Literary works in various genres honoured with ANESAS awards

Kathmandu, July 19: The International Nepali Literary Society (ANESAS) has awarded literary works published in various genres. During ANESAS's annual general meeting and the 212th  Bhanu Jayanti celebration held virtually today, awards were presented.

The biggest prize, the ANESAS Best Book Award worth US$2,100, was presented to Roshan Thapa Nirav for his book "Sixty Days of Terror".

Similarly, the ANESAS National Poet Best Poetry Award was presented to Krisu Kshetri for "Canvas of Sweat" the ANESAS Best Essay Award to Momila Joshi for "Questions Still Remain" the ANESAS Best Story Award to Krishna Kusum for his short story collection "Background Sound," the ANESAS Best Criticism, Philosophy, and Culture Award to Dr Durga Bahadur Gharti for "Cultural Studies" and the Best Novel Award to Akhanda Bhandari for "Bora".

Similarly, the Best Folk Literature Award was given to Shashi Ram Karki's 'Folk Tales of Rukum', the Best Song Ghazal Award to Laxman Sitaula's song collection 'The Sound of the Earth', the Best Children's Literature Award to Bimala Dhungana Niraula's 'Journey Through the Country', the Best Diaspora Poetry Award to Jagannath Poudel's poetry collection 'While Flowing', and the Best Diaspora Literature Award to Tulsi Acharya's novel 'Dreamland'. 

The prize for these awards ranges from 500 to 1500 US dollars. Sandhya Pahadi, a member of the award selection committee, stated that the committee recommended the aforementioned works for awards after selecting them in the first and second phases from over two hundred works selected from around the world. 

The ANESAS has been playing an important role in promoting the Nepali language, literature, and culture in the international arena. (RSS)