The poem entitled 'Sankalpa (Resolution)' by Tika Aatreya of Sunsari has won the first prize in the National Poetry Festival organised on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of Nepal Academy.
Various institutions including art academies have begun celebrating National Unity Day from today in commemoration of Prithvi Narayan Shah's efforts of unification.
A committee comprising representatives from Nepal Academy, Nepal Academy of Music and Drama, Nepal Academy of Fine Arts and Cultural Corporation has been formed to mark the 300th Prithvi Jayanti and national unity day.
The 113th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota has been commemorated today by organizing various programmes including poetry symposiums and highlighting his contribution to the enriching of Nepali literature.
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has viewed that literature works as a bridge to connect to the world, he said literature is a mirror of society.
The Chhand-Tarang, Kathmandu has awarded poet Chandra Prasad Neupane with 'Chhandasadhana Award-2077' and poet Ghanashyam Kandel with 'Chhandasadhana Award-2078'.