The Nepal Weekly 
April 8, 2025
An art exhibition with title ‘Aksharkoyatra’ (journey of letters), organised by Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Multidimensional and Other Creative Arts showcased a number of painting s by various artists in Kathmandu.
Inaugurating the exhibition on Wednesday, Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Sunita Dangol expressed the view that the country can only prosper through the preservation of art and culture. She said that art inspires people to move forward creatively and stressed that everyone should contribute to its development.She said, “There are various scripts in Nepal, such exhibitions are very important to bring those scripts to the exhibition. Many more scripts in Nepal that have been lost or in the process of being lost, this exhibition should play a vital role in promoting and promoting those scripts.”
She said that that the artworks on display contained various aspects such as revolution, love, the future, history, and the present as well. She also emphasized the need to include those who make art, are interested in history, and scripts.
Naradamani Hartamchhali, chancellor of the academy,said that letters are not just letters in themselves, but are an aspect that expresses emotions and reveals the beauty of art.He said that information can be conveyed by visualizing letters by connecting them with colours, lines, and shapes, and letters can also be addressed with elegance.
Hartamchali said that the art displayed in the exhibition has artistically raised social, cultural, natural and psychological aspects.
“Through the exhibition, the artists have expressed their feelings in a creative way. Also, artwork should be created more deeply, understanding the existing environment and needs in society,” he said.
Devendra Kumar Kafle “Thumkeli”, member secretary of the academy said that the writing process in the world began in Mesopotamia 4,000 years BC, and that those sound symbols were the initial form of today’s script.He also opined that the next edition of such activity will be able to include other scripts of Nepal.
Sauraganga Darshandhari, Head of the Department of Multidimensional and Other Creative Arts, said that present era, it is impossible to imagine anything without letters.She said that human civilization began with symbolic lines, and asserted that symbolic lines have taught us to move forward towards language and culture.
“ Some languages prevalent in Nepal have their own scripts. Artists use these scripts to create artworks by expressing their emotions in an artistic way. In creating artworks, a single letter and word have a great meaning, she added.
At the opening event, certificates were presented to the artists participating in the exhibition and a token of love was presented to the chief guest.
The exhibition, which run until 6th April, featured works by Naradamani Hartamchhali, Kiran Manandhar, K.K. Karmacharya, Batsagopal Vaidya, Madan Chitrakar, RadheshyamMulmi, Lalkaji Lama, Palsangmo Lama, Sauraganga Darshandhari, ArunaHingmang, Buddhi Gurung, Dhan Bahadur Yakhya, Sundar Sinkwal, Chandra Kumar Rai, Bhairaja Maharjan, RajanKafle, Keshav Raj Khanal, Prithvi Shrestha, Sagar Manandhar, Samjhana Rajbhandari, Pradyumna Shrestha, Tshiring Phonjo Gurung, Anil Shahi, Manoj Tamang Yonjan, Muna Bhadel, Naveen Nalbo, Krishna Lama, Hari Om Mehta, Kishore Nakarmi, Rajan Maharjan, Jayashankarsan Shrestha, Manara Prajapati, Binisha Malla, Dineshwor Mahato, Sanjay Bantawa,Anand Kumar Maharjan, SarjuKapali, Manorama Khatri, Ruby Shrestha, Jenny Ghale, Bhat Tamang, Tisa Shrestha, Bijendra Shrestha and others have participated.
