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Melancholy (song)

"Melancholy" (Nepali: मिलानकोली) is an environmentally-themed song sung by 365 Nepali artists.[1] This song was intended to promote an environmental message by breaking the Guinness World Records for "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording", which it successfully did.[2] It was written, music composed and directed by environmentalist Nipesh Dhaka.[citation needed] The song was recorded as a single on 19 May 2016. The recording sessions were inaugurated by Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli at 8 am and continued until 6 pm. The song was released on 2 September 2017 by President Bidya Devi Bhandari at Army Officer's Club, Kathmandu.[3]

"Melancholy"
Song by Madhav Prasad Ghimire and 364 others, see list below
LanguageNepali
Released2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)
Recorded19 May 2016 (2016-05-19)
StudioRadio Nepal
Length33 minutes 49 seconds
Producer(s)Laxmi Chapagain

Background and concept

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Nipesh Dhaka was involved in a variety of environmental research, as well as producing documentaries, including Himalaya Calls (2015), Melancholy (2017), and Rodhan(2017). He visited almost  districts of Nepal, and studied the environmental changes in different geological and ecological regions, and how they affected various communities.[3][failed verification] He also recorded a song by 206 Nepali artists in different studios of Nepal and Mumbai, including Udit Narayan Jha, Madan Krishna Shrestha, Hari Bansha Acharya, Prem Dhoj Pradhan, Vijaya Lama, Dr. Bhola Rijal, Sambhujeet Baskota and Rajesh Payal Rai. At that time he devised the concept for "Melancholy", with 365 artists collaborating on a single day.[citation needed]

The slogan of the song was "Raise Voice, Save Earth". The event was conducted to break the Guinness World Records of "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording" and use this to promote awareness of environmental conservation issues. The song was recorded at Radio Nepal[1] by Prakash Kharel. On 1 February 2018, the song was certified by Guinness World Records.[2]

Documentary

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Raute livelihood, Aacham

The documentary Melancholy is based on environmental research studies of all geographical regions of Nepal from 2013 to 2018. The documentary explores how human beings are affecting natural resources. It also addresses global environmental problems, such as declining biodiversity, global warming, and climate change, by examining sustainable development from Nepal's point of view.[4] The 80 minute documentary discusses the nature of the ecosystem, and considers equality, equity, dignity, culture, and social impacts of environmental change. It has been shown in many schools, colleges, clubs, mother groups, communities, and societies in Nepal, and has raised funds for 83 Chepang children of Jaldevi Primary School, Rorang Village, Dhading District. It has also been screened at international conferences and film festivals.[5]

Guinness World Record achievement

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Ceremony at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground where the 365 Nepalese artists were presented with the Guinness World Record certificates

All 365 singers along with campaign coordinators, organizers, technicians, and volunteers were awarded Guinness World Records certificates for "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording", in collaboration with Nepal's Sustainable Environmental and Ecosystem Management (SEEM). This was done at a ceremony on 11 October 2018 at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, in the presence Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari, veteran scholar Satya Mohan Joshi, and senior singer Prem Dhoj Pradhan.[citation needed]

Artists

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The soloists in order of group appearance were:[6]

  1. Madhav Prasad Ghimire (national poet of Nepal)

Group A: Natural resources

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  2. Nipesh DHAKA
  3. Lochan Bhattarai
  4. Meera Rana
  5. Satya Raj Acharya
  6. Sworup Raj Acharya
  7. Sangeeta Rana Pradhan
  8. Prem Pariyar
  9. Manoj Raj Siwakoti
  10. Menuka Poudel
  11. Chandi Prasad Kafle
  12. Anand Karki
  13. Hemant Sharma
  14. Bhupendra Rayamaji

Group B: Agriculture

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  2. Deepak Jangam
  3. Kiran Kandel
  4. Parbisha Adhikari
  5. Munna Gurung
  6. Sunita Karki
  7. Sahima Shrestha
  8. Satya Kala Rai
  9. Samjhana Oli
  10. Jhuma Limbu
  11. Jonisha Poudel
  12. Bishwa Nepali
  13. Sarita Shahi
  14. Rejina Rimal
  15. Ajaya Adhikari Sushil
  16. Bhabin Dhungana
  17. Anuska Pathak

Group C: Soil and life

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  2. Pradep Basel
  3. CD Vijaya Adhikari
  4. Narayan Babu Koirala
  5. Bhugol Dahal
  6. Manisha Rai
  7. Menuka Rai
  8. Shantim Koirala
  9. Keshab Adhikari
  10. Krishna Bashyal
  11. Juna Prasai
  12. Bhimsen Subedi
  13. Kanchan Thalang
  14. Parbin Thung Rai
  15. Ganga Dhar Parajuli
  16. Yogendra Upadhayaya

Group D: Mine and industries

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  2. Mahesh Khadka
  3. Mechu Dhimal
  4. Sudam Thapa
  5. Sindhu Malla
  6. B.B. Anuragi
  7. Prashamsa Shrestha
  8. Prashna Sakya
  9. Aarati Thapa
  10. Manisha Pokharel
  11. Hari Lamsal
  12. Mahendra Dahal
  13. Bidhan Shrestha
  14. Swechhya Thakuri
  15. Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal
  16. Rajan Raj Shiwakoti

Group E: Watershed area

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  2. Anil Poudel
  3. Anu Dhakal
  4. Sudesh Subedi
  5. Bidhata Singh Bhattarai
  6. Milan Amatya
  7. Rai Nabin
  8. Bimala Bhusal
  9. Rabindra Rai
  10. Itu Jojiju
  11. Rambhakta Jojiju
  12. Shiva Chaudhary
  13. Rukman Limbu
  14. Suresh Lama
  15. Jaljala Pariyar
  16. Deepak Limbu
  17. Bishhnu Chemjong

Group F: Farmer

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  2. Om Bikram Bista
  3. Sashi Rawal
  4. Shyam Maharjan
  5. Radha Rai
  6. Suren Chand
  7. Aakanshya Basyal
  8. Pushpan Pradhan
  9. Anil Shahi
  10. Shankar Thapa
  11. Shreya Sotang
  12. Sunil Singh Thakuri
  13. Bishal Atreya
  14. Kankaist Rai
  15. Ciney Gurung
  16. Dharmendra Sewan

Group G: Renewable energy

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  2. Bharat Sitaula
  3. Sitaram Pokharel
  4. Kabita Vishwakarma
  5. Saru Gautam
  6. Durga Pariyar
  7. Santosh Shrestha
  8. Narayan Oli
  9. Rita K. C.
  10. Rajeev Lohani
  11. Apsara Ghimire
  12. Kobid Bajracharya
  13. Tika Devi Parsain
  14. Prahlad Timilsina
  15. Smita Ghimire

Group H: Diet and quality

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  2. Rekha Shah
  3. Susan Samsohang
  4. Hari Gurung
  5. Parjeet Lama
  6. Pabitra Ghimire
  7. Puja Pariyar
  8. Bijesh Poudel
  9. Uttam Khadka
  10. Mausami Gurung
  11. Binod Koirala
  12. Suresh Manandhar
  13. Aashish Diyali
  14. Suman Gurung

Group I: Health

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  2. Sachin Singh
  3. Jeevan Kalapremi
  4. Sanjaya Tumrok
  5. Kamal Chhetri
  6. Suraj Thapa
  7. Hari Shankar Chaudhary
  8. Sunaj Lamsal
  9. Dr. Ranjeet Kumar Jha
  10. Ajar Jangam
  11. Puja Gurung
  12. Sunil Giri
  13. Sweta Upreti

Group J: Ecosystems

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  2. Shishir Yogi
  3. Rewat Rai
  4. Urmila Kutu
  5. Ram Chandra Kafle
  6. Junu Rijal Kafle
  7. Suman Sargam
  8. Sunita Pradhan Limbu
  9. Kamala Sapkota
  10. Binod Baniya
  11. Tara Laxam Limbu
  12. Suman Nepali
  13. Kushal Thalang
  14. Prem Raj Poudel
  15. Basanta Sapkota
  16. Ritu Kandel

Group K: Forest ecology

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  2. Chetan Sapkota
  3. Risu Nepali
  4. Laxmi DeviShrestha
  5. Kamala Shrestha
  6. Raj Kumari Thapa
  7. Kishor Kumar Sharma Sedai
  8. Prashuram Rijal
  9. Sanu Tamang
  10. Milan Moktan
  11. Ramesh Raj Bhattarai
  12. Nisha Deshar
  13. Pramod Chandra Prasain
  14. Laxmi Risal
  15. Sanjeev Aale
  16. Tulasi Parajuli
  17. Roj Moktan

Group L: Human rights

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  2. Indira Joshi
  3. Keshav Acharya
  4. Prekshya Lamsal
  5. Jams Pradhan
  6. Deepa Lama
  7. Ramesh Pathak
  8. Bimal Parajuli
  9. Rajesh Kumar Shrestha
  10. Samyog Yogi
  11. Narayan Acharya
  12. Yubraj Chaulagain
  13. Phul Kumar Bamjan
  14. Parvati Karki

Group M: Peace

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  2. Hira Maya Waiba
  3. Devi Rokka
  4. Deep Tuladhar
  5. Fulmaya Darji
  6. Ramesh Sangraula
  7. Sunny Maharjan
  8. Mamata Rai
  9. D. R. Atu
  10. Romi Basnet

Group N: Education

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  2. Komal Oli
  3. Rozan Adhikari
  4. Babul Giri
  5. Tilak Bam Malla
  6. Deepak Sharma
  7. Jhuma Niraula
  8. Dej Raj Poudyal
  9. Smriti Shahi
  10. Sworupa Rasaily
  11. Rajendra Pokhrel
  12. Thaneshwor Gautam
  13. Biju Bajra
  14. Tika Bhandari
  15. Desi Pritam Sherpa
  16. Madan Gopal
  17. Ashok Poudyal

Group O: National Property

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  2. Bishnu Khatri
  3. Khadga Garbuja
  4. Kamali Kanta Bhetuwal
  5. Sharmila Gurung
  6. Dharma Gandari
  7. Krishna Pariyar
  8. Bharat Nepali
  9. Jeevan Pariyar
  10. Bhanu Bhakta Oli
  11. Purna Kala B.C.
  12. Ramji Khand
  13. Nand Krishna Joshi
  14. Bidhya Timilsina
  15. Bhumika Shah
  16. Ganesh Bhandari

Group P: Rural livelihood

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  2. Pashupati Sharma
  3. Sagar Birahi
  4. Bima Kumari Dura
  5. Jamuna Rana
  6. Tika Pun
  7. Sugam Thapa Magar
  8. Himal Ghale
  9. Manmohan Thapaliya
  10. Samjhana Lamichhane Magar
  11. Dev Raj Ale Magar
  12. Parbati G.C.
  13. Madhusudan Thapa
  14. Khuman Adhikari
  15. Sunita Dulal
  16. Radhika Hamal

Group Q: Youth

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  2. Nabin Khadka
  3. Raju Dhakal
  4. Smita Dahal
  5. Sarita Thapa
  6. Narayan Rayamajhi
  7. Devi Gharti Magar
  8. Asha Thapa
  9. Laxmi Neupane
  10. Rosani Rasaili
  11. Puja Sunuwar

Group R: Natural disaster

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  2. Babu Bogati
  3. Amrit Bhatta
  4. Babita Manadhar
  5. Shristi Sunar
  6. Bindu Pariyar
  7. Partap Lama
  8. Priya Upreti
  9. Benuka Rai
  10. Rajay Gurung
  11. Krishna Reule
  12. Sushma B.K.
  13. Jhalak Sangraula
  14. Raju Singh
  15. Kala Rai
  16. Yogeshwar Amatya
  17. Aakriti Dangal

Group S: Human settlement

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  2. Debash Rai
  3. Shanti Ram Rai
  4. Saru Ban
  5. Paras Mukarung
  6. Reshma Sunwar
  7. Uttam Thapa
  8. Amrit Chhetri
  9. Simant Santosh
  10. Banika Pradhan
  11. Sashi Bikram Thapa
  12. Shyam Kumar Bishwokarma
  13. Bhisan Mukarung
  14. Rhythm Kandel
  15. Sarada Adhikari
  16. Mingma Sherpa
  17. Rakesh Oli

Group T: Society

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  2. Nirnaya Shrestha
  3. Puskal Sharma
  4. Ruchi Shrestha
  5. Ranjan Adhikari
  6. Rajesh Payal Rai
  7. Jamuna Sanam
  8. Indra R.P.
  9. Sanjana Shrestha
  10. Binod Rai
  11. Araj Keshav
  12. Shambu Baniya
  13. Arjun Kaushal

Group U: Human resource

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  2. Pramod Kharel
  3. Arpana Shrestha
  4. Kishor Lopchan
  5. Pushpa Bohora
  6. Shiva Sangit
  7. Kamal Kiran
  8. Durga Prasad Khanal
  9. Narahari Premi
  10. Bijaya Biswas Rai
  11. Pramod Nirwan
  12. Deepak Baraili
  13. Malika Karki
  14. Prakriti Thalang Limbu
  15. Purusottam Poudel
  16. Krishna B.K.

Group V: Nationalism

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  2. Gayatri Tripathi
  3. Prajwal Karki
  4. Bhim Limbu
  5. Aagantuk Kharel
  6. Paras Prakash Nepal
  7. Suresh Adhikari
  8. Udesh Shrestha
  9. Om Prakash Rai
  10. Sachin Rai
  11. Subash Chamling
  12. Nimish Kattel
  13. Parkash Saput
  14. Suraj Shahi Thakuri
  15. Rupak Shrestha
  16. Pratap Das
  17. Binay Karki Chhetri

Group W: Ecological cycle

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  2. Nispal Adhikari
  3. Prisha Shrestha

Group X: Eco-tourism

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  2. Prabhu Raj Dhakal
  3. Sunil Maskey
  4. Bimala Rai
  5. Saru Rai
  6. Ram Sitaula
  7. Govinda Madhur Acharya
  8. Gyanu Rana
  9. Bihani Bishowkarma
  10. Balram Raj Banshi
  11. Bam Bahadur Karki
  12. Vijaya Lama
  13. Ananda Rai
  14. Dhanu Gyangmi Magar
  15. Jasoda Limbu
  16. Ankit Babu Adhikari
  17. Prakash Gurung

Group Y: Climate change

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  2. Himal Sagar
  3. Yam Baral
  4. Narayan Subedi
  5. Madan Century
  6. Shiva Ale
  7. Dr. Ishan Gautam
  8. Hemanta Kanchha Rasaily
  9. Dr.Bhola Rijal
  10. Hari Devi Koirala
  11. Sambhujeet Baskota
  12. Gurudev Kamat
  13. Krishna Bhakta Rai

Group Z: The Earth

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  2. Devika Bandana
  3. Durga Dahal
  4. Prakash Katuwal
  5. Shiva Shah
  6. Jaya Devkota
  7. Devendra Babu B.K.
  8. Aashik Prajapati
  9. Miraj Thapa
  10. Kumar Rana
  11. Shuku Ram B.K.
  12. Rakesh Soni
  13. Nirmala K.C.
  14. Bhuwan Prakash Badu
  15. Desh Bhakta Kunwar
  16. Deepak Kumar Shahi
  17. Raju Shah
  18. Biru Lama
  19. Bibee Limbu
  20. Ratna Shrestha
  21. Nil Mani Bhandari
  22. Kiran Pudasaini
  23. Ramesh Century

References

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  1. ^ a b "National poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire turns singer". República.
  2. ^ a b "Most vocal solos in a song recording". Guinness World Records.
  3. ^ a b "Nepali house-hold names go for the Guinness World Records". The Kathmandu Post. 29 May 2016.
  4. ^ "सामूहिक गीत गाएर विश्व किर्तिमान [तस्बिरहरुसहित]". Kantipur (in Nepali). 11 October 2018.
  5. ^ Kaski, Aawaj. National Daily News, June 10, 2018.
  6. ^ Melancholy CD Audio & Booklet (24 pages), released on 2 September 2017.
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