We make Madal, but who will play it?
- Post Date 2024-07-26 14:07:02
52-year-old Harishankar Kulju of Bhaktapur municipality ward no.. Having learned how to make Madals from his father, he is happy to make Madals without any formal training.. His family of ten people continues to work in the profession of madal making. His family is especially busy, during the season. He makes madal sitting in the open shop on the ground floor of his own four-story house. He has also kept ready madal in the shop, for those who come to buy it. Also, his family makes Madal based on the order. According to him, he is the only one who makes Madal in Bhaktapur. His family is engaged in making Madal. However, he is worried that Madal will not find a market as the generation that plays Madal is gradually disappearing.. He says that the demand for madal is decreasing, so far so good, but he is worried about who will play the madal that we make in the future and will continue his profession.. Making a living from Madal, he is also making related instruments other than Madal.. Apart from Madal, his family also makes various instruments under Naubaja. Until now, the needy come to their homes to buy Madal, says Harishankar, who knows what will happen tomorrow?
. So far, he has not had to go to the market to buy Madal. Madal lovers come to buy Madal at his house. He used to bring all the materials needed to make Madal from elsewhere. You have to buy Madal's gham. Goat skin should be bought expensively. "We have to go to Hapur to get khari," he said. Small values are small, big values are big. Harishankar's house is in Mahakali near Kamalvinayak from Sallaghari in Bhaktapur to Nagarkot.. Madals are made from chathiun, dar and khamari wood. The wood is stoned and both strips are covered with leather and khari (spice) is added. When making khari, brass and kit powder are mixed. One side of it is made a little smaller, the other side is made a little bigger. The larger part is called male and the smaller part is called female. Madal is of two types namely Eastern Madal and Western Madal. Eastern Madal is slightly larger in size and Western Madal is slightly smaller. According to Harishankar, the price of a Madal ranges from less than one thousand to more than five thousand. Low value values are small and high value values are large. According to people's wishes, we make both small and big models, he said, when the work is too much, college going children also help and other family members also help.. He says that it takes one day to three or four days to make one madal. Madal is a famous lake baja of Nepal. It is the main instrument of Nepali society. It is used in all cultural activities of Nepali society. It should be played by hitting it with two hands. Madal is played with a waist band.
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