Nepali music in India: Nepathya in Gangtok, Pramod Kharel in Assam

Folk-rock band Nepathya is preparing to hold a concert at Paljor Stadium in Gangtok, the capital of India's Sikkim, on Kartik 14, or October 31. This will be Nepathya's fourth performance in Sikkim.

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang Golay has unveiled the concert tickets and T-shirts bearing Nepathya's name. According to Vikesh Kayastha of organizer Positive Vibes Entertainment Network, preparations are underway for a concert Sikkim residents will remember for a long time.

The stadium, long used for football competitions, was made multi-purpose after being inaugurated by then Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Meanwhile, singer Pramod Kharel and the band Parampara gave musical performances in Assam, India, over two days on the occasion of Dashain. The programs were held in Lokhra of Sonitpur district on October 19 and in Udalguri on October 20.

In Lokhra, locals welcomed Kharel by draping him in an Assamese gamosa, while the Nepali community there greeted him with a Dhaka topi. Kharel said he was deeply moved by that welcome. According to locals, this was the first musical program in Lokhra to draw such a large crowd.