#66 "Are you from Mongolia?"

Boju Bajai

हरेक वर्ष, without fail, male editors’ gaze will always find 'परम्परागत पोसाकमा XYZ जनजाति समुदायकी युवती' when it comes to festivals like उँधेौली, योमरी पुन्ही, ल्होसर and so on. However, issues and voices of the same indigenous community find little space in the Nepali newsroom and media at large, which are often led by Khas Arya men. जनजाति महिला र पुरूषहरूलाई नेपाली मिडिया, फिल्म र गीतहरूमा कसरी चित्रण गरिन्छ? उनीहरूको शरीर माथि किन यति सजिलै stereotypical टिकाटिप्पणीहरू हुन्छ? अनि यो ‘मङ्गोलियन लुक्स’ भनेको के हो? जनजाति समुदाय भित्रको विविधतालाई side लाएर कहिलेसम्म यसरी 'exotify' मात्र गर्ने हाम्रो मिडिया र साहित्यले? यसपालिको गफगाफ कस्तो लाग्छ भन्नु होला । Edited by Irina Giri. Music credit: Gajalu Ti Thula Thula Ankha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftEzdVJWdDA ​​Chuche chuche raichau hauli pakkai Bahuni, nakhai herda thaha huney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmab6XpHHtw Leka ki hey maya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2CarUdnT30 Basa Sundari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PkbAVjANL8 Keti timi kati ramro dekhko ​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O8BzZpXR6I Readings: ‘जनजातिका लुगाको लैंगिकता’ by कैलाश राई - https://nepalmag.com.np/opinion/2019/09/10/20190910152548 ‘Shanti Chaudhary: Poet-at-large’ by Muna Gurung - https://www.nepalitimes.com/opinion/shanti-chaudhary-poet-at-large/ ‘पात्रको दशा : टाइप र स्टेरियोटाइप’ by युग पाठक - https://www.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/171/2018-12-15 If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Don’t forget to subscribe to/follow Boju Bajai on your podcast platform. If you are listening to us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, don’t forget to rate and review us. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…​ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/​​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai​​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw