Kavidanda Announces Top Ten Finalists

Rama Adhikari, TGT
Kathmandu, Oct 8

Kavidanda Sahitya Samaj Chitawan has announced top ten finalists of its “National Poetry Competition 2020.” According to Samaj’s Chairman LB Chhetri, a meeting of the executive committee of the Samaj held on Thursday drew up the list, based on the recommendations received from the panel of judges. The finalists are Anajan Pradip (Nawalparasi), Amita Kandel (Chitawan) Asmita Poudel (Baglung), Birendra Jaisi (Achham), Laxman Sangam (Achham), Nagendra Subedi (Morang) Niraj Dahal (Jhapa), Renuka GC (Rautahat) Rohit Dhungana (Tehrathum), and Samyog Basyal (Kaski). The finalists will be invited to recite their poems on the occasion of Kavidanda’s annual conference in November, and top three winners will be awarded Rs. 15060/-, 10060/- and 7560/- respectively with citations.

The meeting has also decided to confer “Kavidanda Poetic Honor 2020” on two senior poets Gopal Parajuli (Kathmandu) and Kunta Sharma (Dharan). Similarly, this year’s Kavidanda Best Fiction Award will be conferred on Bhuwan Dhungana for her novel Parityakta. Avinashi Book Award shall be conferred on essayist Ram Babu Ghimire (Chitawan) for his collection of essays Kendra ra Paridhi, and Gayatri Shresha, also from Chitawan will be honored with Dev-Khina Literary Honor, 2020.

Chairman Chhetri further informed The Gorkha Times that the event will be organized in Sauraha, the touristic stop in Chitawan on a conducive date after the Tihar Festival, taking into due account the circumstances created by Covid 19. The event will also comprise of crucial speeches and penal discussion on different dimensions of  poetry, and a recital featuring prominent poets from Nepal.

Kavidanda Sahitya Samaj every year organizes one national level event, and several other local and regional programs. According to sources, the Samaj is gearing up for a national level seminar among Nepali writers writing in English, soon after the accomplishment of the aforementioned event.