KATHMANDU: To those who have been familiar with Paleti's regular musical series, April will bring a different flavour as Nepali Chhanda Kavita, a special genre of lyrical and metric Nepali poetry will take centre stage.

Issuing a press statement today, Nepalaya said, Nepali Chhanda Kavita used to be the very backbone of Nepali literature, however, now this tradition can only be effectively passed on orally. The present investment and obsession with print words have put it under a shadow.

"So this spring, Paleti will present this treasure trove to its audiences," read the statement.

Chhanda Retrospective will celebrate selected works of some of the pioneers in the field including Somnath Sigdhyal, Lekhnath Poudel, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Madhav Prasad Ghimire to name a few.

The idea of organising a Chhanda special Paleti started with the Paleti team discovering a series of chhanda recitation on social media by Bhushita Vasistha.

"Chhanda Kavita is a metric poem," says Bhushita, who is pursuing the genre, not as an academic but simply as an enthusiast. "Just like there are iambic, dactyl metres in English, there are different metres in Nepali that are based on both rhythm and stress. There are as many as hundreds of variations to these metres in Nepali Chhanda Poetry tradition," she added.

"I am glad to have this opportunity to work with chhandas from a musical angle," said musician Aavaas. "I am discovering newer angles and depths which I had not realised before."

Ticket booking can be done through Paleti's social media pages and through Nepalaya. Online booking and purchase can also be made through www.thrupai.com, according to the statement.

Chhanda Paleti will be organised at Paleti's regular venue, Nepalaya's 'r' sala at Kalikasthan during April 26, 27 and 28.