Arko Mukhaerjee | The Gandharva Story | Batulechaur Nepal sessions | Pokhara | A Short Documentary

"I am not good at speaking Nepali. Special thanks to Alok Thapa, Nepal for his generous voice over, translating my thoughts in Nepali. I am an ordinary human being and an even more ordinary singer. Thanks to the entire Gandharva Community of Batulechaur for the respect and love. In this time of worldwide lockdown such hardworking people and folk artists are in need of encouragement and help. Come forward if you have the privilege to help the underprivileged. Everywhere." - Arko
Shot and Directed by Arifur Rahman, Goopy Bagha Productions, Bangladesh
Edited by Samrat Sam
"Special thanks to Koustuv Dey, Sounak Roy and Sourav Bagchi for being there by my side as true human beings.
Thank you Goopy Bagha Productions, Bangladesh for making this possible.
I extend my gratitude to my friend Hoimoboti for writing the English Subtitles and my dear brother and guide Mr. Vikash Pradhan, Darjeeling for always helping me out in my endeavours.
My love and regards for every folk musician of Nepal and around the world."
- Arko
Background Score - Ode to a Hamster, an original piece composed by Arko and accompanied by Arinjoy Sarkar and Diptanshu Roy. This piece was recorded in 2015 and later released in Arko's album The Lion and the Hamster in 2017.