Wednesday, July 18, 2007

International Nepali Literary Society Plans Sikkim Chapter

Gangtok:International Nepali Literary Society (INLS), Washington D.C. was established in 1991 and incorporated in the District of Columbia, USA. It is an international organization of volunteer members who are interested in languages, literature, art and music of Nepal.Mission StatementThe mission of INLS is to preserve and promote Nepali Identity by uniting people of Nepali origin around the world through continuous encouragement for promotion of Nepali languages through writing, reading, publishing, distributing, and translating Nepali literature, culture, art, music and dance. of.


Prof Mohan Sitoula, President, International Nepali Literary Society is presently at Gangtok who has been warmly welcomed by Nepali Sahitya Parishad, Sikkim and Press Club of Sikkim. While Prof. Sitoula was guest of honour in the 193rd Bhanu Jayani celebration on 13 July orgnized by Nepali Sahitya Parishad, he was present as Guest on the occasion of foundation day of Press Club of Sikkim on July 17. During his stay, he interacted with many literary and journalistic persons about the mission and objective of International Nepali Literary Society. During his brief discussion with two litterateurs and journalists Shri Subash Deepak and Bijay Bantawa at Wichar Prakashan, Gangtok, Prof. Sitoula said that he is very much eager to open a Sikkim charter of International Nepali Literary Society and highlighted about the objective of society. Shri Deepak and Shri Bantawa gave assurance to Prof. Sitoula to extend co-operation in this mission and emphasized that since Sikkim is making all round effort to develop Nepali language and literature, the idea of opening a charter will be indeed purposeful. Shri Deepak suggested that while evaluating the contribution of Nepali language and literature of Sikkim, one has to go the history of Sikkim right from the contribution of Apatan Sahitya Parishad and late Kashiraj Pradhan who edited first literary and news magazine Kanchenjunga from Sikkim.