| CENTENARY
PROGRAMMES
Devkota Centre plans
to organize the following events during the
Devkota Centenary Year. We have started forming
sub-committees to manage each of the following
events. Anyone interested in helping us is welcome
to contact us.
On May 9th. 2008, the executive body meeting
of Devkota Centre formalized a Fund Raising
Sub-Committee co-ordinated by
Laxman Gautam. The members of this sub-committee
are as follows: Sharad
Chandra Thakur, Rajendra
Panthi, Shuvaraj
Ranavat, Nirmal
Kumar Thapa, Sreisty
Shrestha, and Bikash
Khanal. The purpose of this fund raising
sub-committee is to raise funds for the activities
of Devkota Centenary.
I. One Hundredth Birth
Anniversary of Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota:
This event will take place at Kavi-Kunja on
November 12, 2008 (Kartik 27, 2065) at 1:00
pm.
II. CULTURAL EVENT: Devkota
Centre plans to hold a cultural programme from
March 27-28, 2009 (corresponding to Chaitra
14-15, 2065). The sub-committe responsible for
the organization of the Cultural Event consists
of the following members under the guidance
of Ratna Shumsher Thapa:
Khem Aryal,
Prakash
Subedi, Neerbhim,
Bibhu Koirala, Rameshwor
Raut 'Matridas', and Pradeep
Niraula.
III. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:
This conference will take place in Kathmandu
from February 24-26, 2009 (corresponding to
Falgun 13-15, 2065). We would like to promote
the multi-dimensional personality of Devkota
to feature significantly in the conference papers.
Sub-Committee Members: Professor
Dr. Rameshwar P. Adhikary, Hriseekesh Upadhyaya.
IV. POETRY SYMPOSIUM: Devkota
Centre plans to hold a poetry symposium in the
honour of Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota. The
sub-committee responsible for the organization
of this event consists of the following members:
Thakur Belbase (co-ordinator),
Shailendu Prakash Nepal,
Saru Pokharel, Sushila Regmi, Ramesh Dhungel,
and Surajbir Bajracharya.
V. Establishment of Literature Award:Devkota
Centre has started churning the possibilities
of establishing a literature award to honour
the memory of Poet Devkota sometime during the
Devkota Centenary Year.
VI. Publication of Devkota's Works:
Devkota Centre plans to bring out an anthology
of Mahakavi Devkota's long narrative (and descriptive)
poems during the centenary year.
VII. School Level Poetry Writing Competition:
Shankar Bharati
has agreed to co-ordinate the sub-committee
handling this event. The other members ofthe
sub-committee are: Khuma
Bhadur Subedi and Chetanath
Dhamala.
VIII. College Level Essay Writing Competition:
On October 2, 2008, the meeting of the Executive
Body of Devkota Centre assigned the responsibility
of organizing this event to its member Ammaraj
Joshi.
IX. Art Exhibition: Paintings
based on the life and work of Mahakavi Devkota.
X. BLOOD DONATION PROGRAMME:
Suresh Thapa will
co-ordinate this event.
XI. HEALTH CAMP: Suresh
Thapa will co-ordinate this event.
XIII. Stamp Publication: On
the 19th. of August, 2008, (corresponding to
Bhadra 3, 2065), Devkota Centre requested the
Postal Service Department of the Governemnt
of Nepal to publish postal stamps of Mahakavi
Laxmi Prasad Devkota to respect his contribution
to the nation..
(Last Update: November 18, 2008)
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