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Pokhara.
Spiny Babbler Society has been working with literature and art for
the past ten years and has installed the Pokhara Section in its
online museum. Kaski's Chief District Officer and writer Narendra
Raj Poudel officially launched the section on Monday in Pokhara
by turning on the website by pressing a keyboard.
Established
in 1991, Spiny Babbler Society has been presenting Nepalese literature
and art in English and promoting it internationally. It began by
publishing a 40-page journal and installed an art gallery in 1996
and the Spiny Babbler Museum in 2000. It presents the lives and
works of Nepalese writers and artists and other issues related to
the arts in its online museum.
Books,
five galleries, and five thousand webpages have already been compiled
and placed on the website comments the society's director Pallav
Ranjan. Giving information about the society, Ranjan said that the
society has been bringing out regular publications and organizing
workshops and exhibitions.
Writer
Tirtha Shrestha, discussing Nepalese literature, said that Nepali
literature is equal in quality to that of neighboring countries
but it has not been able to gain international recognition. Writer
Tejnath Ghimmire said that translating the inner depth of Nepalese
literature was a challenge.
Writers
Narendra Raj Poudel, Tirtha Shrestha, Tejnath Ghimmire, Biswa Shakya,
Surya Khadka Bikharchi, Prakat Pageni Shiva, singer Haridevi Koirala,
Sarita Poudel, Ramesh Shrestha, Pushpa Acharya, Saraswati Lalachan,
Pratikcha, Depak Sameep, Druba Shrestha, Suresh Ranabhat, Sarita
Tiwari as well as other poets read their poems, songs, and other
creations during the ceremony. Director Ranjan commented that the
works were being be collected and would be placed on the website. |
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