Evolutionary History of CLF

                “Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no else has ever thought”­-says Albert Einstein.  Creativity, in this sense, is nothing unusual and extra ordinary quality that a person has, but the distinct perspective to look at things and presenting that distinctiveness through one’s own actions. Literature, on the other hand, is the mirror of our life, as Aleksandra Solzhenitsyn says," [it] transmits incontrovertible condensed experience from generation to generation.” In simple words, 'Literature' is a peephole to look at our own life through different angles. Creativity and Literature thus are complementary like bone and flesh, without one, the other can’t exist. Creativity is possible because of imaginative capability of reflecting real world where possibility is molded in the works of literature.
              To enhance the students’ creativity through different literary works, a forum, Creative Literary Forum (CLF) was established formally in the year 2012 A.D. Together with its formation lots of opportunities and challenges came forth due to pre-existing politics at Tribhuvan University. CLF team faced those challenges and hurdles appeared on the way jointly which brought us closer towards our targeted goal. This was possible only because of continuous support, suggestions, compliments and encouragement of CDE, Head of Department, professors, lecturers, staff and fellow students.

Within a short span of time, CLF stood in the frontline with its own identity providing opportunities to the creative students to develop their skill, creativity and to sharpen their talent. Despite having limited circumference, CLF members had put their steps forward and became able to use the resources available in the best level. CLF’s activities, thus, did not get limited within the Department but also flourished in the national level. Literary enthusiasts within CLF, promoting hands from Department and restless creative minds of students have driven CLF in the present stage.

CLF showed its color by reviving the tradition of Wall Magazine Poetica-Literaria, the domicile for creativity on Dec.13, 2012. It includes dozens of literary works like articles, paintings, stories, poems and others. CLF further conducted a poetry recitation program called Devkota-Shakespeare Poetry Competition on Dec.14, 2012 where students got an opportunity to hear Prof. Dr. Abhi Subedi. An anthology of poetry Dream Catcher composed by Pushpa Raj Acharya, Lecturer at CDE, was launched in the very program. CLF again organized one day workshop From Page to Stage in association with Mandala Theatre on Dec.24, 2012. Similarly, CLF performed a drama Sundarira Rakshayashko Katha on the occasion of “4^th National Children Theatre Festival 2013” at Kathmandu. Same drama was performed on Auditorium Hall at Tribhuvan University on March 25, 2013 where more than 450 people observed it. Furthermore, CLF organized a drama show at department titled Dukhi Chhori in collaboration with Shilpee Theatre on May 19, 2013.

CLF also organized interaction and poetry recitation program of young poet HemanYatri on May 30, 2013. Similarly, on July 15, 2013 CLF arranged a program where veteran Indian novelist of Nepali origin Lil Bahadur Chhetri shared his experiences about his half-a century old career and young poet Manoj Bogati from Darjeeling recited his creations at Tribhuvan University.

At the end of 2013, CLF published a literary journal Silent Spring which includes the articles, poems, short stories, etc. of students as well as of teachers. CLF also organized Three-Day Story Writing Workshop on March 26-28, 2013, where Krishna Dharabasi and Amar Nyaupane shared their ideas and their experiences about story writing. Department lecturers Bal Bahadur Thapa, Mahesh Paudyal and Khemraj Khanal provided the writing techniques about story. They too aware the participants from various errors in short story writing.

These are some of the programs organized by CLF till now. The passion, pace and zeal of our seniors will be continued and footprints will be followed sincerely in the upcoming days. Although we have many challenges ahead like organizing research based programs, techniques on paper presentation, interdisciplinary approach based programs in collaboration with Central Department of Nepali, Music and Painting and so on, we’ll work our best to face the challenges ahead. CLF, which carries the dream of various students will achieve its ultimate height and fulfill the dreams of creative students studying at CDE. Unity, passion, co-operation and hard work of students and lecturers will help to fulfill the desired goals and extend the name and fame of CLF in its new height.