Manthali. Youths in Ramechhap have organized to preserve traditional folk and Chudka Bhajans (devotional songs) that are on the verge of extinction due to modernization. Youths gathered in Manthali have launched a special campaign to safeguard their religion and culture.Under the slogan 'Religion and Culture are Our Identity, Preserving Identity is Our Campaign,' the ad-hoc committee of the National Folk Bhajan Chudka Conservation Foundation has also selected a new working committee. Recently, in spiritual rituals held in villages such as Rudri, Satyanarayan Puja, Laksabatti, and Puran, modern and Western-style songs have started replacing the traditional bhajans.As the originality of Walan,...