Letters from home
Letters from home
Prominent Nepali and international writers will take part in discussions on contemporary issues, literary dialogues, and poetry recitals at the fourth edition of Nepal Literature Festival.
19 September
1 to 3pm, How will Nepal be made? CK Lal, Swarnim Wagle
20 September
12 to 1pm, Telling it like it isn’t, Ajay Bhadra Khanal and Carlo Pizzati
2 to 3pm, Chronicles of Bush bazaar, Aunohita Mojumdar and Matthieu Aikins
4 to 5pm, Has South Asian writing in English emerged from India’s shadow? Farah Ghuznavi, Peter J Karthak, Samrat Kharel
5 to 6pm, They say men don’t cry: Interrogating Gender, Rajesh Hamal
21 September
12 to 1pm, Long-form journalism in the age of short attention spans, Kanak Mani Dixit, Hartosh Singh Bal, Matthieu Aikins and Rabi Thapa
2 to 3pm, Politician as writer, Hari Sharma and Shashi Tharoor
22 September
11am to 12pm, An Indian writer in English interrogates his craft, Shashi Tharoor
3 to 4pm, Battles for representation with Yukta Bajracharya, Ujjwala Maharjan, Samip Dhungel and other Word Warriors
Free entry, 19 to 22 September, Nepal Academy, Kamaladi
Thursdays of Cinema, An eclectic programme of eight French movies for children and adults. Every Thursday, 4 to 25 September, 8.30am & 7 pm, Alliance française, Tripureshwor, (01)4241163, general.afk@gmail.com
Marathon, Join hundreds of runners to race around Kathmandu. Register: www.kathmandumarathon.com, 20 September, 5am, Dasrath Stadium
Nude at the museum, Artist Kapil Mani Dixit’s solo exhibition on body of nudes. Until 25 September, 10am to 7pm, The City Museum Kathmandu
Clean-up, A nationwide clean-up campaign that aims to unite stakeholders to work towards a cleaner and greener Nepal.
20 September, 7 to 11am, www.cleanupnepal.org.np
Festive night, An evening with live music, scrumptious dinner and exciting games. Rs 1500, 26 September, Greenwich Hotel, Sanepa, 98010082092, solvensolution@gmail.com
Let's write, A writing workshop by editors of La.Lit.
26 September, Quixote’s Cove, Ekantakuna, Register: editor@lalitmag.com, www.facebook.com/lalitmag
Script to Screen, Screening of two short movies, result of a two-week workshop with directors Andrew Rajan and Nepali, Subarna Thapa organised by the British Council. 24 September, 7pm, Theatre Village
Ktm runs, Run, walk or cycle to support vulnerable, disadvantaged and abused children by entering the marathon. Proceeds will go towards the children. Rs 200, 27 September, 7am onwards, Basantapur Darbar Square, www.kidasha.org
Once upon a time
Underground Talkies is back with its third edition of Ekadeshma Film Festival. Sixty nine contemporary shorts will be screened at this year’s event. 19 to 21 September, QFX Kumari Hall, Rs 65 per session, (01)4442220, 9841239505
Some of the Nepali films that will be screened:
Butte Jama, dir.Kaala Sangroula, 15’
Set in a remote village in eastern Terai of Nepal in the 90s, the film centers around a nine-year-old girl, Baisakhi, who desires to wear a Butte Jama (embroidered skirt).
Kaphal Pakyo, dir.Niranjan Raj Bhetwal 15’
Sushmadevi, a mother of two, directs her children to take their cow for mating. The boys start their journey through the war-ravaged hillside where they go on to explore the aftermaths of the war.
Kyar Kyar Pankha, dir. Pasang Dawa Sherpa, 12’ 36” Sampat, a mechanic feels remorseful for not being able to fulfill his daughter Sangeeta’s dreams. When he brings home a fan to repair, he is bewildered to see that she starts to find happiness through the fan.
Maachako Sapana, dir. Sanjay Chaulagain, 20’ 45” They came. They saw. They left. The city never knew.