Writer Sharan Rai Honored with Bhojpur Talent Award; Folk Singer Tejendra Gandharv Receives Talent Prize

The Bhojpur Talent Foundation, UK, awarded writer Sharan Rai with the Bhojpur Talent Award and folk singer Tejendra Gandharv with the Talent Prize. The ceremony, held at the poet Vimal Gurung Memorial Library in Dharan, presented Rai with a cash prize of NPR 15,000 and Gandharv with NPR 35,000, along with plaques and traditional scarves (dosalla).

Senior litterateur Bam Dewan and Foundation President Kangmang Naresh presented the awards to Rai and Gandharv during the event held on 18th Baisakh in Sunsari. Rai has published half a dozen collections of stories and short stories, while Gandharv has recorded around three dozen folk songs.