Basibyalo 111th edition held

Mukesh Sharma: The 111th edition of Basibyalo was held today at the hall of the Sub divisional Library under the patronage of litterateurs cum teachers Leela Joshi and Aruna Pradhan. After the welcome address delivered by Pradhan, Joshi spoke about Basibyalo. Veteran poet and litterateur TN Subedi recited poem and Hindi Shayari.Youth litterateur Hira Chettri recited the poem by Tulsi Bahadur titled ‘Yo Darjeeling’. Chettri also briefed the gathering about Gopal Singh Nepali who was a respected poet, litterateur and filmmaker. Chettri expressed sadness over the fact that only a handful of Nepalis knew about this acclaimed personality.Later during the programme, LB Basnet recited stories while Basant Silal, Gyan Sutar, Samsher Ali, Nima Sangden and Madna Ojha presented poems, stories, Ghazals etc. PC Pradhan sang Gopal Narayan’s number