The theme for the night was “Envisioning Nepal in 2020” where participants were to share their views on how they envisioned Nepal in the year 2020 in their respective fields.[break]
They spoke of the possibilities and threats to achieve our envisioned Nepal and discussed how the existing shortcomings could be tackled through collective efforts to build a better Nepal in 2020.
The participanting speakers for the event were Arpan Shrestha, Editor, The Week, Republica; Dr. Dhrubesh Chandra Regmi, Musician, Sukarma; Kiran Krishna Shrestha, Entrepreneur, Director, Nepalaya; Manogya Sharma, Samriddhi Foundation; Manushi Yami Bhattarai, Youth Leader, Secretary FSU ANNISU(R); Navin Joshi, Visual Communicator; Rajendra Mulmi, Youth Activist, SFCG; Sailendra Dangol, Eco-Activist, Cycle City 2020; Sangeeta Thapa, Curator/Director, Siddhartha Art Gallery; Tsering Rhitar, Sherpa, Filmmaker; and Uday Sunder Shrestha, Editor, Spaces magazine.
Arpan Shrestha dreamt of journalism “comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comforted” by 2020 while Sangeeta Thapa wished to “renovate Lalit Kala Campus” and “develop Lumbini as an Artistic Hub.”
Manogya Sharma advocated economic freedom and wished for Nepal to be “bandaa”- and “load shedding”-free while cyclist Shailendra Dangol imagined “a cycle-friendly, less polluted Nepal in 2020.”
Manushi Yami Bhattarai shared her dream of empowering women, elevating corruption-free services and developing art, theater and cinema in the country.
Pecha Kucha draws its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chitchat,” and it is a format which was devised in Tokyo, Japan, in February 2003 as an event for young people to network, meet, show their work and express ideas in public.
It rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds, where the slides move automatically every 20 seconds.
The format has been developed with the motive of keeping presentations concise and keep things moving at a rapid pace.
The first volume of Pecha Kucha in Nepal took place on March 31 this very year at the Attic Bar, Lazimpat, and the next volume is scheduled at the same venue next month.
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