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USHA presents Mountain Echoes 2014 – Day 3

It was overcast and quiet in Thimphu on Saturday, but inside Tarayana Centre and Taj Tashi, the atmosphere was electric. The final day of USHA presents Mountain Echoes offered audiences everything from Classic Bollywood, mythology, modern art, dreams, aphrodisiac food to crime fiction, unusual travels, nostalgia and tradition. The day began with Bhutanese musician Sonam …

USHA presents Mountain Echoes 2014 Day 2

Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman’s effortless grace, spunky wit and endless charm lit up Day 2 of the fifth edition of USHA presents Mountain Echoes. “I was always ready to take risks,” Waheeda said, explaining her choice of unconventional roles in the session, Reflecting The Lens – Women In Indian Cinema. In her freewheeling chat with …

USHA presents Mountain Echoes 2014: Day 1

Compassion was the word of the day as Her Majesty The Royal Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck kicked off the fifth edition of USHA presents Mountain Echoes. Her Majesty, who is the royal patron of the festival, was in conversation with Ira Pande in a session titled Invoking Tara. She stressed the need to make …

USHA presents Mountain Echoes 2014, Bhutan, 22-24 May

Mountain Echoes Literary Festival, which turns five this year, aims to bring together writers, biographers, historians, environmentalists, scholars, photographers, poets, musicians, artists and film-makers to engage in cultural dialogue and share stories for three blissful days in the mountains. The festival is being held on May 22 – 24 in Thimphu Valley. The sessions will be spread across …