KOHIMA, OCTOBER 12 (MExN): Susan Waten, author of “White Spirit” and Director of HAWA was one among the 10 invited delegates to attend Nepal’s first ever international writers’ fest, also known as Kathmandu Literary Jatra held at the historic Patan Museum inner courtyard from September 16-18, 2011.
The fest brought in ten select international writers from countries including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the UK on a common literary platform with fifty writers and poets of Nepal, and was attended daily by packed audiences numbering in thousands. Various workshops, readings and thematic discussions on topics pertaining to Nepal and South Asia in both the socio-political and literary contexts were held during the fest.
According to a press release received here, Jatra was a huge success in terms of the literary and intellectual exchange between the invited international delegates and the information-hungry audience, and also the popular uplifting response of the country to it’s first-ever event of this kind and magnitude.
Mention may be made here that Susan Waten is the author of the poetry book titled ‘White Spirit’ and also compiled and edited a book of contemporary short stories by 20 writers from Nagaland entitled Of Voices And Paper, both backed by the North East Zone Cultural Centre. She has also written a book for the Nagaland Beekeeping and Honey Mission called, Rock Bee Honey Harvesting in Saramati Range at Kiphire District.
Her presentation at the Jatra was well received and many from the audience came back-stage to meet her. A number of them showed keen interest in the literature of north east India, and the possible collaboration, it said.
The fest brought in ten select international writers from countries including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the UK on a common literary platform with fifty writers and poets of Nepal, and was attended daily by packed audiences numbering in thousands. Various workshops, readings and thematic discussions on topics pertaining to Nepal and South Asia in both the socio-political and literary contexts were held during the fest.
According to a press release received here, Jatra was a huge success in terms of the literary and intellectual exchange between the invited international delegates and the information-hungry audience, and also the popular uplifting response of the country to it’s first-ever event of this kind and magnitude.
Mention may be made here that Susan Waten is the author of the poetry book titled ‘White Spirit’ and also compiled and edited a book of contemporary short stories by 20 writers from Nagaland entitled Of Voices And Paper, both backed by the North East Zone Cultural Centre. She has also written a book for the Nagaland Beekeeping and Honey Mission called, Rock Bee Honey Harvesting in Saramati Range at Kiphire District.
Her presentation at the Jatra was well received and many from the audience came back-stage to meet her. A number of them showed keen interest in the literature of north east India, and the possible collaboration, it said.
