HT Correspondent
BISWANATH CHARIALI, April 23:Â As a part of celebration of the Golden Jubilee year of inception of Assam Nepali Sahitya Sabha (ANSS), a pioneer literary body of the state, a national seminar on creative writing was held in the conference hall of Biswanath College on Sunday.
The inaugural session began with the illumination of a ceremonial lamp by Dr Narayan Chandra Upadhyaya followed by an inaugural speech forwarded by Dambar Dahal, advisor of ANSS with Dr Chinta Mani Sharma, working president of ANSS in the chair. Dr Kabita Lama, head of department of Nepali and former dean, School of languages and literature, Sikkim University graced the first technical session as a resource person and delivered a comprehensive lecture on – ‘Creative Writing’ with Dr Khemraj Nepal in the chair.
Dr Dewchandra Subba, assistant professor of the department of Languages and Literature, Sikkim University attended the second technical session as a resource person on the topic – ‘Correct Writing and Importance of Studying in Vernacular Language’ which was chaired by Hem Kumar Gautam. Dr Sanjib Upadhyaya and Bishnu Devi attended the first session as rapporteurs while Dr Tilak Sarmah and Anjan Baskota attended the second session as rapporteurs.
The day-long national seminar organised by ANSS in collaboration with the Nepali department of Biswanath college and the Biswanath district committee of ANSS was attended by scholars, academicians and dignitaries from far and wide.
Madan Thapa, chief secretary of ANSS conducted the proceedings of the inaugural session while Ram Prasad Dahal, secretary of Biswanath district ANSS offered the vote of thanks.
