Kathmandu . Six Nepali writers to join as speakers at the Kalinga Literary Festival in India. Nepalese writer &culturalist prof. Dr. BeenaPoudyal will join the festival as guest of Honor and speaker. Noted public intellectual, former international civil servant, bureaucrat, diplomat BishowParajuli, Writer KalpnaParajuli noted poet, writer Ranjana Niraula, author Sumit Sharma Sameer, writer and artist SampadaMalla will join the festival as speakers.

Noted writer and culturalist Prof.Dr. BeenaPoudyal will receive the prestigious Kalinga International Literary Award on this occasion. The annual Kalinga Literature Festival (KLF) will be held from February 9 to 11 (26 March – 28 March) at Swasti Premium Hotel, Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Annual Kalinga Literary Festival celebrate the creative spirit of India and commemorate the literary diversity it offers, bringing it in conversation with the best minds in the world of literature within and outside of Odisha and India.

Academics, authors, political and social activists, law makers, government officials, corporate leaders, students and people from all walks of life immerse in the vibrant atmosphere of the festival and exchange opinions on their favourite authors and works. Mystic Kalinga Festival has emerged as an Annual Flagship event in the cultural calendar of India and our focus is to rekindle the romance with literature and foster reading and writing habits, especially among the youth. It offers a national platform with a global appeal and bridges the gap between literature in English and other Indian regional languages.