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Good News in India,4 May, 2010   ‘Mountain Echoes’ – a literary festival in Bhutan The hills of Bhutan will soon be alive with literature as renowned authors and poets gather in the tiny kingdom to participate in a literary festival focussing on the magic and mystique of writings off and from the Himalayan regions. […]

Indian Express,6 May, 2010   Writers’ Bloc This is probably going to be a literary festival where the venue will garner more attention than the authors. Mountain Echoes, an Indo-Bhutanese literary festival will take place in the capital city of Thimphu in Bhutan on May 17. “Bhutan provides a perfect setting for the festival, which

livemint.com,7 May 2010     I’m a lit fest junkie, buy my book What’s the point of so many literary festivals? Part of it is prestige, but for authors, it’s what you make of them My friends hate me. This could, possibly, be related to the fact that I shall be flying off to Bhutan

  PTI,7 May, 2010   Land of lamas and dragons – Bhutan to host first lit fest The hills of Bhutan will soon be alive with literature as renowned authors and poets gather in the tiny kingdom to participate in a literary festival focussing on the magic and mystique of writings off and from the

Kuensel,8 May 2010  

Mid Day,15 May 2010   The Himalayas are booked With the Bhutan Lit Fest kickstarting tomorrow, literature fests just flew out of stuffy 5-star conference rooms into the wild mountainside. And everyone, even the average book lover, can drop in for free. Sowmya Rajaram finds out why literary agents, best-selling authors and bookphiles are suddenly

Kuensel,16 May 2010   A literary occasion to interact Mountain Echoes 16 May, 2010 – With Bhutan’s first ever literary festival beginning Monday, local writers and readers point out that it is a significant development in establishing a secular literary culture. The three day literary festival, called ‘Mountain Echoes’, will allow Bhutanese authors to meet

Outlook,17 May 2010 

Kuensel,17 May 2010   A celebration of literature The festival that boasts of its diverse programming Mountain Echoes 17 May, 2010 – The day for which the book lovers and literary circles of Bhutan awaited has arrived. Bhutan’s first-ever literary festival, ‘Mountain Echoes’ kickstarts today with Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck’s,