Traces of Modernity in NepaleseFolk Songs

Abstract

This research explores the changed patternsseen inNepaleseFolk Songsdue to the impact of modernity.Folk Songscarry the new spirit in its concern with the issues of time and tech-consciousness, revolution in telecommunication, awareness in people with public-centered ethos, anti-tradition, globalization and new trends in fashion. The ideas of ethico-political, capitalistic-technological and aesthetic-cultural modernity demonstrate the newness in theFolk Songswhichintroducewestern thought patterns into eastern through art, literature and culture.