Nepal Literature Festival begins

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pokhara, December 22Poet Nawaraj Parajuli and singer Ujjawal Sagal performed on the
eve of the 'Nepal Literature Festival' in Pokhara last evening
The Fewa lakeside went poetic and musical during the one-and-ahalf hour evening event.
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to its recovery? Singer Sagar began his
performance with the lyrics 'Timi Khushi Ta Chhau Ni Bhanana'. He also performed his own lyrics 'Madhuro Laltin' and
'Nishabda' as well as Arun Thapa's 'Ankhako Geet Khosi Lane', Kandara Band's 'Tagaroma Rumal Rakhi' and Nabin K Bhattarai's 'Alikati
Pida'.After Sagar's performance, poet Parajuli cited his popular poems such as 'Wu' and 'Eklai'.The audience applauded his peculiar style of
performance.Bookworm Foundation, the host of the literature festival, organised the opening evening before the formal inaugural session of
the festival
Though the 10th edition of the festival started from yesterday itself, the formal opening of the event was held this afternoon.With the
inauguration, sessions including intellectual address by Kathmandu University Registrar Achyut Wagle and musical performance 'Gopalaya' and
'Gharbata School Samma' on the 25th memorial year of Gopal Yonjon will be held.The 10-day festival will feature over 200 distinguished
personalities including poets, writers, artists and musicians, from home and abroad.The festival will also have dialogue events on art,
literature, music, politics, economy and sports.A version of this article appears in the print on December 23, 2022, of The Himalayan
Times.
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