| January 9, 2005 (Poush
26, 2061): In a talk programmed organised by Royal Nepal
Academy, Poet Laureate Madhav Prasad Ghimire highlighted the significance
of cultural identity of a nation and added that Prithivi Narayan
Shah strove successfully to unite the nation because he believed
in Nepal's special potential for oneness among the multiplicity
of its cultures.
Professor Dr. Basudev Tripathi, Vice-Chancellor of Royal Nepal
Academy, reminded the audience of the necessity of keeping alive
the memory of Prithivi Narayan Shah to make greater progress in
the nation.
Professor Dr. Tulsiram Vaidya, poet Bairagi Kainla, Dr. Ram Dayal
Rakesh and Dr. Beena Ghimire also spoke on this occasion.
On behalf of the organisers, academician Jagaman Gurung opined
that it is every citizen's duty to preserve nation and nationality.
He hoped that such a talk programme would inspire everyone to do
so.
Multilingual Poetry Symposium: On the fourth day
of the weeklong programme organized to commemorate the 283rd Prithivi
Birth Anniversary and National Unity Day, Royal Nepal Academy organized
a multilingual poetry symposium in which poems written in fourteen
different languages of Nepal were recited.
Speaking as the Chief Guest, Poet Laureate Madhav Prasad Ghimire
said that poetry is possible in all the numerous languages of our
country and that such poetry should embrace the special components
of the language in which it is written. This will contribute to
the growth of that language.
Vice-Chancellor of Royal Nepal Academy, Professor Dr. Basudev
Tripathi said that it was the duty of all Nepalis, despite the caste
or ethnic group they belonged to, to work together to translate
Prithivi Narayan's dream into reality.
Poet Bairagi Kainla said that it was the duty of each Nepali to
protect this garden of various ethnic groups that Nepal is. Academician
Bhuwan Dhungana explained that such poetry symposia as the one being
held had the objective of promoting national unity through poetry.
Twenty poets including Bairagi Kainla, Dr. Vishnuraj Atraya, Vijaya
Bajimaya, Durgalal Shrestha, Bhadra Ghale, and Betty Bajracharya
recited their poems.
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