2nd Surya Nepal Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival on September 1-3, 2023, at Nepal’s Historic Capital city; Over 400 writers from South Asia will join the festival

Kathmandu: Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) to host 2nd Surya Nepal Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival for three days during September 1,2, 3, 2023. Annual Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) is one of the leading Literary festivals in World from India, from this year Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) will host Kathmandu edition in Nepal capital city in association with Yashaswi Prangya Pratisthan, and the Himalayan Diary Pvt Ltd. Over 400 writers from Nepal, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka will join the festival

“The 2nd Surya Nepal Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival will showcase literature, music, dance, poetry, and other art forms of South Asia.  The KLF Kathmandu’s this edition is designed to strengthen the civilizational, cultural, and spiritual dialogue as well as literary perspectives in the South Asian Region. The festival will celebrate the journey of Nepal as a centre of Global Thought and it has emerged as a centre of South Asian Dialogue,” said KLF Founder and Director, Mr. Rashmi Ranjan Parida.

Central Theme of the Festival will be “Shakti and Bhakti- The Civilizational Connection: Nepal as a Centre of Global Thought.“.  Other important sessions in the three days festival are like  Ordeal of Sita: Women Struggle in South Asia, Voice of South Asia: Media and Entertainment , “Pressing Matters: Journalism Ethics and Integrity in South Asia”, “Vibrant Visions: The Contemporary Art Movement in South Asia” , Importance of Shakti in Eastern Cultures, The Role of Journalism in Literary Promotion,  “Digital Dawn: How the AI will shape the South Asian Media”, Challenges and potential cinema in new age in South Asia , Book Discussion: Kingdom Lost: Nepal’s Tryst with Democracy (1951–2008) , Flaming words: Poetry of South Asia, Living as Neighbor: Politics of Cooperation in South Asia, India, South Asia and Asia: New Dynamics, Revisiting Nepal in Indian Mystic Traditions, “Beyond Boundaries: Women’s Empowerment and Challenges in South Asia”, Role of Corporate for the promotion of Art, culture, Literature and Indigenous culture, Classical Dance: The Mystic Silence  ,  “Sacred Rhythms and Spiritual Journeys: Celebrating South Asian Festivities and Rituals”  , Asian Identity: Bridging the Cultural Gaps, “Digital Dawn: How the AI will shape the South Asian Publishing Sector and Media”, “Mythic and Historic Realms: Deciphering South Asian Lived Experiences”, “Voices of the Valley: Political Realities and Aspirations in South Asia”, “Goddesses and Legends: The Fabric of South Asian Mythological and Historical Narratives”, Nepal as International Literary Tourism Destination , “Cultural Confluence: The Melting Pot of South Asian Traditions and others.

Writers, speakers from India will join the festival are Padma Shri Haldhar Nag, Dr Bibek Debroy,  noted actress and writer Divya Dutta, Deepti Naval, Padma Shri Sudarshan Patnaik, Padma Shri Nila Madav Panda, Padma Shri Aruna Mohanty, Promising Singer Abhilipsa Panda (Har Har Sambho fame), Ambassador Ranjit Rae, publisher Milee Ashwariya , Volga, Kanishk Gupta, Vandana Rag, Prof. Abdesh Pradhan, Yatish Kumar, Satyanand Nirupam, Dr. Adashya Dash, Dr. Lalit Dash, Kamala  Kanta Dash, Kedar Mishra and others.

From Nepal Legendary actress Manisha Koirala, writers like Noted poet and folklore expert Tulasi Diwasa, Dr. Jagman Gurung, Ashesh Malla, S.J.B. Rana, Bishow Parajuli, CK Lal, Acclaimed writer, Journalist Kanak Mani Dixit, Dr. Rajendra Bimal , Dr. Usha Thakur , Prof. Abhi Subedi , Prof. Dr. Beena Paudel , Shreeom Shrestha, Gajendra Budhathoki, Mahesh Bikram Shah, Aarti Chataut, Yubika Bhandari , Sucheta Pyakuryal, Dr. Rajani Dhakal ,  Dr. Bindu Sharma, Mamata Mridul , Dr. Shanti Maya Giri, Prof. Rejina Maske,  Sampada Malla, Asha Thapaliya, Gauri Malla, Suman Barsha , Bhisma Upreti , Menaka Thapa,  Dr. Bishnu Bibhu Ghimire, Nayan Raj Pandey, Dr. Geeta Tripathy , Dr. Bhola Rijal , Sneha Sayami, Sumit Sharma Sameer, Srichchha Pradhan , Babita Basnet , Bhumika Shrestha ,  Ragini Upadhyay, Maya Thakuri, Dr. Gyanu Pandey, Tirtha Shrestha Dr. Pushparaj Rajkarnikar, Narad Bagrachary, Pratisara Sayami, Sneh Sayami, Dr. Bhavna Pokhrel, Santosh Kumar Pokhrel, Subas Singh Parajuli, Susanth Thapa, Manisha Koirala, Rajendra Ojha, Bhojkumar Dhamala, Bhuvan Thaplia, Ujala Kapali, Kavita Singhal, Trina Chakraborty, Asmita Manandhar, Mahesh Paudel, Suman Pokhrel, Susanth Kumar VK, Bhishma Upreti, Akanksha Upreti, Anup Baral, Shishir Upreti, Raj Shah, Maya Thakuri, Amar Neupane, Narayan Dhakal, Ganesh Lath, Bimal Acharya, Dr. Rajani Dhakal, Gyanu Adhikari, Abhay Shrestha, Dr. Geeta Tripathi , Prem Pradhan, Rajkumar Bania, Ranjana Niraula, Momila Joshi, Yubaraje Nayaghare, Satyanarayan Shah, Painter S.C. Suman, Musician Gurudev Kamat, Ramesh Ranjan, Vibha Jha, Dhirendra Premarshi ,Shanti Priyabandana, Anita Neupane, Rabat, Shakuntala Joshi, Deep Darpan, Aseem Sagar, Vishwa Sigdel, Rupesh Shrestha, Ramgopal Asutosh, Samina Khanal, Jotare Dhaiwa, Naveen Lochan Magar, Swapnil Smriti, Ghanendra Ojha, Suman Ghimire, Virat Kiranti, Sushma Anshu, Manjila Anil, Bhawani Khatiwada, Dr. Neeraj Bhattarai, Rima K.C., Chabi Anitya, Prajwal Adhikari, Baburam Shrestha, Navin Abhilashi, Shravan Mukarung, Ramesh Kshitij, Seema Abhash, Sandhya Pahadi, Geeta Karki, Jyoti Jangal, Momila, Savita Gautam Dahal, Bhupin, Tank Upreti, Chhabiraman Silwal, Renuka Solu, Prollas Sindhuliyya, Mani Lohani, Thakur Belbase, Tribhuvan Chandra Wagle, Bhojraj Neupane, Baba Basnet, Munraj Sherma, Fulman Bal, Gopal Ashok, Dr. Gopal Thakur, Veena Singha, Anand Gupta, Ritesh Tripathi ,   Gopal Parajuli, Dinesh Adhikari, Biplav Prateek, Vishwavimohan Shrestha , Dhirendra Premarshi,Prem Aryal, Durga Banjade , Indu Sharma, Shusila Aryal, Dr. Niraj Bhattarai, Rupesh Shrestha, Ranjana Niraula,  Raj Shah, Lamp mirror, Prajwal Adhikari, Anvika Giri, Heritage Mall, Shekhar Kharel,  Bunu Tharu, Bimal Acharya, Rajkumar Baniyan, Uma Subedi, Vijay Hitan, Babu Tripathi, Leela Anmol, Gajendra Budhathoki,  Hem Prabhas, Thakur Belbase, Shankar Tiwari, Mamta Mridul, Mr. Bhandari, Radhika Adhikari,   Om Rizal, Vishnu Vivek, Gurung Susanth, S Upadhyaya, Subas Singh Parajuli, Subas Singh Bhandari, Shusant Thapa, Mahesh Paudyal, Rajendra Ojha, Roop Singh Bhandari, Bhadra Sharma, Suman Varsha, Charimaya Tamang,Menaka Thapa,   Shyamal,Ramesh Kshitij,Biplava symbol, Jyoti Jungle,Thakur Belbase,  Dil Ree (Chief, Chitwan Rashtriya Nikunj), Prof. Regina Maskey, Vijay Hitan,   Dr. Madhusudan Giri, Dr. Mahendra Kumar Malla, Prateek Dhakal, Dr. Radhika Budathapa, Amar Neupane , Nayanraj Pandey, Manisha Gauchan, S.P. Koirala , Yuvraj Adhikari, Hark Saud, Dr. Madhav Prasad Pokharel, Dr. Jnanishta Gyawali, Dr. Veena Paudel, Dr. Bhola Rizal, Dr. Navraj KC, Dr. Ramesh Koirala, Manoj Bogti, Babita Madden,  Krishnaraj Sarvahari , Shanti Chaudhary, Saraswati Chaudhary,   Manoj Gyawali ,  Bimal Dangol, Dr. Gyanu Adhikari, Dr. Rajni Dhakal, Mahesh Vikram Shah, Dr. Surendra K.C.,Sucheta Pyakurel, Dr. Sabitri Malla Kashpati, Dr. Geeta Tripathi , Ram Lohani, Dr. Lakshman Prasad Gautam, Archana Thapa, Aarti Chatout, Bhumika Shrestha,   Dr. Nandani Thapa , Yuvika Bhandari ,, Rajan Sinkhra , Achyut Guragai,   Babita Basnet ,Akhand Bhandari, Guna Raj Luintel,  Gauri Mall , Suraksha Pant, Renesha Vantava, Bhogiraj Chamling , Jhuma Limbu, Dr. Usha Thakur, Ram Narayan Dev , Ramesh Ranjan Jha, Chiribabu Maharjan, Divya Giri,Dhanvantari Mishra, Dhanraj Giri,Tulsihari Koirala, Shriom Shrestha Rodan, Pavitra Adhikari,Ramendra Koirala ,Kishore Pahadi, Manohar Pokharel, Sunita Niraula, Leelaraj Dahal , Chetanpath Madhav,   Vidya Adhikari, Gururaj Ghimire, Sumana Shrestha , Suresh Kiran , Triratna Manandhar , Malla K Sundar ,Chunda Bajracharya,  Dr taramani Rai , Dr kashinath Tamot , Shivanee Thapa and others are joining the festival as speakers in this three days extravanza. Dr Rinjhin Rinjhin (Bhutan), Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa (Sri Lanka), Dr.Ashraf Jewel ( Bangladesh) will join this year Kathmandu KLF as speakers.

Yashaswi Prangya Pratisthan, and Himalayan Diary Pvt Ltd , Nepal  are reputed organizations in Nepal promoting and working on various literary and cultural activities in Nepal. Similarly, Kalinga Literary Festival is a pioneering institution in India which has been honouring and promoting distinguished personalities from different regions of India. Along with Members of both the institutions are aiming to organise a multidimensional program in future. Surya Nepal CSR supporting the festival and Life Insurance Corporation (Nepal) Limited (LIC Nepal) is the presenting sponsor of the Surya Nepal Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival.

“Like Frist Edition of Kathamandu- KLF, in our 2nd edition we are planning to celebrate great Literary, Spiritual, Cultural Traditions of Nepal and reflect on the Journey of Nepal as a Centre of Global Thought. The festival will have several panel discussions on literature, art, culture, history, and showcase artistic traditions from the South Asian Region, in addition to the world of Nepalese and Indian arts and music,” said Ms. Ranjana Niraula, KLF-Kathmandu, Director and Founding Member.

“From this edition Kathmandu – Kalinga Literary Festival introduces Yashaswi Book Awards to 15 writers in 15 categories. The awards are given in various categories including fiction and non-fiction books, poetry, books in translation,   business and strategic affairs books, environmental books, biographical and autobiographical books, children books, sports, lifestyle and emerging trend books. Nepal Yashaswi Book Awards, established by Kathmandu -KLF   opens up the opportunities to identify, recognize, acknowledge, encourage and honour the literary talents across genres, for both established and new writers. The objective has been to shape the future literary icons,” said Ms. Ranjana Niraula, Kathmandu- KLF, Director.

This is perhaps the first time in history that literature, culture, art, history will come together to connect the regions of Nepal with those of India and the South Asia. The festival will focus on Spirituality, Art, culture, Shiv Tatwa, Ram Katha, Buddha, Promotion of Nepal and India historical relationship-Pashupatinath to Puri, Kashi to Kathmandu, Bodhgaya to Boudhanath, From Lumbini to Lal Ded and other fruitful ties that have existed for many epochs.  These are the mainstream and the marginalized cultures of two vibrant nations on the march.