The Nepal edition of the Night of Ideas, a global event which features discussion around the subject Power to Imagination, is slated to take place at Hotel Himalaya in Lalitpur on Thursday, January 25. The Nepali edition of the event will pivot around the subject: “How does imagination drive the evolution of Nepali society in a global context?”

La Nuit des Idées, as the event is called in French, will have personalities from diverse backgrounds come together to discuss a theme across all five continents.

The event at Hotel Himalaya will see a panel featuring personalities such as Akhilesh Upadhyay, Editor-in-Chief of the Kathmandu Post; Richard Werly, journalist for Le Monde and Le Temps de Genève, among others; Aayushi KC, founder of the khalisisi dot com, a platform for efficient mobilisation of recyclable trash; and Al Jazeera journalist Subina Shrestha. The discussion will be moderated by mediaperson Sumnima Udas.

The event kicks off at 3pm.

Please read La Nuit des Idées (The Night of Ideas) will take place on January 25 at Hotel Himalaya instead of what was inadvertently published on Pg 8 (Jan 23, 2018). The error is regretted. —Ed.