Category: Literature

Bhanu Jayanti observed in Australia

Bhutanese and Nepalese communities in South Australia again came together to celebrate the 199th birth anniversary of the first Nepali language poet Bhanu Bhakta Acharya on Saturday. Over 500 Bhutanese, Nepalese and local residents participated in the Bhanu Jayanti function this year organised jointly by Bhutanese Ethnic School of...

Keeping a record of almost lost tongues

Bhutan Oral Literature and Language Documentation Projects: A documentation project is underway to preserve the unique local dialects and languages of Bhutan. Titled ‘Bhutan Oral Literature and Language Documentation Projects (BOLDP)’, it began in 2010 but was formally launched last year, after approval from the government. A researcher of...

The wise teacher and a jar

By Govinda Rizal There was once a very wise teacher, whose words of wisdom students would come from far and wide to hear. One day as usual, many students began to gather in the teaching room. They came in and sat down very quietly, looking to the front with...

लण्डन सम्मेलनमा आएका विद्वानहरुमा विशेष अनुरोध

लण्डनमा अगष्ट २६ र २७ मा अनेसासको आयोजनामा सम्पन्न दोस्रो अन्तराष्ट्रिय नेपाली साहित्य सम्मेनमा मेरो बक्तव्य पढेर सुनाइएको थियो । बक्तव्यको पूर्ण विवरण: अन्तराष्ट्रिय नेपाली साहित्य समाज (अनेसास), बेलायत च्याप्टरद्वारा आयोजित नेपाली साहित्यको दोस्रो अन्तराष्ट्रिय सम्मेलनमा भाग लिन आउनु भएका सम्पूर्ण साहित्य प्रेमी विद्वतवर्गमा मेरो न्यानो अभिवादन । साथै...

बज्रमान मख्ख छ

लेखक: आइ पी अधिकारी कथा परिकल्पना: बिक्रम अधिकारी बज्रमान मख्ख छ । कल्पनामा नचिताएको, सपनामा नदेखेको देशमा बुढेसकालमा आउन पाएकोमा उसको खुशीको सीमा छैन । अमेरिका उसले सुनेको देश – विश्वकै शक्तिशाली र धनी । पछिल्लो समय उसले केही अध्यायन गरेको थियो – पूर्वीय देशका कैयन धनाढ्यहरु पनि अमेरिका...

Skype conference

On Saturday, Kantipur daily published a news article of Bhanu Jayanti celebration in one of the European countries. I was more curious as it mentioned a new approach was adopted for the celebration. I assumed it was not just a literary piece recitation. I was wrong. The function was...