of Journalist Federation Sunsari, Bikash Chamling, said, “Every year we play deusi-bhailo for fun, but this year we decided to play for a reason. We came to know about the poor condition of Gyan Bahadur’s house and decided to do something for him and various other organizations have also supported our cause.”

The team collected Rs 35,284 and has promised to get four bundle of galvanized zinc sheet metal for Majhi.