MEET THE AUTHOR WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN
बालसाहित्य प्रतिष्ठान नेपाल
Children's Literature Foundation Nepal (CLFN)| बालअधिकार प्रवर्द्धनका लागि बालसाहित्य P. O. Box 25859 Kathmandu, Nepal Email : childacademy43@gmail.com, Phone : 977- 9801077515, 9841477515, whatsApp/Viber: 977-01-9841477515 President : Kartikeya, Email: kartikeyaghimire@gmail.com
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Meet the author program with American and Australian authors
As per the regular program of
Children’s Literature Foundation Nepal, CLFN, ‘Meet the author with school
children series’ an interaction program has been conducted with two different
authors from America and Australia on the occasion of English new year 2023.
Interaction with Australian Author Luke Davis was accomplished in the program organized at Bright Future secondary school, Naikap, Kathmandu.
35 children from grade 7 and 8 participated in the program conducted under the chairmanship of Mohan Karki, the director of Bright Future secondary school. Kartikeya Ghimire, the president of Children’s Literature Foundation Nepal, CLFN delivered his speech in the program and said, ‘Meet the author with school children program series has been regularly conducted by CLFN since last 10 years with the aim of promoting reading culture among school children.’ Similarly, Australian author and education expert Luke delivered his speech on the topic ‘power of storytelling’. Children presented their reviews on his book, ‘The Magical Monkey of Swyambhu’ based on the myths of Swyambhu and interacted with the author. The program was coordinated by poet Ishwar Thokar and teacher Laxmiraj Dahal in which Sarita Aryal, the secretary of the foundation delivered her welcome speech. The program was facilitated by Mohit Karki and Hari Poudel, the manager and executive principal of the school respectively. The author was welcomed and honored with Nepali Dhaka Topi in the program.
Similarly, the students from Everest English school interacted with American author Julu (Julie in ‘Meet the author with school children’ program series conducted at Everest English school, Bhaktapur. The interaction session was held on her book, ‘Sathi (Friend), the street dog in Kathmandu, Nepal’ which is based on a real story of the street dog named Max who was badly suffered and troubled in the streets in Kathmandu. Four students from grade 6 and 7 presented their reviews on the book. Sarita Aryal, the secretary of the foundation talked about author Julie and said, “Julie is an author and a social worker who is devoted towards protecting and rescuing the innocent animals. She is also an animal consultant and the student of Animal Law. She has travelled in different places of Nepal and has distributed about one thousand copies of her book free of cost in order to arouse love and kindness towards the free roaming dogs in Nepal and to aware the public about animal welfare. I would like to congratulate and thank Julie for her praiseworthy step”.
Speaking in the program author Julie said, “I have written Sathi with an appeal to love and be kindness towards dogs. Dogs also have family like us. So, we should not harm them. We should not throw stones to them. If we see dogs in bad condition, we should cure them on our own if possible. Otherwise, we should contact in the rescue centers. Still there are many dogs like Sathi roaming in the streets in Kathmandu. As we human beings are wise creatures, we should love and be kind towards dogs and other animals and should not misbehave with them.”
Similarly, Kartikeya, the president of the foundation said, “Julie’s story ‘Sathi’ is heart touching and inspiring. It also has attractive illustrations for children.”
The program organized by Children’s
Literature Foundation Nepal, CLFN was successfully accomplished in
collaboration with Everest English school. The author was welcomed and honored
with Nepali Bhadgaunle Black topi in the program.
Friday, July 29, 2022
हार्दिक आभार
भारतीय बालसाहित्य लेखक आदरणीय डा.आनन्द पाटिलज्यूले हामीलाई आफ्ना ३ उत्कृष्ट बालकृतिहरु उपहार पठाइदिनुभएको छ ।
पाटिलज्यूप्रति प्रतिष्ठान परिवार हार्दिक आभार प्रकट गर्दछ ।
हार्दिक आभार
Friday, April 15, 2022
INTERVIEW WITH DEAR AUTHOR JULU
Dear Children, this time, we present an interview with Julu, an American citizen who became a writer while working for animal welfare. A book written by dog lover Julu about a street dog named SATHI has just been published. The talk is about her new book and her campaign to save the street dog.
Hi, tell me something about yourself. Where were you born? Where do you live now? How did the desire to become a writer come about?
I was born in Boston, Massachusetts USA and I live now in Arlington, Virginia near Washington, D.C. I developed my writing skills as a scientist and an administrator at the National Science Foundation. I actually never imagined I would become a book author and certainly not an author of a children’s book. I was motivated to write the book however, after learning about the sad story about a street dog who was abused by a woman in Kathmandu.
What is the purpose of writing a 'friend- SATHI' book? How was the experience of publishing the first book?
I decided to write the book about Sathi: The Street Dog from Kathmandu, Nepal, after learning about the true story of a dog who was abused and badly injured when a woman threw boiling water on the dog’s back because she didn’t want the dog near her home. I wrote the book to try and encourage people to be kind to animals and not abuse them or treat them cruelly.
What do you plan to do to protect street dogs?
This
is not my responsibility. This is the responsibility of the people of Nepal. I
have given up hope of trying to convince anyone to change their ways towards
street dogs and other animals. I am disheartened by what I have seen in Nepal.
Nepal is widely known as a country of compassion and the birthplace of the Lord
Buddha but in actual fact I see very few people acting compassionately towards
the street dogs and other animals.
Yes, it will be published in India in August or September.
From which countries is it being printed?
Just
Nepal and India
Sunday, January 2, 2022
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
२३ जना लेखकका रमाइला र सन्देशमूलक कथाहरु
Monday, December 27, 2021
बालसाहित्य संगठनहरु कमजोर हुनाले बालसाहित्य पछाडि परेको हो : डा. सत्यमोहन जोशी
डा. जोशी भन्नुहुन्छ – अब बालसाहित्यका लागि राष्ट्रिय आयोग पनि बन्नुपर्छ । जसले देशका बालबालिकाकालाई असल बालसाहित्य प्रदान गर्न व्यवस्थित रुपमा काम गर्नुपर्छ ।
मन्तव्यका क्रममा उहाँले बालबालिकाले असल बालसाहित्य पढ्न पाउनु उनीहरुको अधिकार हो भन्ने कुरामा राज्य त्यति जिम्मोवार देखिएको छैन । बालसाहित्य संगठानहरु पनि सानो सानो समूहमा एक्ला एक्लै सक्रिय हुँदा नेपाली बालसाहित्यले फड्को मार्न नसकेको हो भन्नुभयो कार्तिकेय ट्रस्ट नेपालका अध्यक्ष मोहन कार्कीको सभापतित्वमा सम्पन्न उक्त कार्यक्रममा वरिष्ठ बालसाहित्य लेखक, समीक्षक र विलक्षण बालप्रतिभाहरुलाई पुरस्कृत गरियो । ट्रस्टका सचिव महेश पौड्यालले स्वागत मन्तव्य व्यक्त गर्दै पुरस्कृत र सम्मानित प्रतिभाबारे प्रकाश पार्नु भएको थियो ।
जस अनुसार वरिष्ठ बालसाहित्य लेखक सम्मानबाट २०७७ का लागि कल्पना प्रधान, गोपाल पराजुली र २०७८ का लागि रामबाबु सुवेदी र डा. शैलेन्दुप्रकाश नेपाल सम्मानित हुनुभएको थियो । त्यस्तै उत्कृष्ट समीक्षक सम्मानबाट अरुण नदी खत्री सम्मानित हुनुभयो । समारोहमा विविध विधाका आधा दर्जन बालप्रतिभाहरुलाई पुरस्कृत गरिएको थियो । जसमा अभिनय विधामा मयूर बस्नेत, सिर्जना विधामा कर्णसिंह खड्का र आरम्भ अधिकारी, साहस विधामा मुस्कान खातून र चित्रकलामा सन्ध्या कार्की पुरस्कृत हुनुभयो ।
त्यस्तै ट्रस्टले वर्ष २०७८ का लागि बालसाहित्य प्रवर्धन पत्रकारिता पुरस्कार केटाकेटी अनलाइनका उपसम्पादक सरिता अर्याल र उत्कृष्ट युवा चित्रकार पुरस्कार चित्रकार विनीता बुद्धाचार्यलाई प्रदान गरेको छ । कार्तिकेय ट्रस्ट नेपाल बालसाहित्य लेखक कार्तिकेय घिमिरेको लेखकस्वबाट स्थापित ट्रस्ट हो । यस ट्रस्टले हालसम्म १ सय बढी बालप्रतिभा र ५० बढी वरिष्ठ लेखक तथा युवा प्रतिभाहरुलाई पुरस्कृत र सम्मानित गरिसकेको छ ।
उक्त समारोहमा चन्द्रागिरि नगरपालिका वडा नं. १५, काठमाडौँका वडा अध्यक्ष उत्तम बहादुर राउतले आफ्नो वडामा बालसाहित्य प्रवर्धनका लागि १५ लाखको कोष बनाउने घोषणा गर्नुभएको थियो । समारोहमा नेशनल ओपन कलेज, सानेपा, ललितपुरका प्रमुख शीतल कुमार कार्की, ब्राइट फ्युचर हाइस्कुल, तीनथाना, नैकाप, काठमाडौँका प्रिन्सिपल दयाराम थापा, क्वेस्ट नेपालका अध्यक्ष एवम् ग्यालेक्सी पब्लिक स्कुलका प्रिन्सिपल सुरिना गुरुङ, काठमाडौँ प्रज्ञाकुञ्ज स्कुलका प्रिन्सिपल सुनिता पौडेल, करेन्ट पब्लिकेसनका निर्देशक किरण गौतम, नारी साहित्यकारहरुको संस्था गुञ्जनका अध्यक्ष जलेश्वरी श्रेष्ठ, होटल मनाङका संचालक गीतकार देवेन्द्र गिरी, प्याब्सनका उपाध्यक्ष दीपिका रिमाल, पुस्तकालय विशेषज्ञ इन्दिरा दली, चाइल्ड केयर क्लबका अध्यक्ष रोज गार्डेन प्रधान, वरिष्ठ साहित्यकारहरु सुशीला देउजा र कविता पराजुली लगायत विशेष अतिथिका रुपमा सहभागी रहनुभएको थियो ।
कार्यक्रममा पुरस्कृत बालप्रतिभाहरु मयूर बस्नेत, मुस्कान खातून, कर्णसिंह खड्का र आरम्भ अधिकारीले सिर्जना वाचन र सारगर्भित विचार व्यक्त गरी सबैको मन जित्नुभएको थियो । कार्यक्रमको व्यवस्थापनमा लक्ष्मीराज दहालको नेतृत्वमा कीर्तिका पौडेल, राधिका पौडेल र गोकर्ण तिमल्सिनाले सहयोग गर्नुभएको थियो ।
बालसाहित्य र बालिकाकालाई माया गर्ने विशिष्ट महानुभावहरुको भव्य उपस्थितिमा सम्पन्न यस कार्यक्रमको सुमधुर संचालन साहित्यकार देवु लुइँटेलले गर्नुभएको थियो ।
Sunday, November 28, 2021
हार्दिक बधाई
आदरणीय विशिष्ट आख्यानकार रमेश विकलको स्मृतिमा स्थापित प्रतिष्ठित पुरस्कार रमेश विकल बालसाहित्य पुरस्कार २०७८ बाट यस प्रतिष्ठानका अध्यक्ष कार्तिकेय घिमिरेलाई पुरस्कृत गरी हौसला प्रदान गर्नुभएकोमा रमेश विकल साहित्य प्रतिष्ठान परिवारप्रति हार्दिक आभारी छौँ । साथै यस सुखद अवसरमा यस प्रतिष्ठानका अध्यक्ष कार्तिकेयज्यूलाई हार्दिक बधाई ज्ञापन गर्दछौँ ।
बालसाहित्य प्रतिष्ठान नेपाल परिवार
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
शुभ जन्मदिनका अवसरमा हार्दिक मंगलमय शुभकामना
आदरणीय मनोरमा जफाज्यूलाई शुभ जन्मदिनका अवसरमा हार्दिक मंगलमय शुभकामना व्यक्त गर्दछौँ ।
८९ वर्षीय आदरणीय जफाको दक्षिण एसियामा बालसाहित्यको विकास र यस विधाप्रति सबैको ध्यानाकर्षक गराउन विशिष्ट योगदान रहेको छ ।
आदरणीय लेखक जफाको शुभ जन्मदिनको सुखद अवसरमा बालसाहित्य प्रतिष्ठान नेपालद्वारा विभिन्न बालगृहहरुमा आश्रित १ सय जना अनाथ बालबालिकाहरुलाई ३ सय प्रति बालपुस्तक वितरण गर्ने र विभिन्न आश्रममा आश्रित ५० जना वृद्धवृद्धाहरुलाई फलफूल वितरण गर्ने कार्यक्रम रहेको छ ।