NEPAL TOUR || ILAM LITERARY FESTIVAL
I went to participate in the Ilam literary festival which is held every year. Ten writers including myself were representing Darjeeling, India.
The festival was held at Ilam city hall, Ilam is the bordering district in the Indo-Nepal border and its official entrance at Pashupatinagar.
The festival was well organised and the experience was amazing. Met new writers from all across Nepal and some old friends who we knew each other through social media.
My impression of Ilam city was very good. It was clean, well organised.
Ilam though is very close to Darjeeling yet the linguistic and cultural difference was very evident. Ilam is also considered the hub of Nepali politics in the eastern front and also has its strong presence in the Nepali literature.
Ilam is considered the epicenter of the ongoing Paichanbadi andolan of Nepal.
Darjeeling Ilam district is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. It is a Hill district and covers 1,703 km2 (658 sq mi). The 2011 census counted 290,254 inhabitants. The municipality of Ilam is the district headquarters and is about 600 km (370 mi) from Kathmandu.
Lush Green Tea Gardens are what makes the Ilam district popular.
Kanyam Tea Garden
The name Ilam is derived from the Limbu language in which "IL" means twisted and "Lam" means road. Ilam was one of the ten self-ruling states of Limbuwan before the reunification of Nepal. Its ruler, King Hangshu Phuba Lingdom of Lingdom dynasty, ruled Ilam as a confederate state of Limbuwan until 1813 AD. The treaty between the other Limbuwan states and the King of Gorkha (Gorkha-Limbuwan Treaty of 1774 AD), and the conflict between Gorkha and Sikkim, led to the unification of Ilam with Gorkha. Ilam was the last of the ten kingdoms of Limbuwan to be reunified into Nepal. The King of Gorkha gave the ruler of Ilam full autonomy to rule and the right of Kipat. Ilam was an independent Limbu kingdom until 1813 CE/1869 BS.
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