The goal of this project was to ascertain the broader status of folk music in Himachal Pradesh (HP) by closely exploring folk music in the Mandi district of HP to provide recommendations on future preservation efforts. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine musicians and three academicians/musicologists. We learned that: 1) folk music is integral to daily life and major events; 2) common instrumentation consists of the dhol, nagara, shehnai, and karnal; 3) waning interest from the younger generation threatens the future of folk music; 4) few preservation efforts are underway. We created a documentary as an accessible resource for an overview of Himachali folk music and determined that creating a digital folk music archive is important to preserving Himachali culture.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Carta, Alyssa
• Shankar, Smriti
• Bagdasarian, Caitlin

Subject

• Culture
• Industry
• Inclusion
• Innovation
• Learning
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 121970
• E-project-042924-045609

关键词

• Preservation
• Culture
• Himachal Pradesh
• Himalayas
• Folk Music
• India

Advisor

• Sphar, Jefferson Alex
• Kumar, Uma T.

Year

• 2024

Center

• Mandi, India Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Thirthankar Chakraborty

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 4 - Quality Education
• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2024-04-29

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-042924-045609

Rights statement

• In Copyright