Kathmandu, Dec 22: Foreign affairs expert Jayraj Acharya has said that preserving a country’s art and culture is equal to keeping military force for the defence purpose. 

   
At a programme organized here on 19th memorial day of folk singer Dhanmaya Tamang, Acharya described country’s geography, bravery of our ancestors and diplomatic efficiency, and multicultural diversities as our strength.    

Late Dhanmaya is a singer of ‘Lamjunge Thado Bhaka’, a types of folk song quite popular in the districts of Lamjung and Tanahun in the Gandaki belt, which is often song in the festivals and celebration there.    

“Thado Bhaka is a treasure of the whole nation not only of the Gandaki Province. It gives a sense of Rigveda. The State should pay attention for the preservation of such treasurers and museums should be opened in all seven provinces for the development of folk cultures,” Acharya said.    

Likewise, social campaigner Lal Bahadur Bhujel and former administrator Prithvi Adhikari argued that cultures and traditions are the crucial power of a country and the government should accord top priority for their preservation and promotion.    

At the age of 72, Dhanmaya had also released a music video of Thado Bhaka sung with her son with the theme of nationality.     
Likewise, Dhanmaya also recorded the collection of hymns and folk songs. (RSS)