'Literature festivals foster a democratic culture and start discussions’

The founder and director of Nepal Literature Festival, Ajit Baral talks about his love for literature and how literature festivals are more than social events for authors.

Ajit Baral sounds hopeful as he sits down for a phone interview. Besides running a publishing house, FinePrint, he is the founder and director of IME Nepal Literature Festival , one of the few literature festivals in the country. And he and his team are ready to host the festival’s ninth iteration from Tuesday, in Pokhara, where Baral is currently.