The sixth session of Mountain Echoes Literary Festival, presented by Reliance, was formally inaugurated at India House in Thimphu, Bhutan on August 19.
The festival is all the more special this year as it coincides with and is part of the celebrations of the 60th birth anniversary of his Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the fourth Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan. Mountain Echoes is an India-Bhutan Foundation initiative, powered by the Government of Rajasthan.
Festival organiser Mita Kapur said, “We celebrate His Majesty’s contributions as an incomparable leader who has enriched not just the lives of his people but has been a statesman that the world looks up to.”
She invited Her Majesty the Royal Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, and His Excellency Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay there.
His Excellency Ambassador of India Gautam Bambawale and Festival Directors Namita Gokhale and Pramod Kumar to light the lamp.
