Prakash Adhikari Elected Chair of GFNL, Gandaki

Global Federation of Nepali Literature (GNLF), Nepal chapter elected a new executive body for its Gandaki Province Branch, under the chairpersonship of Prakash Adhikari. Mr. Adhikari and his team was elected for a term of two years in a virtual event organized on ZOOM on June 6. Other members elected to the body are Vice President Arati Acharya, Secretary Prem Thapa, Assistant Secretary Pradeep Nepali and Treasurer Sabitri Giri. Those elected members of the committee are Nawaraj Neupane ‘Manu’, Nirmala Subedi, Amrita Pokharel, Bhabika Sharma, Samjhana Thapa, Saraswati Sharma Jigyasu and Ghanashyam Poudel. Three other members, as its…

Three Writers Honored with ‘Madhupark Samman’

Madhupark monthly, a literary publication of the Gorkhapatra Sansthan awarded poet Krishna Bhakta Shrestha, fiction writer Pushkar Lohani and poet Prabha Bhattarai with ‘Madhupark Samman 2080’ on the occasion of its 56th foundation day. The honors were conferred upon the writers at an event organized in Baneshwar on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Jayadev Bhattarai, Editor-in-Chief of Madhupark. Senior poet Bairagi Kainla graced the ceremony as Chief Guest. The honors contain cash support of thirty-five thousand rupees each and a citation. Speaking on the occasion, critic and writer Mahesh Paudyal threw light on the literary contribution of the…

Gopi Krishna Dhungana’s ‘Shabdabimbama Satyamohan’ Launched

Shabdabimbama Satyamohan, a commemorative book on late cultural expert and writer Satyamohan Joshi was launched amid a public program in the capital on Saturday. Compiled and edited by writer and journalist Gopi Krishna Dhungana, the book was launched by serious journalist Bhairav Risal in a ceremony organized at Nepal Academy. Speaking after the launch of the book, journalist Risal said, “There is a lot to be written and researched about Late Mr. Joshi. There is no end to telling and writing about him.” Senior writer and former chief editor of the Gorkhapatra daily, Shriom Shrestha Rodan termed the…