Diplomat and Novelist Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri conferred with Yashaswi Samman at the Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival

Kathmandu: Diplomat and Novelist Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri conferred with Yashaswi Samman at the Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival. She received the award from British Ambassador to Nepal, H.E Rob Fenn.

Noted Economist and writer Sanjeev Sanyal, and Educationist Achyuta Samanta were honored with the Yashaswi Samman. The Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival founded Yashaswi Samman on 2021. In 2021 noted Hindi Poet, writer Ashok Vajpeyi , in 2022 acclaimed actress Manisha Koirala, Indian writer Prof. Awadhesh Pradhan, and actor and writer Divya Dutta. Yashswi Sahitya Sanman has been established by the Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival in association with Yashaswi Prangya Pratistan of Nepal.

About The Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF)
The Kathmandu Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) is a premier literary event that celebrates the shared literary and cultural traditions of Nepal, India, and South Asia. It is an extension of the Kalinga Literary Festival, originally founded in Bhubaneswar, India. The festival aims to foster cross-cultural dialogues and encourage the exploration of art, literature, and heritage across borders.