#JLFBoulder 2015: Hamro Nepal
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Channel: Jaipur Literature Festival · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism
The Himalayan nation of Nepal has been blessed with spectacular beauty and is also particularly vulnerable to earthquakes and natural disasters. The resilience and courage of the Nepalese people in the face of poverty and political instability and the grit determination and success of its far-flung diaspora bring the spirit of ‘Hamro Nepal’ alive. Manjushree Thapa is a writer whose works of fiction and non-fiction examine the complex social and political conditions in Nepal. Prajwal Parajuly’s best-selling books, The Gurkha’s Daughter and Land Where I Flee examine the culture of the Nepali speaking community in India, Nepal, Bhutan and the West. Kai Bird is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist. He describes himself as “an American expatriate writer from Jerusalem to Kathmandu.” In conversation with poet and author Ali Hasan.
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