When I read, the conflict in my head goes down

Writer Devasha Pant discusses breaking self-imposed limits and her debut book, ‘In Pursuit of Inner Peaks’.

Devasha Pant made her literary debut in 2024 with ‘In Pursuit of Inner Peaks’, a book that blends personal reflection with cultural critique. Drawing on her experiences growing up in Nepal and navigating life abroad, the book explores how societal expectations and identity-based stereotypes shape our internal landscapes. While studying International Relations and Human Rights at Webster Geneva Campus in Switzerland, she curated and exhibited her abstract artworks in ‘The Unseen’, an art fundraiser. Through the event, she sold three of her paintings to support cataract surgeries in Bajura, Nepal.