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Nepal Literature Festival
Nepal Literature Festival ( ne, नेपाल साहित्य महोत्सव) is an annual international literary festival which takes place in Pokhara, Nepal (previously Kathmandu). It was founded in 2011 by Bookworm Foundation, a not-for-profit organization. IME Group is the current title sponsor of the festival. Timeline 2011 The first edition of the festival was held from 18 to 21 August in Gyan Mandala in Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur. The festival was sponsored by Ncell, a telecommunication company. 2012 The second edition of festival was held from 20 to 23 September in the premises of the Nepal Academy at Kamaladi, Kathmandu The festival was sponsored by Ncell, a telecommunication company. The festival had participated by international writers: Mark Tully, Indra Bahadur Rai and Ira Trivedi. 2013 The third edition of festival was held from 25 to 28 October in the premises of the Nepal Academy at Kamaladi, Kathmandu. The festival was sponsored by Ncell, a telecommuni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Festival
A literary festival, also known as a book festival or writers' festival, is a regular gathering of writers and readers, typically on an annual basis in a particular city. A literary festival usually features a variety of presentations and readings by authors, as well as other events, delivered over a period of several days, with the primary objectives of promoting the authors' books and fostering a love of literature and writing. Writers' conferences are sometimes designed to provide an intellectual and academic focus for groups of writers without the involvement of the general public. There are many literary festivals held around the world. A non-exhaustive list is set out below, including dates when a festival is usually held (where available). List of literary festivals Notable literary festivals include: Africa * Port Harcourt Book Festival, October 20–25 Asia Asia-Pacific *Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF), held annually at Ubud, Bali in Indonesia (www.ubudwr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartosh Singh Bal
Hartosh Singh Bal is currently the political editor of ''The Caravan'' magazine He is also an adjunct faculty member at Jindal School of Journalism & Communication at the O. P. Jindal Global University. He had been the political editor of ''OPEN'' magazine. Education Bal pursued his undergraduate education in Mechanical Engineering from BITS Pilani. He then went on to pursue an MS in mathematics from New York University, USA. Career In November 2013, Bal was controversially fired from his position of political editor of ''OPEN'' magazine. In an interview, ''OPENs former Editor Manu Joseph revealed that the magazine's proprietor, Sanjiv Goenka, had told Joseph that Bal's views, expressed in his writings and in television appearances, were resulting in him "making a lot of... political enemies." Books Bal has co-written a novel called '' A Certain Ambiguity'' which won the 2007 Association of American Publishers award for the best professional/scholarly book in mathematics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gagan Thapa
Gagan Kumar Thapa (born 19 July 1976) is a Nepali politician and youth leader, who is the current General Secretary of the Nepali Congress. He is currently serving as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives, Nepal from Kathmandu since 2008, and is currently in its Parliamentary Committee on Education and Health. He served successfully as the Minister of Health and Population of Nepal from 2016 to 2017. He was elected for the first time as a Member of the First Constitutional Assembly from 2008 elections from proportional representation. From the 12th General Convention of the Nepali Congress, became Central Committee Member of the Nepal Congress. He won the 2013 elections as a Member of the Second Constitutional Assembly following the failure of the first assembly to promulgate a constitution, serving as the Health Minister from 2016 to 2017. He won in 2017 for the 2nd time from Kathmandu 4. He won for third time from the same constituency in 2022. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhruba Chandra Gautam
Dhruba Chandra Gautam ( ne, ध्रुवचन्द्र गौतम) is a Nepalese novel writer. He has authored over 60 stories and novels most of which addresses contemporary social issues. He is known as ''Akhyan Purush''(towering personality) in , Nepali literary circle. Early Age Gautam was born on December 16, 1943 in Birgunj,Nepal . He used to write songs, poetry and plays from an early age. He grew up reading Nepali classics as well as the Hindi translations of the works of Bengali writers, Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. In early 1960s , he moved to Kathmandu and published a poem in the literary magazine '' Ruprekha'' and a novel, ''Antya Pachi''(). He earned a Master's degree in Nepali. He also taught at Tribhuvan University and some other private institutions. While in Kathmandu, he read the works of European writers such as Oscar Wilde, Franz Kafka, Jean-Paul Sartre and Sigmund Freud. Professional Life In 1983 (2040 B.S.), He wrote ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhi Sagar
Buddhi Ram Chapain, popularly known as Buddhisagar ( ne, बुद्धिसागर; born 2 June 1981) is a Nepalese writer and poet. He is best known for his novels, ''Karnali Blues'' and ''Phirphire''. Early life Buddhisagar was born on 2 June 1981 in Kailali district of Nepal. Later his family moved to Katase Bazzar and finally Kalikot district. His debut and most popular novel ''Karnali Blues'' is also set in these locations. He was passionate about writing from an early age. From a very early age, his poems were played on radios. He moved for Kathmandu after passing his School Level. Literary career On moving to Kathmandu, he studied journalism at RR Campus. He was a journalist of ''Naya Patrika'' and ''Nagarik News'' before he set his career as a full-time writer. Buddhisagar published his first novel, ''Karnali Blues'', in the Autumn of 2010, and it has since been warmly received and widely praised. It is written in Nepali but several of its characters speak in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basanta Basnet
Basanta Basnet () is a Nepalese journalist and writer. He is an editor at ''Onlinekhabar'', an online news portal. He started working at ''Onlinekhabar'' since 17 July 2022, after resigning from ''Shilapatra''. Earlier, He worked at Kantipur National Daily as a political correspondent. He was also an editor at Nepal Magazine, which used to be published by Kantipur Publications. Journalism He was the former editor at ''Nepal Magazine'' and ''Shilapatra'', an online news portal. He was the editor-in-chief of ''Shilapatra'' from August 31, 2020 to July 2022. He has also worked for various national dailies such as ''Kantipur'', ''Annapurna Today'', ''Annapurna Post'' and ''Nagarik''. Books He has published two books. His first book ''72 ko Bismay'' was published on 8 September 2018. The book is a political non-fiction about the 2015 Nepal earthquake and the events that followed after the promulgation of the constitution of Nepal in 2015 (2072 BS). His second book, ''Mahabha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bairagi Kainla
Til Bikram Nembang Limbu, professionally known as Bairagi Kainla or Bairagi Kaila, is a Nepalese poet and litterateur. He has served as Chancellor of the Nepal Academy from 2009 (2066 BS) to 2013 (2070 BS).Biodata of Bairagi Kaila Nepal Academy Part of his significant literary struggle was the '' Tesro Aayam'' (Third Dimension) movement. During the early 1960s, he with Ishwor Ballav and Indra Bahadur Rai searched unexplored realms of Nepali literature and added a new dimension – the third dimension – to Nepalese l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amrit Gurung
Nepathya ( ne, नेपथ्य, also spelled as Nepathaya) is a Nepalese folk rock band that was formed in the early 1990s by three students from Pokhara while studying in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepathya was formed by Deepak Rana, Bhim Poon and Amrit Gurung. They started recording songs which after 25 years have made them the greatest band ever of Nepal. Nepathya is best known for blending folk melodies with modern western-influenced rock music. Nepathya has enjoyed both commercial and critical success. Nepathya is well known for contemporary tunes that have strong ties with indigenous music and songs sung using regional dialects from rural Nepal. Members * Amrit Gurung (Vocalist) * Suraj Thapa (Keyboard) * Subin Shakya (Bass Guitar) * Dhurba Lama (Drums) * Niraj Gurung (Lead Guitar) * Shanti Rayamajhi (Madal) Amrit Gurung The moving force behind this band is Amrit Gurung who is generally from Pokhara, (Pumdi Bhumbi) (Nepal) who wears Gandhian frames (supposed to have been pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amar Neupane
Amar Neupane ( ne, अमर न्यौपाने) is a Nepalese writer and novelist. He is best known for his ''Madan Puraskar'' winning novel, ''Seto Dharti''. He started his writing journey with '' Paniko Gham'', a novel set in Nepalgunj. Early life He was born on March 27, 1974 ( ''Chaitra'' 14, 2034) as a second to father Eknath Neupane and mother Hari Maya Neupane in Rangeela, Chitwan, Nepal. Literary career His first novel ''Paniko Gham'' was published in 2066 BS and won the '' Padmashree Sahitya Puraskar'' award. His collection of children's stories ''Kalilo Man'' (''Young Heart'') won the ''Parijat Balsahitya Pandulipi Purashkar'' award. His novel ''Seto Dharti'' won the Madan Puraskar—the greatest award in Nepalese literature—and also the ''Ramraj Panta Smriti Purashkar'' award. His novel '' Karodaun Kasturi'' is based on the story of what Nepali comedian Hari Bansha Acharya would have become if he hadn't recognized his talent as a comedian. Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durjoy Datta
Durjoy Datta is an Indian author and screenwriter. Early and personal life Durjoy Datta was born on 7 February 1987 in Mehsana, Gujarat, in a Bengali Hindu family, and was brought up in New Delhi. He completed his schooling at the Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura, and went on to do mechanical engineering at Delhi Technological University. He has done his post-graduation from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany. In 2011, he quit his job as a marketing analyst and became a full-time writer. He is married to travel blogger and air hostess, Avantika Mohan. Career Durjoy Datta's first novel, ''Of Course I Love You ..! Till I Find Someone Better, Of Course I Love You!'' (co-authored with Maanvi Ahuja) was released by Srishti Publishers in 2008 while he was still in college. In August 2009, his second novel, ''Now That You're Rich!'', was released. In the summer of 2010, his third novel, ''She Broke Up, I Didn't!'', rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramachandra Guha
Ramachandra "Ram" Guha (born 29 April 1958) is an Indian historian, environmentalist, writer and public intellectual whose research interests include social, political, contemporary, environmental and cricket history, and the field of economics. He is an important authority on the history of modern India. For the years 2011–12, he held a visiting position at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), occupying the Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs. Guha was a visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. The American Historical Association (AHA) has conferred its Honorary Foreign Member prize for the year 2019 on Ramchandra Guha. He is the third Indian historian to be recognised by the association, joining the ranks of Romila Thapar and Jadunath Sarkar, who received the honour in 2009 and 1952, respectively. Covering a wide range of subjects, Guha has produced three major books of modern India's socio-political hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uday Prakash
Uday Prakash (born 1 January 1952) is a Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, translator and short story writer from India. He has worked as administrator, editor, researcher, and TV director. He writes for major dailies and periodicals as a freelancer. He has also received several awards for his collection of short stories and poems. With ''Mohan Das'' he received Sahitya Academi Awards in 2011. He is the first author to return his Sahitya Akademi award on Sep 3, 2015 against the killing of M. M. Kalburgi that initiated a storm of national protests by writers, artists,scholars and intellectuals. . Personal life Background Prakash was born on 1 January 1952, in the backward village of Sitapur, Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India. He was raised by and given primary education there by a teacher. (froFaces of the Millennium.) He graduated in Science and obtained his master's degree in Hindi Literature, receiving a Gold Medal from Saugar University in 1974. From 1975 to 1976, he was a resea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
