A Deuda song Lilu based on Chhaupadi has been made public.
Puja Devkota, Rekha Joshi, Gauri Bhatt and Rohit Deuba have lent their voice in the song penned by LP Sharma and Gaurav Giri. The music is composed by Rohit Deuba.
The video features artistes Roshni Karki, Puja Devkota, Laxmi Prasad Sharma, Bhadra Jung Kuwar, Mukesh Sunar, Ibsu Sanjyal and Pashupati Kuwar.
The song narrates the emotions a girl undergoes while staying in a Chhaugoth during her first period. And Lilu is such character whose emotions and physical problems are shown in the song. Lilu said in the song that even though she was given food and cotton, she was not given shelter.
“I am scared,” she tells her mother. But her mother tries to remind her that nothing will happen to her. Unfortunately, Lilu is raped in the Chhaugoth and dies.
Even though Nepal declared Chhaupadi illegal in August 2018, the practice of Chhaupadi has not been completely eradicated.
Article 168 (3) of the Civil Offense Act states that menstruation or pregnant women should not be kept in the hut or be discriminated in any form.
The new law has a provision of imprisonment for up to three months or a fine of up to Rs. 3,000 or both to anyone found guilty in the case. But the law has not yielded the desired results, as the evil practice still prevails.
In a statement, it is said that LP Sharma and Gaurab Giri decided to compose the song on Chhaupadi with the aim of spreading a message in a form of music.
Source : TRN,
