Jhusia Damai ( à ¤Âà ¥Âà ¤¸à ¤¿à ¤¯à ¤¾ à ¤¦à ¤®à ¤¾à ¤ ) (1910âÂÂ2005) was the great folk singer of Kumauni culture. He was born as a son of Ranuwa Dami in Baskot of Baitadi District of Nepal very close to Jhulaghat of Pithoragarh District of Uttarakhand and lived in Dhungatoil near Dharchula.