Published: February 01, 2011
Alex Gargilis Launches New Book at NY Nepali Poetry Festival
Alex Gargilis launched his book at the NY Nepali Poetry Festival on its fifth anniversary. N & J Entertainment Inc. USA organized the grand event. It was held at the Himalayan Yak Restaurant in Roosevelt Avenue. Intellectuals from Staten Island, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania and many other parts of the States have participated at the Poetry Festival organized by the N & J Entertainment Inc. USA.
Besides thanking the participants, the President of the N & J Entertainment Inc. USA, Ms. Kamala Prasai highlighted the activities since its establishment on 2005. The primary activities of the annual events of the N & J Entertainment Inc. USA is to help promote the Nepali language, literature, arts and culture.
Welcoming the audience, Ms. Shruti Amatya briefly stated the N & J Entertainment Inc. USA's efforts towards the promotion of Nepali language, literature, arts and culture. The event was chaired by the Senior Diplomat Mr. Shanker Bairagi, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations.
Senior Diplomat Mr. Bairagi handed over the 'award of honor' to the prominent figures like Ms. Jyoti Poudel for the contributions she made in Nepali language and literature. Renowned singer Mr. Yam Baral was also honored for his excellent singing performance. Mr. Arjun Prasad Mainali was also given honor for his outstanding social service and the blood donation drive.
The event was sponsored by the Prabhu Money Transfer, Travel House Nepal, Z-skill Interchange (Employment Agency), Nepal House and the Helambu Communications. Renowned Singers Sapana Shree, Jagadish Samal and Yam Baral also entertained the audience by singing the songs written by Kamala Prasai, a decade ago.
The Fifth New York Nepali Poetry Festival of N & J Entertainment Inc. USA's main attraction was the book launch of the Artiste Mr. Alex Gargilis. "The World is My Nation," a 750 pages large volume book, has the author's compilation of experience of his extensive voyage of the world.
The author reveals through his book that every nation in the world has to offer some positive and good things that the human being needs to respect and preserve. In this respect, the author establishes himself as the 'citizen of the world' for whom all the nations are alike. For him, the nations of the world are rich with their own treasures of culture, landscape, and compositions of populace. God created natural beauties like mountains, forests, seas, animals and birds.
Following the launching of the book by the Senior Diplomat of Nepal, Mr. Shanker Bairagi, the author Mr. Gargilis read a portion of Nepal section of his book, "The World is My Nation."
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