Kathmandu University is hosting 25 th International MELOW (The Society for the Study of the
Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the World) Conference in Dhulikhel from 27 to 29 September 2024.
The conference will explore the relationship between literature and landscapes, investigating
both the depiction of landscapes in literature and literature’s role in enhancing our
understanding of landscapes. It will highlight various facets of landscape as presented in
literary works and folk traditions.
The papers presented in the conference will discuss the sub-themes such as environment, indigeneity, and spirituality; forests and fantasies, woods, and wilderness; landscapes and their aesthetics and identity; low-lying locations including plains and possibilities, deserts and desolation; mountains, mountaineering, mystery and menace; and water bodies such as rivers and reflections, oceans, and odyssey. The thrust of each panel will be on Literature and its relationship with Nature.
Around 200 delegates, including 110 international, and around 80 national delegates are
participating in the conference. In total, 120 papers will be presented. Prof. Krishnan Unni
from Delhi University, and the former Vice-Chancellor of Far-Western University Prof.
Amma Raj Joshi will deliver keynote address. Prof. Krishna Chandra Sharma, Prof. Anand
Sharma, Prof. Ram Chandra Poudel, and Prof. Jib Lal Sapkota will discuss in a panel.
