RANJHA, JANUARY 29
Banke is hosting the seventh Tharu Literary Conference from February 3 to 6 at Phattepur of Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality.
The aim of the event is to archive Tharu literature and history.
The conference will focus on dialogues on the contemporary situation of Tharu literature, exploration of creative writing, Tharu language, and culture and attire, according to Tharu Writers' Association Central member Shekhar Dahit.
He said, the event will provide a platform for Tharu and non-Tharu writers to share experiences and promote published creations.
The event to be organised by the association and supported by the local Tharu Gochali Society will see orientation on literary writing and discussions on issues ranging from literature, health ad politics concerning the Tharu community.
Tharu literary, songs, Barghar in development, political awakening in West Tharuhat, potential of promotion of Tharu entrepreneurship in homestays, Tharu life in fiction writing, situation of Tharu literature in Banke, youths in Tharu literature, sickle cell anaemia among Tharu people are among the agenda of discussions, according to the society's General Secretary Kaluram Tharu.
Tharu literary writers from Jhapa to Kanchanpur will attend the event.
The Association organises the conference each year in different districts, said Association Central Member Som Demandaura.
A version of this article appears in the print on January 31, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
