Journey Beyond Festival Halls
Summary
The author recounts attending the SAARC Literary Festival 2025 in New Delhi, visiting Jawaharlal Nehru University, and later navigating Delhi alone to catch a Nepal Airlines flight home. The trip is marked by conversations with Nepali and South Asian writers and the backdrop of severe pollution and a bomb blast in Delhi.
Key Points
- The author attended the SAARC Literary Festival–2025 in New Delhi and visited Jawaharlal Nehru University with Nepali and Bangladeshi students.
- At Karol Bagh, the city’s severe air pollution and a reported bomb blast near Lal Killa cast a shadow over the evening.
- After the festival, the author traveled alone across Delhi by metro and airport express to reach Indira Gandhi Airport for a Nepal Airlines flight.
- The piece reflects on solitude, travel, and the experience of navigating Delhi without companions.
