Heritage Information in the Vaṃśāvalīs - Rajopadhyaya (2015)

Heritage Information in the Vaṃśāvalīs: Examples from the Gopālarājavaṃśāvalī

Abhas Dharananda Rajopadhyaya

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Abstract:

Chronicles are the historical narratives, better known as vaṃśāvalīs in Nepāl and India as well. The "heritage information" is abundant in the form of historical writings, myths, legends, tales and other forms collected in such vaṃśāvalīs written over different centuries. I take some examples of "heritage information" of festive events as a part of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Nepāl from the famous Gopālarājavaṃśāvalī (VG) written in the fourteenth century. While the entries in the vaṃśāvalīs are considered to pertain to a distant past, its knowledge value for modern scholars and/or readers are undeniable. Their proper analysis shall open up newer and broader perspectives to know the past, as well as to document the past knowledge and experiences for both the present and the future.

Keywords: chronicle, vaṃśāvalī, history, heritage, ICH, festivals, information, legends.

Citations

APA (6th edition): 

Rajopadhyaya, A. D. (2015, July). Heritage Information in the Vaṃśāvalīs: Examples from the Gopālarājavaṃśāvalī. KCC Media Journal, I(1), 37-42.

MLA (7th edition): 

Rajopadhyaya, Abhas Dharananda. "Heritage Information in the Vaṃśāvalīs: Examples from the Gopālarājavaṃśāvalī". KCC Media Journal I:1. (2015): 37-42.